Quote Originally Posted by SethD View Post
Yes, you pretty much got it. Much of the time when you see sick captive bred frogs it is because they were contaminated by mixing them, or their cages and bedding with sick wild caught frogs. Pet stores do this quite a bit as do some wholesalers. Sickness in CB frogs is usually caused either by contamination from already sick frogs, poor nutrition, or by keeping them in unsanitary conditions long enough that they get sick from that. As far as deworming I personally don't usually do it for any frog, no matter if it is CB or WC. The reason is if the frog is in good enough shape to handle worming without it causing any issues in most cases it can also handle the parasites. I prefer to let them gradually thin out as they eventually will in captive conditions without a continuous source of reinfection. On the other hand if a frog is in bad shape deworming it can shock its system to the point it can contribute to the death of the frog. If a frog appears weak or malnourished it is much better not to worm it in my opinion, at least until it has a chance to put on some weight and regain some health. About the only exception I make is when a frog has a good appetite but doesn't seem to gain much weight and has a heavy parasite load. In those cases worming is beneficial most of the time.
*****Makes perfect sense. Thanks Seth. So instead of subjecting my little guys I wait and watch them. So far all are eating very well and growing and gaining weight. When I took them in most were about 1/2"- almost an inch and they have all doubled, tripled or quadrupled in size. I do have an exception. One frog, Baby, I took in because he/she was so emaciated. Baby has definitely grown and put on some weight, were he/she looks healthy, but obviously not as much as or as fast as the rest. However, he/she was only eating ff for most of the time because of his/her size. In the last few weeks Baby has started eating worms and crickets, but so far hasn't yet starting a significant growth spurt. I wait a bit longer to see if Baby grows, if not it may be a problem with parasites. Then what.. Do I treat for parasites, since he/she is still looking healthy just not growing much? Baby is still a very small froglet, about 1/2 " even though his/her counterparts of the same age are almost 2" long now.