African albino frog stiff fingers
Help, idk what happened but I’ve been investigating and I’m starting to panic.
Just a couple minutes ago I cleaned her tank and I always put her inside a small container with what I thought was cool water, and just when I set her inside, I noticed her slightly twitching, I touched the water and it was just slightly on the warmer side, but maybe that gave her a temp shock, so I panicked and rushed to fill the container with cool water, but then I noticed her hind fingers become stiff and a bit red. I tried to gently stretch her but she just kept swimming away.
Of course I know I did this, I was very careless with something I do very often but idk what to do, I don’t have exotic vets to take her to, I’ll buy/order some more calcium for her just so she can regain strength but I just want to know if she’ll get better with time or if I should prepare for the worst. One of my closest friends since my teen years and I’m scared to lose her :(
Edit: I have just found out “she” is a boy. I’ve only seen and been told that this species is very androgynous and no one bothered to point out their size difference. I just feel terrible. I’m gonna try to get him help no matter the cost.
Update: Frog is better now! Stiff fingers are back to normal, can swim and move as usual. I’m still gonna check out the resources you guys gave me and make sure to be on the look out for any unusual stuff. And of course more food is the first thing on the list. Thank you!
Edit 2: yes, I now know removing him from his tank is not good, now talking with actual professionals online, this thought has me appalled. I used to do it so I could easily reach corners that were accumulating too much muck (idk, English isn’t my first language lol) while I left him in a relatively medium sized container WITH tank water, not tap water. I DONT use soap or chemicals to clean the tank and always leave some of her “old” water to not change his environment too much. Now that he’s doing better and eating more, I will absolutely not be taking him out of his tank to clean it.