I have a young whites tree frog about 2 inches long. He went through a period of eating fine than didnt eat anything for weeks. Finally eating regularly again but his feces are not solid and runny.
Anybody have any idea on whats wrong?
I would guess parisites or impaction. Do u have a lightcycle? And has it been cold? Do u have variety of food items? Could be alot of things, get a fecal done, put yr WTF in 78 to80 • Water, see if it clears possible impaction. My whites get runny when ifeed large night crawlers, or allot of wax worms. If your feeding canned crix, make sure they're not spoiled
Another reason for runny feces could be dehydration which you would treat with a saline solution. Don't buy the saline from a drug store though as those have been mixed for humans only and might not do well for frogs. I was told 5 grams of salt per gallon of water I think? But I'm not sure about these measurements so you should look it up. Other than that Ginger's right, you should probably get a fecal exam done and try the warm bath to see if it could be impaction. If this doesn't work and your frog just gets sicker, try to find a herp vet in your area. There's only so much you can do from home.
I hope you're little guy gets better, it's never easy caring for a sick frog. Keep us updated.
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"The gallows are no place for the stubborn//Just you and your lover as a dark souvenir" - Bad Books, Pytor
thanks for the concern
Im leaning more towards parasites as the cause, due to the fact that he is most likely a wild caught. I purchased him from a local petsmart on an impulse buy (bad decision i know i was just trying to give a frog a better life lol)
Are there any medications i can acquire without seeking a vet or should i just play it safe and take it to a specialist?
I don't know anything about parasites so I would say your safest bet would be to take the little guy to a vet, just to be sure you're treating him for whatever he has right. If you go to treat him for parasites and it's not, you could seriously injure the frog. It's best to be 100% sure about what he has before you do any kind of outside treatment.
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"The gallows are no place for the stubborn//Just you and your lover as a dark souvenir" - Bad Books, Pytor
Check the basic first aid article for treating parasites. Any WC whites should go through that process to be on the safe side.
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