White lipped tree frog mouth injury

[KissStealin]

My white lipped tree frog is such a good frog. Like a month ago, he seemed to develop some sort of injury on lip of his mouth. The only thing I can think of is that when he darted for some food, he injured it somehow. I have been keeping triple antibiotic ointment on it on a regular basis, but just when I think it is healing, he will shed his skin and it looks re-aggravated all over again. Is there anything else I can do for him, or any special brand of ointment that will help him heal better?

thanks so much
Dave

[Kurt]

What I think is going on here is that your frog is rubbing his/her snout on the sides or top of your enclosure. My female red-eye used to do this too. Of course white-lips are wild caught and so it is very likely that he/she is indeed rubbing his/her snout raw. Hopefully over time this practice will cease.