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Found Injured Frog...HELP

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****Pictures contain blood! Don't like it, don't look!****

My sister, and her friend found this frog today while they were out catching them, and told me that their frog was going to have babies. I had to take a look. What I found was a frog not having eggs, but an injured one. I quickly told my mom about it and said that I was going to heal him up. Im calling him Benjamin.

I grabbed a syringe, needle, and a waterproof spray on bandage. I tried to drain where i thought the blood was coming from and dry it up enough that I could spray on the bandage. Benjamin let me flip him over and I still couldn't quite see where the blood was coming from but im guessing either the leg or around his butt.

Has anyone dealt with frogs before? I could not let the girls play with him anymore, and i have made him my responsibility. He seems lethargic, but if i give him a little nudge he will walk on for me, so I don't think his leg is hurt. I would just like other people's opinion on what I should do in terms of feeding, and helping him.


 
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Yes. I did. It seemed as if he wasn't bleeding from a wound but more from his butt. The bleeding stopped today and what was coming out seems to be going back in. He ate 3 crickets today, and I left a few more in there for him to munch on if he got hungry.
 
#7 · (Edited)
That's a prolapse. A prolapse is where the organs become compressed and have nowhere else to go but out of the rectum.

Is there a chance one of the munchkins could've stepped on him or maybe squeezed him a little too hard? I've never had to treat a prolapse in frogs, and there's no guarantee that there is/isn't internal damage. So just keep doing what you're doing and keep him comfortable!

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also, be VERY careful about leaving crickets in with any herp (reptile or amphibian)! Crickets have been known to bite and attack the eyes of herps while they're sleeping.
 
#10 ·
A zoo probably knows how to take care of that species of frog better than someone who doesn't know what they're doing The zoo will help the frog heal
 
#11 ·
Here's an update: Benjamin has stopped the bleeding (which is good) I believe he may have been prolapsing. I have him in a little critter keeper, and he eats like a champ. I read up on prolapsing and apparently they can relapse and do it again, so I'm going to hold him for a week or so to see if he does it again any time. Ill be able to post pictures of him later if anyone is interested :)
 
#12 ·
Heya, frog lover here! Glad to hear Benjamin is doing better.


I am by no means an expert, but to me that looks to be a tree frog - we have plenty of them in my neck of the woods. I would give him a small dish of water so he can keep his skin hydrated and even a bit of bark if you can to make him feel comfortable. Obviously though if he's doing better, you're doing a great job. ;-) Hope he's back to 100% soon!
 
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