the diseased area further. Turtles should be allowed to swim in the 

 permanganate for half an hour before being transferred to clean 

 water. 



Reptiles may also be allowed to swim in a salt solution containing 

 one tablespoonful of table salt per gallon of water. After not more 

 than one week, they should be given fresh, unsalted water. 



FOR "REDLEGS'' OF FROGS 

 "Redleg" is a bacterial disease which manifests itself as a red inflam- 

 mation showing chiefly on the thin, pale skin of the underside of 

 the hind legs and on the belly of frogs, although it may appear on 

 other amphibia. The red appearance is caused by the rupturing of 

 the blood capillaries. It shows most where the skin is thin and pale 

 but affects the whole body. An infected bullfrog of ours jumped 

 off a table and literally splashed when he landed on the floor. This 

 condition is seldom noticed until it is too late to treat it. The 

 disease is highly contagious and usually fatal. 



When large numbers of native frogs must be stored alive I 

 recommend that they be washed in a solution of permanganate, 

 astringent to taste, and allowed to sit in a shallow, faintly colored 

 solution of it for about two days thereafter. Subsequently they 

 may be placed in a cool place, such as an old-fashioned spring 

 house, in tubs containing a depth of about lo mm. of pure running 

 cold water. The tubs should have lids of muslin stretched over 

 wooden frames. Such a lid excludes light, thereby lessening the 

 activity of the frogs, and they cannot injure themselves on it as 

 they do on wire screen lids. 



If this disease has been introduced to storage quarters used for 

 amphibia, the floor, nets, tanks and various utensils should be 

 thoroughly soaked with a cherry red solution of potassium perman- 

 ganate or a lye solution. The proper proportions for the solution 

 are indicated on the can. 



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