Help! Sick FBT!

[monster]

Have you ever had a fecal Test done on him? Do you give them vitamins, could also be sign of MBD. The jumping and landing on his back and the tilted head is what is making my think MBD. I don't personally think its toxed syndrome, usually when they are toxed out they swell to the point where they don't move much and the swelling is usually almost always present. And with it usually being from dirty water or undeclorinated water you would think the others would be showing some signs from the amount of time these guys spend in the water. So I think if he is just fat normally and he doesn't looked swelled up and you have a good water changing schedule it shouldn't be that. And if you think this is what it is when you put him in the tank with the declorinated warm water just put in the water, don't put the cork bark because you don't want him to come out of the water because then it will take longer for him to detox. And as mentioned above you want to keep him in there until he doesn't look swollen anymore, if he is even swollen. And again as stated above you will want to change the water every couple hours because he will more then likely pee in it. If you could post a couple pictures of him that would help with the diagnoses, but you will will have to post them to photobucket or a similar site because the photo uploader here is working.

[jasonm96]

Corey is spot on. On the thought of MBD, I'm wondering if you're providing the frog with a UVB? Fbt are diurnal and been known to bask. Some say they don't need it but I've heard from reliable sources that it should be provided. 5.0 are ideal, the 2.0 do not provide enough

[monster]

I Actually have heard also that these guys do benefit from at least a little uvb, and I have actually heard of a lot of keepers that do provide it. Again I think its one of those do they need it or not but i think being diurnal like you said that they would obviously be exposed to it in the wild so it would benefit them in captivity.

[jasonm96]

Just as you said Cory, I think they really do need it or at least benefit from it. In the wild they would be exposed to it, so why deny them it in captivity to save a couple of bucks?

[Bombina21]

Yes, we do have a uvb light over our frogs cage.

[monster]

The fecal you could get done at herp vet they aren't expensive at all. And if that's all the viamins they get is the calcium in the water frpm the conditioner then no that wouldn't be enough. You should be giving them a multivitamin and calcium and d3 and the uvb will help them process the d3 better. Hope I said that right. If you haven't been providing the calcium and d3 then I would say mbd is probably whats happening from the sounds of the symptoms. A good brand is Repashy Calcium Plus, this has calcium and D3 and the multivitamin all in one. Im editing because I almost forgot, I do a 25% water once a week with mine. And I usually change the filter pad around the end of the month.

[Bombina21]

Thanks again for the help!

We ordered some phoenix worms, which are supposed to be high calcium and will help if the frog has MBD. We are also going to the pet store today to get some Repashy Calcium.

I checked on the frog this morning, and he seems to be hopping better, and isn't doing the head thing very much. I hope this means that he is on the road toward recovery.

[Bombina21]

Have you ever had a fecal Test done on him? Do you give them vitamins, could also be sign of MBD. The jumping and landing on his back and the tilted head is what is making my think MBD. I don't personally think its toxed syndrome, usually when they are toxed out they swell to the point where they don't move much and the swelling is usually almost always present. And with it usually being from dirty water or undeclorinated water you would think the others would be showing some signs from the amount of time these guys spend in the water. So I think if he is just fat normally and he doesn't looked swelled up and you have a good water changing schedule it shouldn't be that. And if you think this is what it is when you put him in the tank with the declorinated warm water just put in the water, don't put the cork bark because you don't want him to come out of the water because then it will take longer for him to detox. And as mentioned above you want to keep him in there until he doesn't look swollen anymore, if he is even swollen. And again as stated above you will want to change the water every couple hours because he will more then likely pee in it. If you could post a couple pictures of him that would help with the diagnoses, but you will will have to post them to photobucket or a similar site because the photo uploader here is working.

Thank you so much for the information! Where could I go to get a fecal test done?

We use Reptisafe Instant Terrarium Cleaner to clean the water of any chorine, and to add calcium to the water. Do you think that this is enough minerals? He has always been chubby, but he doesn't swollen at all. We change the water about once a week, or every two weeks. Is this enough?

I don't have an account on photobucket, so I have no way to post the pictures...

Thanks again for the help!