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Just got this frog in as an Indonesian Gliding Frog. It is a tree frog. But gliding? I don't think so. No webbing. The gliding properties of a brick. But it can jump 5' with no problem. It had a 1/4" platelete on it's skin. This has progressed to a split blister. The split is a staight line. I have not been able to get a good picture. Can anybody tell me what I am dealing with as far as the blister & how to treat it?
Don't tell me to go to the vet. The vets in this area treat the herps by what I ask for.

Mike
Vincennes Exotics

without seeing a picture it is hard to tell you what you may be dealing with, but if the frog has an open sore, such as a open blister, the best thing you can do is rinse the area and apply neosporin cream in a thin layer over the wound area. this will help the wound to heal if it is just a blister or sore and it will help to keep things out of the wound. don't try to wrap the wound, i've seen it done; bad idea, just put a little cream over the wound and wipe off the cream and apply new every 6-8 hours. if you frog is in an enclosure with a dirt substrate, i would quarenteen it to a tank with mist paper towels, a water bowl and some branches/potted plants to climb and hide until the wound is healed.

It really is never a good idea to treat your animal yourself, especially if you are not exactly sure what you are dealing with. It is not mentioned above that if you use a neosporin with meds in it, you could kill your frog. I'm sure someone can tell you exactly what to watch for, cause I can't seem to remember it at this moment. Alot of neosporin can also hurt your frog, you really need to whatch what your doing.
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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

as i stated, you only put a thin layer over the the injury site and change it every 8 hrs or so. neosporin is a medicine and contains antibacterial agents, some neosporin are boosted by other meds, but i did not say to use those, just plain old neosporin, or a generic triple antibiotic ointment. i recommended this since scales53 stated that vets in their area are no help, and when skin afflications appear on amphibinas, whether they be cuts, scrapes, or "blisters", it is imparitive that you treat with an antibacterial agent. if you were to take the frog to the vet they would give you either a neosporin cream to apply to the skin or a shot of batryl subcuteaniously, or you can flush the wound with novasan (not sure on the spelling) if you have access to it. i would not have advised this person to do this unless i have experience with the particular situation at hand. you are right that scales53 needs to fing out exactly what the frogs issue is, but in the mean time, preventing an infection or treating the frog for possible infection of an open sore is something that needs to be done asap.