Can someone just look after injured frogs and not sick ones?
In this region, there are so many disease issues that it is extremely rare for a frog to come in with only an injury. For example, since July 2002 when the “respiratory/nervous system” condition outbreak started, we have had more than 1,600 individual frogs turned in. Of that number, only two of them were injured without any other health problems. Every other frog we have seen has had health problems and parasites and most of their injuries were actually caused by the frog being sick in the first place. An additional factor is that trauma on a frog can trigger health issues so a frog that has been injured is likely to pick up other problems that might be active in the area. It is advisable to always handle injured frogs with the same procedures as for those that are ill and that is with disposable gloves, properly disinfected enclosures and components, one frog per enclosure/tank and isolation from other animals.
