Frog as a Pet
Health and Medical
Plans of Action
Keeping a healthy Frog as a pet involves maintaining a strict fresh water supply and daily monitoring of habitat quality.
- Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian Care
For your Pet Frog
Consult your Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian if your pet Frog:
- If your pet Frog experiences a loss of appetite
- If your pet Frog demonstrates and inability to catch prey
- If your pet Frog if reddening of the skin appears suddenly
- If your pet Frog if swelling appears
- If your pet Frog if your pet Frog becomes sluggish
Consult your Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian regarding your Pet Frog’s environment
- Frogs are moisture-dependent amphibians
- Regular checkup must be scheduled
- Dietary management must be discussed
- Water quality
- Traumatic injury involves emergency visit
- Nutritional deficiencies will be addressed by your Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian
Be certain to create a relationship with Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian
- Diet/Nutrition
For your Pet Frog
Consult your Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian regarding your specific Frog’s nutritional needs:
- Variety of Nutrients – worms insects gut-load-insects
- Specialized Frog food may be required
- Vitamin D3
- Calcium supplement
- Crickets worms roaches small mice spiders snails insects locust grass-hoppers food
- Water DE-chlorinated water bowls and misting
- Over-feeding will cause obesity and organ strain/failure
- Under-feeding creates malnourishment and lethargy
Monitor your Pet Frog daily.
- Dental Care
For your Pet Frog
Frogs do not require traditional dental cleaning, brushing or scaling.
- Polyphyodonty – continuous automatic replacement of teeth
- Prone to oral infections – mouth rot
- Frogs do not chew
Frog teeth are tiny and used only for holding prey.
- Common Medical Conditions
For your Pet Frog
Do not put a wild frog in with your Pet Frog.
- Viral infections can be caused by mixing wild-caught frogs
- Fungal infections (Chytridiomycosis) fatal skin-destroying fungus
- Bacteria diseases red-leg (bacterial dermatosepticemia) poor water quality stress ulcerated skin
- Ranavirus causes sores internal bleeding eye issues severe mortality
- Nutritional Metabolic Bone Disease (NMBD) spinal deformities bowed mandibles weak-bones
A clean environment is your best protection against diseases and medical problems.
- Reproductive and Lifespan Management
For your Pet Frog
Most frogs reproduce sexually by external fertilization by laying jelly-coated eggs in water.
- Caution must be kept to avoid over-breeding stress
- Egg and Tadpole Care – water quality issues
- Tadpoles’ metamorphosis into Frogs
Always consult your veterinarian when considering your Frog mating and reproducing.
- Possible Allergies
For your Pet Frog
Allergies are rare in Frogs.
- Skin rashes dermatitis
- Anaphylaxis – rare sever case
- Avoid handling without gloves
- Avoid household chemicals and aerosols
Common sense is necessary if and when handling your Pet Frog.
- Possible Parasites
For your Pet Frog
Internal and external parasites must be examined for:
- Trematodes (Ribeiroia Ondatrae) flukes flatworms
- Roundworms (Nematodes) intestine issues lungs issues
- Protozoa and Protists blood parasites
- Perkinsea sever systemic infections
- Dermocystid cause nodular skin lesions
Consult your Specialized Amphibian Veterinarian immediately if problems arise.
- Possible Joint Problems
For your Pet Frog
- Joint/limb deformities
- Extra limb (Ectromelia)
- Severely Shortened Limb (Micromelia)
- Bony Triangles – folded limbs
- Deformities are indicator of degradation of ecosystems
- Cancer Risks Frog
- Rarely develop cancers
- Lucke Renal Adenocarcinoma – virus induced kidney cancer
- Tumours created by environmental issues
Hygiene Skin Care
For your Pet Frog
Pet Frogs have highly porous, permeable skin that functions as a respiratory and hydration organ.
- Tap water chlorination can cause skin issues
- Water pH imbalance – skin issues respiratory issues
- Permeable skin highly sensitive to pollutants
- High humidity skin crucial for respiration
- Secrets antimicrobial Peptides to fight pathogens
- Secrets alkaloids to protect against fungi bacteria
Proper skin care means a strict-no-handing policy to protects their delicate slime coat.
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