It looks like my tree frog is dying right now. His/her breathing is very shallow and it is not stimulated by touch or drops of water each time I try to check him. His skin is not the beautiful bright green it usually is, but rather a sickly yellowish. He struggles a little to jump but is weak and had trouble sticking to the side of the tank's walls the one time I saw him try earlier today. When I noticed his condition he was on his back and I immediately thought he was dead already. Anything I can do?
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dying tree frog
november8
Nov 24, 2003 11:58 AM
Replies (2)
Derek Benson
Nov 24, 2003 09:41 PM
What species is your frog? this may narrow down the topic. thanks
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P. vaillanti
derekb15.tripod.com/tropicaltreasures
4.2.0 P. sauvagei
3.2.7 P. hypochondrialis
2.0.0 P. vaillanti
0.0.3 P. aurotaenia
2.2.0 B. orientalis
0.0.10 S. pustulosa
0.0.3 B. americanus
0.0.1 M. laevigata
0.0.1 M. milotympanum
1.0.0 T. horsefieldi
november8
Nov 30, 2003 03:51 PM
He/She was a hyla cinerea. I ended up calling a few vets to no avail and the only help I got was from the pet store where I buy crickets. I was told that it sounded like there was an obstruction, possibly a pebble, moss or even a cricket stuck inside my frog. The help pass the obstruction, I was instructed to put the frog in a warm water bath and feed him a drop of mineral oil. The bath actually seemed to help the extreme bloating but my frog passed before I could help him further.
