Need help injured wild frog :(

[DonLisk]

I forgot to mention, don't run right out and buy a tank and stuff for in it for a few weeks. Basically until you know the frog is eating and getting better and taking to captivity.

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

I forgot to mention, don't run right out and buy a tank and stuff for in it for a few weeks. Basically until you know the frog is eating and getting better and taking to captivity.

I'm not; I will only be buying the food and substrate to coat the bottom of his makeshift home. I won't invest in tanks/lights/decor until I'm sure the little guy will make it. If he makes it past week 1 and is eating I will make the investment. If he doesn't make it I have friends I know will gladly take the tank for their animals or I may invest in a new pet of my own. I used to have a beta on my computer desk and even though fish and the like don't respond much I liked having a little buddy while I work on school or play games.

And if he does make it I've heard these frogs live a very long time so the investment would be well worth it.

[DonLisk]

I would use the Tupperware for now.

As for a pedialite bath, you can hold off but if he goes about a week without eating, then you may need to move him into one to get something in him. The biggest thing now is to restrict movement so things have time to heal. They are pretty diligent and amazing with handling a handicap. (I think I worded that right) :-)

Oh, mealworms are not the best thing since they don't die right off when swallowed. If you have a fishing supply place nearby, the earthworms would be better than the mealworms.

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

Alright good deal. I can head to any local place and get worms pretty easy, think even my Walmart carries them. I only said mealworms because I saw them listed under their normal diet but I definitely don't want something moving around to much once he swallows it especially if he suffered an internal injury I don't know about. I also wasn't so sure about the earthworms because I know frogs often won't eat what isn't moving and if you cut them down that small they usually don't wiggle much if at all. About how many bite sized pieces should I attempt to feed him per feeding?

He may recover after all I saw him slowly but surely move his left leg in towards his body when I went to go place a top on the container he hasn't moved his right leg at all though. He hasn't moved much at all and I will avoid moving him as much as possible he is on the paper towel atm but I can probably just slide it from under him when I go to put the substrate in.

You have been a huge help if he makes it his name shall be Don without you I would have had no idea what to be doing :S

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

An update!

Wow! Did he have me scared this morning, there ability to change color is really astounding!
I woke up to this thinking my little guy had gone over the hill in the night time

But I misted his box and before my eyes his colors changed almost completely back to his dark brown; spots and all! Hes still slightly pale and it seems he is sleeping or attempting to his eyes are half open and he only moved away from the mist and morning sunlight as if he just wanted to go back to bed. Like I do every morning lol

[GrifTheGreat]

Its going to be a hard fight for both of you. I hope he makes it.

Good luck

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

Its going to be a hard fight for both of you. I hope he makes it.

Good luck

Me too! He seems a lot healthier this afternoon after only one day.

His new home. I got the gauges from a friend its easily staying 80F and around 78% humidity. The bottom is Coconut fiber I got a huge bag on sale for $5 the container was $3 and I already had the screen and glue. Thanks to a very helpful thread on this forum it was a cheap and easy comfy setup.

I put in some earth worm pieces one is missing, but I'm not sure if he ate it or if it just got buried. I put him in a new home after I got home from class he was very active at first but I'm not sure he can move very well in the coconut fiber without his back legs or if he simply isn't trying to move. I don't want to try and provoke movement, but I'm worried. He was moving quiet well in the container that was just leaves and paper towels.