Need some help....Impaction

[Heatheranne]

When the frog passes feces it is coated in a soft, slimy mucous like coating, like most animals. The excrement at that point is soft and any undigested particles are mixed within the soft stool, making it easy to pass.

Yes....I am very aware as I am also a med/surg nurse and deal with similar human issues nearly everyday.

Varying the diet creates the best 'consistency' of stool and provides the best nutrients.

[DeeDub]

I hope dubia skeletons are softer, apparently they are popular to feed. What about digesting the roach whole including chitin? That stuff is hard like our fingernails, ....I never would have thought this was so risky, until I read about people watching their frogs deal with an "impaction." Now I wonder if same people know about constipation vs impaction vs bowel obstruction vs proplapse vs perforation vs infection vs gangrene? Wanted to mention something this important. People have found these roaches are easy to maintain and breed, but, that's beside the point.

Hey, on a serious note.

I can see you might actually be concerned about this. I feed primarily dubia roaches and earth worms to my Pyxies and Ornate. This impaction I have come to realize probably wasn't even an impaction. It was constipation. That is a good point.

The only parts that don't digest that I regularly identify in feces is the one peice of large chitin that protects the head. Once in a while I will see a leg, or a head, but other than that it all turns into frog turd.

[Heatheranne]

I only find the head cover as well, which, if concerned, easily comes off.

[Heatheranne]

I am now going to close this thread.

I'd like to add that the soaks should be no warmer than just a bit over luke warm or lightly warm to the touch and the water temps should not be rapidly cooled or warmed. It is safer to slowly warm or cool cold blooded animals as they lack the ability to adjust their own temps to compensate.

Have a great day guys! Please keep it polite....it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.