It is obviously best to prevent metabolic bone disease. This can be done by dusting crickets with a good calcium supplement such as Rep-cal®. Rep-cal® also contains the proper calcium to phosphorus ratio (2:1), as well as D3. The first symptom of metabolic bone disease in White's tree frogs is the inability to catch or eat prey. Upon closer inspection, you will notice the bones of the jaw have become soft. The inability to eat is caused by the softening of the jaw. Once this point has been reached, it is too late to treat by offering supplemented crickets. You may administer a water solution with a small pinch of calcium directly in your frogs mouth. You will also administer the powder directly into your frogs mouth as well. Red leg Red leg disease will attack White's tree frogs if kept in conditions too cold, over crowded, or unsanitary. Red leg is a bacterial disease caused by Aeromonas. Symptoms include: listlessness, lack of appetite, reddish appearance on the underside of the thighs, lower legs and belly, and enlarged capillaries. Isolate infected frogs immediately. Correct the cause(s) in the enclosure. Maintain the infected frogs at 85F, in a sterile enclosure with paper as a substrate, and a large bowl of clean water. Administer tetracycline hydrochloride orally at a dosage of 2.5mg/lb in a solution of water. This should be administered for 7 days. Skin lesion syndrome Symptoms of this disease are characterized by open, bleeding skin lesions on the snout, head and back. If occurring around the eye area it may result in blindness. Unsanitary conditions and cold temperatures appear to be the causes. Infected White's tree frogs should be isolated and kept in sterile enclosures at 85F. Definitions | Conversions | WebCam | Search | Guest Book | Forum | Calendar
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