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    George has had two prolapses in the last month or so. The second one I'm taking care of today-usually what happens is I give her a sugar water bath, her butthole contracts, and everything's just peachy. These have happened since I started feeding her Dubia roaches-is it possible that she just has a lot of trouble pooping them out? I found a bunch of little exoskeleton pieces in her water, which kinda backs up this little theory. I'm starting to worry about her. Any thoughts, questions, comments?
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    Hi Brett! Had same problem when feeding adult male dubias to a Pacman. Trying now to limit feeding only freshly molted ones and problem went away. Read here another option is to remove wings and legs, but I'm not into that .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh Frog Whisperer View Post
    George has had two prolapses in the last month or so. The second one I'm taking care of today-usually what happens is I give her a sugar water bath, her butthole contracts, and everything's just peachy. These have happened since I started feeding her Dubia roaches-is it possible that she just has a lot of trouble pooping them out? I found a bunch of little exoskeleton pieces in her water, which kinda backs up this little theory. I'm starting to worry about her. Any thoughts, questions, comments?
    Have you ever had a fecal exam for this frog? If not then you need to. Most Prolapsed intestines are caused by intestinal parasites.


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    Alright I'll get a fecal exam done. Isn't it possible to do a fecal at home?
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    0.0.1 Litoria caerulea-Fremont
    0.0.1 Lithobates catesbeianus-The Bullfrog
    0.0.2 Ranitomeya sp.-Clay and Gemma

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh Frog Whisperer View Post
    Alright I'll get a fecal exam done. Isn't it possible to do a fecal at home?
    Unless you have access to a quality binocular microscope (they are expensive); it's probably cheaper to get them done at local veterinary or online. If interested you can read this article to get an idea of what is involved: Frog Forum - How to do Fecal Exams . Good luck !
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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