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    Exclamation Urgent help needed for Bullfrog

    I recently took in a bullfrog (or possibly a green frog) that was raised from a tadpole on a diet of crickets with no calcium or vitamin supplementation causing a calcium deficiency.

    His back legs are weak and flimsy causing him to do barrel rolls while swimming under water.

    I have tried pharmacies, pet stores, livestock supply stores to find Calcium Glubionate or Calcium Gluconate with no luck.

    I ended up buying Zilla Calcium Spray and VitD3 dropsat 600UI per drop.

    According to AZA's Amphibian Nutrition information, his vitd3 treatment should be 100-400IU per kg of body weight orally once a day or as a continuous bath of 3 units per ml of water.

    The frog weighs 23.5 grams which means he requires 2.34 units to get the lower appropriate dose. I diluted one drop of D3 in 7.1mls of water and gave him one drop orally.

    The Zilla Calcium is 1700PPM. It says to provide three drops orally for calcium deficient animals but doesn't say what size of animals...I gave him one drop.

    I would prefer to provide treatment via baths rather than orally as opening his mouth stresses him out. Alternately, I was wondering if putting the drops on his back and then putting him in an enclosure where he can't submerge for an hour or however long required to absorb it would be a option.

    I am not sure of how to dose the calcium orally or otherwise. I am hoping to hear other opinions regarding the best treatment options.

    He is still young and only stopped eating late last week, them came to me.

    Thanks in advance for your knowledge and time!

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