sarahjane85
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I am seeking help from those who keep frogs. I found my male Kalophrynus (of two years) laying on his back in a slime layer and bloated beyond belief
He had no use of his hind legs so could not flip himself over. I believe the slime layer developed from his struggling.
I have isolated him into a sterile container as well as the female although she shows no problematic signs whatsoever and is behaving/eating normal.
He has slight redness around his cloaca/inner thighs but no other external abnormalties.
I have been alternating him between two containers filled with freshly sterilized sphagnum and shallow petri dish 1/4" RO/DI water to keep the bacterial load down. After 5 days he developed use of one hind leg.
But since he is unable to use his back legs to remove shed, I have been doing this for him with a moist Kim wipe as I trickle water over his back. He still croaks -- esp. while I do this. His eyes are not dumpy looking and he is very active despite his legs. Although when he does start to move about (and I discourage this) he swells up like a little balloon.
I've also placed both of them in a cooler location for now.
I will wait for a response before I treat him (Sulfathiazole/Neomycin bath) as I am hoping just bacterial load has weakened him and it is not red leg or kidney failure.
Thank you,
Sarah.
He had no use of his hind legs so could not flip himself over. I believe the slime layer developed from his struggling.
I have isolated him into a sterile container as well as the female although she shows no problematic signs whatsoever and is behaving/eating normal.
He has slight redness around his cloaca/inner thighs but no other external abnormalties.
I have been alternating him between two containers filled with freshly sterilized sphagnum and shallow petri dish 1/4" RO/DI water to keep the bacterial load down. After 5 days he developed use of one hind leg.
But since he is unable to use his back legs to remove shed, I have been doing this for him with a moist Kim wipe as I trickle water over his back. He still croaks -- esp. while I do this. His eyes are not dumpy looking and he is very active despite his legs. Although when he does start to move about (and I discourage this) he swells up like a little balloon.
I've also placed both of them in a cooler location for now.
I will wait for a response before I treat him (Sulfathiazole/Neomycin bath) as I am hoping just bacterial load has weakened him and it is not red leg or kidney failure.
Thank you,
Sarah.