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i bought a two month old pac man frog and he has what looks like an eye infection and i want to know is their any cure for it he is current ly in a small 5 gallon with half of the cage shallow water and the other half dry land i placed rock from an fish tank they are brand new i rinsed them till the water was clear and even then rinsed them fro about 10 more mins he has eatin about 4 crikets a day he seems fine but he has a messed up eye his eyes were fine when i bought him but now after 5 days from the purchase date one of his eyes seem to be infected how should this be treated is their any store meds i can buy or any meds from the internet cause i cant afford to take him to a vet right now.

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For eye infections I've always used Terramycin Opthalmic ointment, available at most drug stores without a prescription. You may have to ask the pharmacist for it though.

A little dab placed on the eye 2 times a day may take care of it. If not you definitely need to get to a vet.

Some suggestions on your setup. Pacman frogs like to be able to burrow down in moist bedding. The gravel will not allow him to do this. You might want to switch that out for coco fiber bedding. One name brand for this is Bed A Beast. It comes in little pucks of bricks and you have to soak it in hot water to soften it. I would suggest a good 2" deep and keep it moist but not soaking wet. Provide a shallow water dish for when he wants to really soak. A water dish is much easier to keep clean than having half your tank as a pool.

Aquarium gravel could also lead to impaction if he should swallow any while eating.

Hope this helps.
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