Does that mean that the public should not pick up frogs to get them help?
We have been recommending to everyone to use gloves or a plastic bag over your hand to handle any frogs or toads, even if you think they look pretty good. Not all of them will have something nasty on their skin but you won’t be able to tell which ones so we suggest they all be handled conservatively. It is simply a matter of not touching them with your bare skin. We have been including this statement in nearly all our press releases for the past three years and the media keeps removing that message from our stories. We have notices in all the relevant pages in this site and we tell folks this on the phone. But yet, we have had folks bring in sick frogs and report that their kids have been playing with them in the meantime (very bad for the stressed out sick frog as well!). Wearing something on your hands is a simple precaution to prevent any undesirable situations! We also recommend that as soon as a frog is found that isn’t normal, it should be directed to someone right away – don’t t
