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    Default Re: Whites tree frog sick again

    From what I have read in your answers you don't have her/him in a quarantine setup, papertowel substrate a plant and a water bowl. If you haven't done this it is more then likely why your frog hasn't got better from the redleg. Quarantine the frog and start again. I see some of the treefrog keepers are reading this thread and hopefully they give more input, but that is more then likely why your frog isn't getting better.

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    I've just cleaned her tank fully yesterday. There are no other frogs. Do I still need a quarantine tank?

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    Ya even its just the one you need to quarantine the frog. You need to be able to change the substrate and clean the plant and water bowl everyday. It isn't about just passing to another frog, redleg is a bacterial infection so you need everything to be as clean and disinfected as possible. The quarantine tank is the easiest way to do this, and when putting in the papertowel just give it a light mist to dampen it, you don't want it to be soaking. Unfortunately if you don't do this your frog will just continue to be ill, even if you look up redleg this is the one thing it always says to do immediately and don't put him back in his home till the redleg is gone.

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    Ya even its just the one you need to quarantine the frog. You need to be able to change the substrate and clean the plant and water bowl everyday. It isn't about just passing to another frog, redleg is a bacterial infection so you need everything to be as clean and disinfected as possible. The quarantine tank is the easiest way to do this, and when putting in the papertowel just give it a light mist to dampen it, you don't want it to be soaking. Unfortunately if you don't do this your frog will just continue to be ill, even if you look up redleg this is the one thing it always says to do immediately and don't put him back in his home till the redleg is gone.
    Any antibiotics to get it to go away? Baytril hasn't eliminated it and I'm open to suggestions. What do you suggest in a quarantine tank?

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    Was the Baytril originally for the redleg? If it is redleg yes he will need antibiotics with the quarantine. If the baytril was prescribed for the redleg you may need abit stronger prescription of it. For the quarantine tank you want some paper towel for substrate and you need to dampen it, not soaked just damp. You could put a easy to clean plant in for some security and a water dish. The tank needs to be disinfected everyday and all furnishings everyday also, this is a must. The baytril should be working but as I mentioned it probably didn't because you were putting the frog back in his normal tank after his treatments. You may wan to contact your vet and let him know the frog isn't getting better also if you already haven't.

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    Okay so can I do my 18x18x24 tank with papertowel and (cork bark or fake tree ledge) and one suction cup plant for security? As for the baytril as she just got a week long dossge a week ago is it safe to ask the vet for another dosage? Same amount or less?

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    I wouldn't put the cork bark in the quarantine tank because you have to disinfect the cage furnishings everyday with redleg and I don't think you are going to want and bake a piece of cork bark everyday. As for the prescription I would get the same dosage and if they ask why you need a refill on the meds just be honest and let them know you didn't do nit correctly the first time and they shouldn't have a problem with it.

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