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?
0.1.0 Lepidobatrachus laevis-George-RIP
0.1.0 Ceratophrys cranwelli x cornuta-Peggy
0.0.1 Litoria caerulea-Fremont
0.0.1 Lithobates catesbeianus-The Bullfrog
0.0.2 Ranitomeya sp.-Clay and Gemma
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 !
Alright I'll get a fecal exam done. Isn't it possible to do a fecal at home?
0.1.0 Lepidobatrachus laevis-George-RIP
0.1.0 Ceratophrys cranwelli x cornuta-Peggy
0.0.1 Litoria caerulea-Fremont
0.0.1 Lithobates catesbeianus-The Bullfrog
0.0.2 Ranitomeya sp.-Clay and Gemma
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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