Hi I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction for advice. We have two African clawed frogs (had them for about 2 months) on has developed a red sore on (we think her) tail bone. She's also lots bigger and eats more than the other. Today she formed this sore and you can see red veins much more prominent than before. If anyone could offer advice it would be very much appreciated thanks
Last edited by Samuell; January 26th, 2015 at 12:15 PM. Reason: Photos added
The frog in the picture is a female. Females are larger and become sexually active much sooner than males. ACFs generally have an excellent immune system which protects them from bacterial, fungal and viral infections and the red sore may go away on is own. Red sores and patches on the skin especially around the leg and groin area could be a sign of "red leg disease" caused by the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila. This is a dangerous disease that requires immediate treatment. The pictures do not indicate that it is serious. Isolate the sick frog(s). Try Maracyn or Maracyn Plus, use about half of the normal dose (frogs are very sensitive to chemicals). Monitor about a week, the sores should clear up. If there is a vet or university biology lab near by, you may want to have them look at the frog, it is likely they can determine what the infection is. Let us know how the frog is doing.
Last edited by tgampper; January 26th, 2015 at 12:44 PM. Reason: add more info
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
It looks like a rectal prolapse. My advice is to Google: xenopus rectal prolapse for more information.
It looks like he is. The easiest way I know to tell them from the dwarfs is ACF don't have webbed hands and the dwarfs do. Also if he was a dwarf your other frog would probably have eaten him by now because they are so much smaller. I have 6 ACFs and their size varies quite a bit, the biggest is probably twice the size of the smallest. They seem to get along fine even with the size difference.
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