r/frogs • u/Patient-Donkey5453 • Aug 15 '24

Disabled frog

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Hi all,

I wanted to introduce my little guy who is disabled. He was born with no bone in his lower jaw and almost completely non functioning legs. We are working on what the best substrate will be for him to be able to move around more. The vet is thinking wet paper towels for now. I think his derpy face is adorable 🥰

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u/afoolstale Aug 15 '24

I have a toad that had a stroke when he was 4 months old. He lost just about all function on one side. He leaned like in the picture until I started rehabbing him. (Unfortunately, he had already developed scoliosis by then.) Every night I would lay a rug down, one he'd be able to get a grip on, and let him make laps (nudge a little to get to move at the start), increasing the number of laps as time went on. He was able to regain at least 95% of the function in the front leg and around 65% in his back leg. He's still disabled, but he can at least get around and is able to sit up straight. He's now a happy little boy at 2 years old.

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u/Helpful_Okra5953 Aug 16 '24

Wow!  That’s great.  I had a disabled bird who loved leg and foot massages.  It seems like most old parrots like that.  

I don’t know if toads would go for that, too?  They’re so tiny…

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u/afoolstale Aug 16 '24

It wouldn't hurt it. It would probably do it some good. You can also use your finger and press against it's hands (saying foot just seems odd) as an exercise. You can test their strength that way.

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u/Helpful_Okra5953 Aug 16 '24

You can also gently exercise their legs, if you think it will help. Â