My White's Tree Frog is sick: lethargic, stiff, red legs. What to do?

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My Whites Tree frog is lethargic and moving strangely. Will drag her front feet and she twitches. She also raises her back legs and gets stiff. She will also puff up and get strange shaped bubbles on her sides. The bottom of her back legs are a bit red too. When I got her from her cage she was in the water dish, she’s been in the water dish all day, and the she got straight legged and extremely stiff but after a while she relaxed. I thought she died and I really hope she won’t! I love her lots!

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Remove her from her main tank and put her in a smaller hospital tank. You can use paper towels for substrate. Change them daily. Increase tank temps to 80 F with a basking spot of about 85 F. Maintain humidity at 70%. Mist her daily and provide a water bowl. Use only dechlorinated water. It she isn't defecating normally, a soak in a honey and water solution may stimulate defecation. A dilute unflavored PediaLyte solution can treat or prevent mild dehydration. Offer appropriately sized prey, no bigger than the space between her eyes. You can also feed bits of nightcrawlers. If the redness and symptoms persist, have her examined by your veterinarian or a vet experienced in treating reptiles and amphibians.

My White's Tree Frog is sick: lethargic, stiff, red legs. What to do?

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