Gray tree frog likely dead from dehydration?

[jasonm96]

You done the right thing by not disposing of the frog! I've had an escapee before that dried up on the floor and was almost about to dispose of it, but decided to place it in some shallow water and was glad i did because it reanimated in a few hours. If a full day or so go past under the warmth of the home and moisture from the water and there's no sign of movement then i would say it's probably gone.

[WinterFrog]

Out of curiosity, was your escapee stiff? With any animal I've dealt with, stiff equals dead, so stiff but alive is kind of a new concept, but I realize amphibians are going to be drastically different from mammals.

Would shallow standing water be a better source of hydration at this point than the moist paper towel?

[monster]

Hi, ya it would be better to place him in a dish with some shallow water then just letting him sit on some damp paper towel. Make sure the water room temp or even a little warmer, and another thing you could do is get some unflavoured Pedialyte and mix it with the water. If you do the pedialyte you want it to be a 10;1 ratio, so for every 10 oz's of water add 1 oz of the pedialyte. You could mix it in a jug then just pour what you need into the dish your going to put him in.

[WinterFrog]

Okay I transferred the little guy from the paper towel to a dish with shallow water. I'm not holding my breath as he/she appears for all the world like a frog shaped pebble. But it's worth a shot.

Is well water okay? I know chlorinated is bad, which well water wouldn't be, but I thought I'd ask. At this point if he's to have a chance I figure any water is better than none, but I want to make sure well water works if he makes it.

[elly]

well water is...well it depends on the well and the ph and whether there are heavy metals. I'm guessing for a single soak it shouldn't matter.

[WinterFrog]

Okay I just checked the little guy. Legs are pliable rather than stiff. I gently felt his/her underside to see if I could feel breathing or heartbeat and I didn't, but I don't know if these guys can be so slowed down that you can't tell. Zero response to stimuli. He's been soaking approximately five hours now. I'm not optimistic, but he's still soaking.

[Dace]

You said it looks like a pebble, is it curled up into a ball or all stretched out? I've never seen a dead frog that wasn't stretched out.