1. 10 gallon aquarium
2. only 1 frog
3. Humidity 80
4. Temperature 82 day/78 night
5. amphibian safe dechlorinated tap water
6. coco fiber substrate
7. pothos plant grown in chemical free coco fiber substrate
8. eating some nightcrawlers and some dubia roaches every week
9. frog refuses multivitamin or calcium dusted food, but roaches are gut loaded
10. ordinary 13 watt desk lamp for the plant during day
11. 50 watt black heat bulb on dimmer and 8 watt under tank heater mounted on the back
12. eating regularly
13. pooping regularly
15. frog is behaving normally
16. frog is approximately 3 years old
20. frog is handled once per month when enclosure is cleaned
21. enclosure is in low traffic area
22. water dish cleaned daily and any poop removed, enclosure cleaned/substrate replaced monthly
I'm not sure what is causing the growth, but I would recommend taking it to a vet.
Growths like these are often difficult to diagnose without testing/biopsy.
From
Diseases of Amphibians - Christine L. Densmore and David Earl Green:
(1) There are many causes of lumps and bumps among amphibians, and a diagnosis of neoplasm based solely on gross clinical appearance is often inaccurate. (2) Granulomatous inflammatory responses, encysted parasites, and infections by mesomycetozoa are common causes of nonneoplastic tumors, which historically have been mistaken for neoplasms with some regularity (Green and Harshbarger 2001)
Not saying it is a neoplasm as viral / bacterial, etc infections can also cause growths.
I'm no expert on amphibians but if I had to guess it looks like it could be a granulomatous inflammatory response to something perhaps.
Others may provide better insight...but I would take it to a vet to see what it is so you can treat properly.
How does it feel? Like filled with fluid or more solid?
At any rate vet is needed to remove it. How did it happen? Over the time? If so for how long?
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If it's filled with fluid, it's probably a cyst, and if it feels more solid it could be a tumor of some sort. At any rate, a vet visit is in order. If it's a tumor, I'd personally do nothing since the frog's quality of life doesn't seem to be affected rather than have him undergo anesthetic and surgery.
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I noticed it for the first time earlier this week, so it is my impression that it has developed quickly. It feels firm. I will get a vet visit scheduled.
Do you have a close-up photo of the bump?
I agree, you best best is removal by a vet with a culture and pathology testing. If you have this done he will need a hospital tank for a few weeks to keep the incision clean while healing. Hospital tank can be just a 10 gallon tank with paper towels as flooring changed daily. Water bowl rinsed and water changed daily. It's likely they'll order an antibiotic ointment for the area after removed. We can guide you later as needed.
If the bump is an infection he will need systemic antibiotics by a vet and may also need topical treatment. If it's an infection it will need drained by a vet.
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