Rescued White's Treefrog

[Youkai]

Hi all,

I have recently aquired quite a banged up White's treefrog.

It was shipped to work in a thin, cardboard box. I think the papertowel in it was moist at some point. Anyway, the box AND papertowel were stuck to the frog by the time it got to us, and it was quite dessicated...

We sprayed it and gently removed the paper and cardboard. However, it appears to have some lesions on its body. It's also quite thin.
I currently have it in a sterile 20 gallon with a large dish of water, a couple clean pieces of mopani wood, and appropriate humidity, etc.
What can I do for it? Should I be treating with some kind of antibacterial medication?

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[Herpkingdom]

Take it to the vet.

DO NOT apply any medications to the skin of the frog!

Frogs will absorb the medication through their skin and can easily be overdosed resulting in one dead frog.

Best to let a vet handle any meds. Misting, feeding, and keeping the cage very clean will help alot to prevent any infections from the wounds that may have been inflicted in shipping. Again best to let a vet apply the meds.


Good luck,

Jim

[Dozer]

Hydrate the poor thing. Boost the humidity up a bit for the first few days. It needs water for sure.

[Emily-Fisher]

He looks extremely dehydrated. Soak him in a bowl of dechlorinated water for 15 minutes. Unless you know exactly what medication you are going to use and you know exactly what it is going to do, then I would suggest that you don't give him any medication. You might want to bring him to the vet although it may not be necessary. It's a good idea though. After you soak him, leave him alone for a few days before you see the vet. Bringing him to the vet causes a lot of stress and he is probably already extremely stressed out. Feed him easy to digest foods such as crickets, newly molted(white) mealworms, silkworms(silkworms are the best food item to feed him at this point) and one or two waxworms. If he stays near or on the ground, don't feed him crickets. hope this helps!

[Dozer]

Dusted crickets would be nice as well :)

[The_Omen]

Most medications are a no-no for toads, frogs and all amphibians..
BUT, to treat the lesions to prevent infections, you can use chlorohexadine (nolvasan soap is another product containing chlorohexadine) , highly diluted for either one, usually a drop on a wet cottonball will be strong enough. (2 - 3 times a day)

Watch out for small open sores that (can) develop. Usually it is a bacterial infection that if left untrreated will kill the frog shortly after eating all of the skin and flesh in the infected area.
Good thing is, the bacterial infection can be treated and cured with chlorohexadine. (highly diluted)

The others are right on with keeping it hydrated, if needed, syringe some water into its' mouth. starting with a few drops and going with the frogs rate of consumption.


Make sure you don't mess with it too often and wear latex gloves while handling it to help alleviate stress and skin problems due to their highly sensetive skin.