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One of my new wood frogs has a broken leg (found him like that). IT looks as if it is a new break...it is very swollen and red. I called the vet, and they said to treat it the same way That I treated my whites tree frogs broken leg....I just kept him in a small container so he couldn't move much.

I put this wood frog in a margarine container...but his leg is really red and swollen. Is there anything i should do to make him more comfortable?

I had a leo frog whose leg was broken when I bought her. I just kept her in an isolation tank (it was a ten gallon, but then again, she was a pretty big frog, around three inches) and with time, it did heal. I just made sure to keep her in an area of the house where people do not walk by all the time, and I changed her water using a siphon (really, a length of tubing frrom the hardware store) so I did not have to put my hands in the awter and frighten her more. As long as the frog is rarely threatened, it should not really move around that much. I would definately keep the frog isolated. Maybe put a towel over the tank (but not blocking air completely) to shelter her from people walking by.
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-Gin

And make sure she's getting enough calcium and vitamins. She'll need this for healing even if she did not originally have a calcium deficiency (a possibility to consider with unexplained fractures.) Frog leg fractures can be "set," by a herp vet, but not without a lot more trauma and stress in handling, getting her there, etc., probably more extra trauma than it's worth in the long run. The quiet and unstressed situation recommended above is what I would do. Leave her alone except for offering food. Ask your vet if you should alter her water source with something like Pediolyte or even calcium gluconate added. This is just a guess on my part, but it might help with any swelling and calcium uptake, if she is deficient in calcium. Don't do it without asking the vet, though.

Good luck with her.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

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