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A friend works in a pet store. She asked my advice but I know more about reptiles so I am asking for your advice. A dumpy came in with sores. She separated it to a tank with paper towels and a water bowl that she changes every day.

He has a small sore on his butt and one in each crease of his back legs. He also has a weeping sore on one of his back legs which is swollen a little. She has been wiping it out and putting a triple antibiotic on it. He hasn't gotten worse, but it hasn't gotten better either. He has gained weight and appears well, bright eyes and color since being separated.

I think if he is soaked in something it will get better but I don't want to suggest the wrong thing since whatever he is soaked in will be absorbed through his skin.

All suggestions are appreciated and welcomed.

I've got no personal experience, but the book "The Horned Frog Family and African Bullfrogs" by Bartlett says:

"Cuts, Scrapes and Lesions

These may be of both mechanical and bacterial origin. For cuts and scrapes, a mild antibiotic salve may hasten the healing and removal from the cage of the object causing injury will prevent reoccurence. Veterinary assessment is suggested for lesions. The causative agent - which may be a parasite, an infection, or a mechanical injury - must be isolated and identifeied."

The book mentions mechanical and bacterial origin, are you sure of what it is?
Anyway, the one really classified to making these judgements would be a vet, so I reccomend going to one.

Good luck
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CokeOfMan