Injured Tree Frog

[nkristie]

I found an injured tree frog and I kept him for a day or so and then released him out last night. I went to check this morning and he was still in the same spot. He scraped his back (found him on my air conditioner unit) and now has developed one red eye. I am pretty sure when I first saw him he was light green, now he is a darker green. Any suggestions on what I should do? Keep him for a while, feed him (?), let him go again (if so, where is best?)

Thanks!

[Green Ghost]

I'm surprised no one answered this post....

It's hard to give you advice because there are many kinds of tree frogs. Where are you - in North America? can you post any pics?

Potentially, the frog would have to be fed and a antibiotic spread on it's wounds.

This post is a few days old so let us know what happened?

[nkristie]

I still have the frog! He or she is actually outside in a container and has not tried to escape. I tried to let him go one night only to go outside the next day and he was still there. So I put in him a shallow container (uncovered), with 1/4 inch of bottled water and some leaves from our trees. This has been over a week now and he still hasn't tried to escape. I am hoping at night he is getting some insects, but not sure. When I pick him up, he seems fine, he walks all over my arm. Anyhow, we are in TX, north of Houston in a wooded area. I am thinking he is a green tree frog, and he actually changed color from bright green to spotted olive color and now is getting green again. I read this might be from humidity and temp.
I would ideally like to let him go, but worry he won't survive (and wonder where the best place to let him go would be). On the other hand, will he survive any better in captivity until he heals? Am I able to post pics on this board? If so, I will take some and post! Thanks for your response!

[Green Ghost]

If the objective is to help it heal up then why not try to get it some crickets or ants? Rule of thumb for prey size seems to be the distance between it's eyes. Frogs eat live food and need movement from thier prey to stimulate them to pounce. If you find the cricket moves too fast for your injured frog, you can just pinch the cricket's hind legs to stun it. This will slow it down and allow the frog to get to it. At this point it would take a few crickets I'm sure. It may wait a few minutes before attacking the cricket.

My two cents is that it wouldn't hurt for you to take the frog inside for a few weeks to allow it to heal in a safe and predator free environment.

If you decide to do that let me know and I can help you with how to care for it.

Yes you should be able to post pics.

[nkristie]

Thanks for your help!!
I do have a couple questions and I think the answers will help me determine next steps:
- how do I know he is ok? He seems active when I pick him up, he walks along my hand and arm. But I can't figure out WHY he hasn't attempted escape? His container is open...
- What are signs I should look for that his condition is deteriorating?
Thanks again! I'm totally new at this, my hubby thinks I'm crazy, but this little guy is so cute and deserves a chance...
I'll post some pics in a bit...

[nkristie]

Hope this works! The bright green pic was of today, the other one is from yesterday. Thanks again!

[ecofrog]

He is super sweet! Lethargy is a sure sign that something is wrong. As long as he's active and appears to be eating I wouldn't worry. It sounds like he's taken to you!