Thanks, Grif and Lija, you're a huge help. I have an appointment with an exotics specialist a few towns over for 3:30 today. Just trying to figure out the best way to transport him at the moment, and keep him warm for the trip.
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Thanks, Grif and Lija, you're a huge help. I have an appointment with an exotics specialist a few towns over for 3:30 today. Just trying to figure out the best way to transport him at the moment, and keep him warm for the trip.
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Have the car warmed up well. Use a critter keeper lined with moist paper towels. Go out and buy those thermal toe warming pads that are like hand warmers only they go in your shoe. They have an adhesive side that you can stick on the outside of the keeper. Place them on the bottom for best results. They will act like little UTHs. Make sure the lid of the critter keeper is covered with Saran Wrap/ plastic wrap to hold heat and moisture in. It will also assist in keeping drafts out.Originally Posted by dpcsquid
When taking him outside in the cold just bring a towel with you and cover the keeper up with it. This will also keep drafts out. Hold him close to you as well so that his not accidentally dropped and you will act as a wind breaker. Make sure you the the vents on each end of the keeper excluding the front and back. Also cover the sides with some sort of background so he cannot see out to reduce stress.
Make sure the keeper is secured in the car and can't move around.
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Aye Aye, Grif! I feel like I should be putting on chain mail and war paint too.
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Chain mail and war paint are optional!Aye Aye, Grif! I feel like I should be putting on chain mail and war paint too.
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Just got back from the vet. After a big scare (I pulled him out of his layers of tanks and he was belly-up) and an exam by a really awesome vet, he says he's hypo-calcemic, even with the calcium he's been getting. He told me to go get a Repti-Glo 5.0 UVB to help process the vitamins.
In addition, he gave Picard a one-time A and D vitamin boost in the office and sent me home with oral calcium to give him twice a day and a Protein-Enhanced Carnivore diet to syringe-feed him twice a week in the meantime.
Little guy has been moved to a 5 gallon tank with moist paper towels and a hidey-hole. He said that the guy may grow some or that he might be the product of inbreeding.
All in all a very productive visit and I'd like to thank everyone for all of your help. <3
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Well honestly the UVB light isn't needed, but he will benefit from 4 to 6 hours of UVB exposure per day. Horn Frogs need insane amounts of calcium because they grow so fast. They can reach adult size is less than a 3 months with proper nutrition and supplemetation.
Keep us posted on his progress make sure he has shelter because those CFLs can be really bright.
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So, it's been about 4 weeks, and although my little guy hasn't been eating crickets, I've been feeding him the rescue diet twice a week. Today I finally put him back in soil for the first time, came back 3 minutes later...and he had flipped himself over. Drama queen. I just put a bit of dirt on him and am walking away at the moment, hoping he just needs some adjusting time, because at the moment he looks like O___________________O
Any recommendations for moving a frog back to soil after it's been on paper towels for a month? Any way to wean them back into it?
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