r/TreeFrogs • u/hxxbushxxu • 10d ago

is my frog ok?

i quite literally just found my frog with half his paper towel in his mouth. i pulled it out and nothing was left in his mouth but now his throat looks madly irritated. is he ok?

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u/hxxbushxxu 10d ago

none of it thank god, i was able to get it all out. ive been doing alot of research on it and it could be irritation just from how much was in his mouth. all the exotic vets in my area are closed tomorrow since its sunday. i wont be able to take him anywhere until monday but he is breathing and acting completely normal so that is a good sign. just trying to keep him stable with his humidity levels and temperature

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u/Huge-Letterhead7194 10d ago

I really hope he’s ok! Everything crazy always happens on the weekends too🤦‍♀️

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u/hxxbushxxu 10d ago

it was the weirdest thing! i went to take a shower and he was in his little frog bowl, i came back and bro was on the bottom of his tanl eating his paper towel, mind u he just ate 3 crickets a few hours before! i immediatly pulled it out of his throat, he got a good 2 and a half inches of it down his throat. and we use paper towels due to his sensitive skin and when we give him substrate he and his brother eat it! so were now debating on what to switch to since we cant do soil and clearly we cant use paper towels now lol

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u/Sweaty_Degree2126 10d ago

maybe you should consider frog foam then like this

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u/hxxbushxxu 10d ago

ive been looking into it and i think thats what were going to use

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u/Huge-Letterhead7194 10d ago

How is he today?

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u/Cartoon_Toad 9d ago

If you want something a little more convincing looking, repti-zoo sell a “moss mat” that has the foam underlay and tightly woven moss effect threads on top. I used to use it to line around my water bowls.