ok, here goes - I found a frog on the road out in the country. I think it is a bullfrog but not sure. Bullfrogs are pretty common here. This frog was not well, I could see right away - its tongue was sticking out of its mouth with its jaw locked down on it. I did not know what to do with it, could not leave it there, so I took it home and put it in the pond area. That was 2-3 mo ago and it is still alive somehow - not sure how it got its tongue back in, but it did. When I tried to help it when I first brought it home, it screeched in pain so I just could not do anything. It is vert thin for a frog, I presume because it cannot feed itself well. Now I am certain the critter is blind as it has large cataract looking stuff over both eyes and I have "tested" it by putting things in front of it and it walks into objects constantly, very unsteady on its feet, not hopping at all, but constantly wobbly and looks to be intoxicated. I wonder if it was hit by a car in the roadway or got whopped on the head or something. I call him Loony, cuz he is a little.
It stays in the toad house I put in the garden for it, away from any predators and it stays moist there also. It does not seem to have the fear of me when I pick it up, does not try very hard to get away - ok for me, but would be bad if it were out in the open (a bird would eat him).
I have to take care of it, certainly could not release it to the wild, but I am wondering how it is eating. It cannot see to eat and I have tried to feed it slugs but I don't think they are very appetizing or maybe it just is not comfortable with me trying to feed it.
anyone have any ideas?
