Fungal/Bacterial infections in red eyed tree frogs?

[amanda509]

about 3 days ago we noticed our large, healthy female frog looked like death. she was fine a few hours before. her color was all splotchy and she had red sores all over herself. we quarantined all the frogs immediately and reduced their humidity. the next morning she was dead. our smaller male had a couple splotches of discoloration so we've been keeping a close eye on him. this morning he was showing the same symptoms, looks like death, even though his humidity was significantly lowered. im desperate, i dont have oxytetracycline or any other anti-biotics that could potentially save his life. there is nowhere close who sells them, and he could be gone by the time it arrives if i order online. all ive got is rept-aid. i know its for reptiles, but i put a drop on his skin anyways because im desperate, im either going to lose him from the infection, or from the medication...so far in a matter of an hour, he has brought himself up from the ground onto the side of his enclosure, i dripped a few drops of water on his head hoping he wont get too dehydrated...he is now actively roaming around, even though its day, but its a good sign, right? his skin is still discolored, but his eyes are clear. i placed a cap of water under him (hes not too high up the side, but off the ground) so he can soak his bottom in it if he needs to stay hydrated.

anyone with experience can offer any advice? im at a loss. i know the high humidity in their terrarium caused this, how do i get rid of it? the humidity in their terrarium was high because it was theoretically the rainy season to get them to breed, which they almost did...i have pictures of the female, but theyre gruesome, id prefer not to post them.

 

[fluxlizard]

I'm sorry I don't have any good advice on a cure. I've always had very bad luck with frogs with problems. If only one has it, seperate them and put the healthy one in something clean and fresh.

But just wanted to tell you that if you haven't seen it- check the article in my blog about how I kept and bred mine. It worked really well and is simple and cheap. The most difficult part I found was finding a market for the offspring- they are farmed now in central america and are available as large, colorful young adults very cheaply.

One thing I cautioned about in my article was how there are many recommendations online for keeping them in constant high humidity and in my experience the frogs did not do well in those conditions. To breed, humidity isn't so important- what you need is really just a simple rain chamber which I give instructions for building- a couple days in one will get them going if the female is fattened up ahead of time.

 

[amanda509]

I'm sorry I don't have any good advice on a cure. I've always had very bad luck with frogs with problems. If only one has it, seperate them and put the healthy one in something clean and fresh.

But just wanted to tell you that if you haven't seen it- check the article in my blog about how I kept and bred mine. It worked really well and is simple and cheap. The most difficult part I found was finding a market for the offspring- they are farmed now in central america and are available as large, colorful young adults very cheaply.

One thing I cautioned about in my article was how there are many recommendations online for keeping them in constant high humidity and in my experience the frogs did not do well in those conditions. To breed, humidity isn't so important- what you need is really just a simple rain chamber which I give instructions for building- a couple days in one will get them going if the female is fattened up ahead of time.

Thank you so much once i get this situation sorted out and am ready to breed again, ill be following your advice, looks much more simple than what i was doing! i dont mind being stuck with the offspring, im not in it for the money, plus theyre not popular in my area yet. so far soo good! i just check on the little guy and his color has almost completely returned to normal, he just has black lipstick and a few black marks above his eyes, which im guessing are sort of "scars". i noticed the lesion on his leg looked worse, so i put a neomycin sulfate based antibiotic ointment on it because i have no neosporin -.- ill be keeping a super close eye on him for the next couple of days. but so far, the rept-aid has worked wonderfully!

 

[fluxlizard]

Good luck!

Breeding them was a lot of fun- the eggs are just absolutely magical- I hope you soon see for yourself. It was incredible to observe the development inside.

 

[amanda509]

not sure what's in that rept-aid stuff that makes it so powerful, but marf has kept his normal color all night long and was full of life when i misted him this morning! he went from death to recovery in a matter of hours with just one drop.. i know he's not a reptile, but im wondering if all he needed was one drop, or if i should go with directions and do it once a day for 10 days? suggestions? i really dont wanna push my luck and overdo it, but i also dont wan this immune system to weaken and him get it again....