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my mom found that one exscaped and it was on the ground hoping around after at least a 3ft drop! but horrible news it it has a broken leg! its front left. it seems like its either broken or dislocated. please help and tell me if theres anything i can do for it.

anyone have any idea what i should do??

If you have the $$, I'd suggest seeing a vet. However, I'm not really sure what they can do for such a small (and delicate) animal. Has the frog stopped eating? If not, then that's a really good sign. If he/she can still hunt and feed, then you might just have a frog with a perpetual limp.

Randy
www.fruitflyspecialties.com

it still eats real well but it does have some difficulty hunting. now it has its leg held against its body constantly and is really off balance. i guess he'll get the hang of it.

I had one take the big leap from about 5 feet up about a month ago, he then led me on a merry chase around the room and under the desks that I use to hold the terrariums. Took me about 20 panicky minutes to find him and he was covered with lint when I did. After soaking him in some shallow water and cleaning him as good as I could he has recovered well and is trying to escape even more than ever. I think the soaking in the mildly warm water was what saved him, some suggest Pedialyte for rehydrating and reviving escapees. I hope yours recovers well.

As long as he's eating and you don't see and festering wounds, I'd assume he's gonna be OK. Keep an eye on the injured leg for a few weeks if not more, small cuts in amphibians can lead to deadly fugus growths pretty quickly, so if you see any signs of "boiling" of the skin, I'd consult a vet immediately.

Randy
www.fruitflyspecialties.com

A little over a year ago I moved some of my tinctorius to a larger terrarium. There was a gap in the cover that I didn't notice and I came home to find a dry frog slowely creeping along on the floor in a pile of dust and dog hair. It must have fallen over 4 feet from the top of the tank to the floor. I quickly scooped it up with a container, misted the dirt and hair off and placed it in a new container with a quarter inch of pedialite. By the next morning the frog was completely fine. I don't think there is much you can do for a broken arm (if it really is broken) but the most important thing is that you hydrate it quickly when you find it. Most homes are too dry for an escaped dart frog to live more than a few hours outside of its cage, that's the real threat. It wouldn't hurt to contact an experienced reptile and amphibian vet and see if they have any suggestions,
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Devin Edmonds
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I have an aurautus that jumped a little hard in the cage or something and broke its arm about a year ago. Other than the leg being bent at a funny angle and the frog hopping strangely it is doing fine.
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