I hope he gets better!!
I hope he gets better!!
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sorry.....I wrote I flushed him....but I had't yet and I just walking in there to do so. so just went ahead and wrote that. Well guess what!!! I went to flush him and he was back up and acting just fine again. And when I found him belly up I swear he wasn't breathing. talk about weird. Anyway I am keeping him in a separate container just to make sure though.![]()
...Vet time, as previously said.
Remove the bark now. I would keep the sick one on newspaper/paper towels, and switch the others to dirt. If his stomach is bloated, soak him in a combination of pedialyte (unflavored) and honey in warm water a couple of times a day. It is likely impaction, but if its some form of bacterial infection the honey will help that. If its parasites, there's not much you can do unless you go to a vet and get it some medication, but the honey and pedialyte will help most problems, unless its too far gone (and unless its parasites, like I said earlier).
Do not keep a pet if you do not plan on getting it vet care, and dear lord don't flush a pet. At least bury it if you just let it die without getting it care. Would you want to be flushed by your Mom if you died?
Wow you keep 3 Greys in a 10 gallon? Rule of thumb... 10 gallons per frog atleast. You should really upgrade to a 30gallon verticle... 24inches high is recommended or higher. They need height and space to move or they can get very stressed.
And get rid of that subtrate... Coco Fiber I believe is what I use and is recommended.
Pedialyte is just a commercial thing, easy to make it you're own.
It's just a mixture of Natriumchloride (salt) and glucose (sugar) in the right dose.
This saline/glucose solution should be 0,9%.
You can make this by getting 1 L of warm water and put in 9 grams of Natriumchloride (just table salt is fine, as long as it doesn't contain iodine)
and 9 grams of glucose (or sugar if glucose isn't readily available).
Mix it in good, and let it settle to reach room temperature.
Put in you're frog for about 10-15 minutes.
It will do the same thing, only at a fraction of the costs.
For the flushing part, not only is it cruel to the animal,
it is a contamination risk as well.
Chytrid for example is disastrous and could be potentially transfered to you're surroundings this way.
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