Got this response from a PhD university parasitologist.
Based on what I can see, it looks as if the bumps are caused by larval trematodes (metacercariae). The peeper became infected when it was in the pond breeding. Larval stages of the digenetic trematode called cercariae left an aquatic snail (wher the trematodes undergo larval development) and penetrated the frog. Piscivorous birds are the definitive hosts and become infected when they eat the infected frog. If you want to catch and freeze an infected peeper, I would be happy to look at it to make sure. I could probably identify the metacercariae to genus. Only if the metacercariae occur in very high numbers will they injure the frog. hope this helps
Poor Guy. Did the parasitologist offer any options for treatment?
Make sure you're not cross-contaminating with your other pets. Keep that little guy and all of his gear, etc. isolated. I'd probably sanitize my hands afterward, just in case.
Poor Guy. Did the parasitologist offer any options for treatment?
Make sure you're not cross-contaminating with your other pets. Keep that little guy and all of his gear, etc. isolated. I'd probably sanitize my hands afterward, just in case.
Poor Guy. Did the parasitologist offer any options for treatment?
Make sure you're not cross-contaminating with your other pets. Keep that little guy and all of his gear, etc. isolated. I'd probably sanitize my hands afterward, just in case.
A veterinarian I know (and Willlis knows, too) said that treatment is usually done either with formalin (with possible toxic effects to the amphibian) or Praziquantel.
Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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