Pacman frog i have had over a year not eating

[jasonm96]

Best not to, if he is in the correct temps he will come out night so get a blue/purple bulb to see him out and then feed him. Sometimes you can get away with cleaning as often you do but as a precaution maybe clean ofter. Varied diet is key though and insects should be supplement as horned frogs eat a very varied diet

[TK]

Im worried he might have a compacted gut though because he hasnt gone to the bathroom in a long time im worried thats why he wont eat

[monster]

Put about 4 drops of pure honey into a bath of warm declorinated water ( 80f) no higher then his chin and let him sit there for about 20 mins. Put some of the honey water over his back and then just leave him in nice quiet room, you can put a towel or something over the bath to help keep the heat in. After 20 mins in here transfer him to another warm bath without honey to rinse the residue off. Of course make sure its declorinated and no higher then his chin. If hes impacted this should help.

[TK]

Thank you i will try this and update you

[TK]

Update: zeus wasnt getting better i did the bath nothing, so i took him to the vet and me and the vet notice then he was turning red and a bit swollen , she diagnosed him with redleg and gave me medicine

[jasonm96]

Hope he gets better

[TK]

Is there any soaks that will help ?

[monster]

What was prescribed for the redleg? I would just continue using what the vet gave you and if its not working bring him back there and you guys may want to try something else from the vet. Remember even with human antibiotics you have to give it a couple days to actually kick in and start to work and I noticed you just brought him a couple days ago so it may not have kicked in yet. If you went to the vet and they gave you something you don't want to start mixing home remedies with it because it could counter act against the meds possibly and then he really wont get better.

[TK]

Okay they gave him baytril a little bit on the skin every morning and night i go back for a check up for him on Monday, its been 6 days im not sure if hes getting better or not

[TK]

im also worried about the impaction mostly.. for the most part his redness is clearing up but he hasnt gone to the bathroom in so long and he hasnt eaten... so no calcium either... is there anything at all i can do about that? iv heard people say laxative and stuff but i feel like with red leg maybe i shouldnt?

[jasonm96]

keep temps warm and sometimes they can go a week or so without pooing, when they do it can be hidden away in the coir, it's easier to find when the substrate dries but stir it up and have a look. just give him a bath every week or so to help