"No" Frog

[elly]

I feel like I should add that I know lively bugs like crickets can draw frog attention, but that didn't work. Also shoving a bug in a frog's face doesn't work.

I finally got Julep to eat a small roach after holding it there for twenty minutes. He hopped onto the hand holding the bug once.

[Bynny Ribbit]

Do you know he last time he pooped and if it seemed normal? Just to rule out any gastrointestinal distress. The temperature doesn't seem like it should be an issue since I've seen information stating they can handle up to 90ºF according to a vet source.

Have you tried removing him from his tank and feeding him in a separate container?

[elly]

I'm pretty sure he was the one responsible for a larger-than-normal poop in the waterbowl recently.

I know they can tolerate those temperatures, but I thought maybe the drop in temp at night might cue them to hunt or something. I know warm nights have made the little frog unusually active with less of an appetite. Maybe he thinks it's spring and wants a mate.

I tried putting him over a tank with crickets but he was having none of it. If things don't change I'll try moving him to the quarantine tank and leaving bugs there.

[elly]

Vet visit: anyhow the vet says Julep has one of the worst cases of nematodes he's seen. He sent me back with a low dose of Panacur, so I get to experience giving a frog medicine by mouth. Anyone have tips on this???

I also may need to strip the tank and replace the substrate.

I'm wondering how he got them at all. The larger frog had a lot of protozoa, but not nematodes. Did one of the frogs come with nematodes? Did the pet store crickets have nematodes? What about my roach colony? Did the magnolia leaves I boiled and roasted for the tank still have eggs?

I'm not feeling great right now. I would hate to strip the whole tank only to have the feeders continue to contribute worms. I'm not happy that the medicine will probably stress the little frog out more and make him less likely to eat. At least I got him checked out before he lost a significant amount of weight.

Also, even though the big frog seems healthy I'll need to get him checked out too.

[Animallover3541]

Using a gift card or something similar like you would do when force feeding would probably be the best way to give your frog its medicine.

[elly]

I did use a credit card and it worked splendidly!
I am worried I gave him too little because the dosage was so small to begin with and the syringe was impossible to empty completely.

Julep will be hanging out in quarantine until I can redo the main tank.

[Bynny Ribbit]

I am worried I gave him too little because the dosage was so small to begin with and the syringe was impossible to empty completely.

Do you mean some of the Panacur stays in the syringe tip after pushing the rest of it out? I have a similar issue with administering my frog's medication, but when I called the vet to make sure it was okay, I was assured it wasn't a problem. You can always check in with yours just to be sure.