Pacman Frog is puffed large and hasn't stopped for 3 days

[Erdrick]

Ok, I changed the glass case I have my Pacman frog in and put in fresh mulch recently. I have a bowl of his water and misted him real good. Been doing that for a few days and I've noticed he's really enlarged, puffed out to the brim it seems, and has stayed like that for almost 3 days.

Can someone explain to me if this is normal or if something is wrong?

[GrifTheGreat]

you need to post some photos. They look really fat if its water weight. What do you mean by MULCH? These frogs need to be kept on coconut fiber substrate. Wood chips and any type of moss/bark/sand/stones is very bad if you feed the frog in its enclosure. Eco Earth/Bed-A-Beast/and plantation soil are the substrates you should be using. If your frog eats any mulch or wood chips it could become impacted and die. If its just water weight you're fine. Bloat on the other hand is bad and can result in death. Place your frog in some warm water. Luke warm is best. Make sure you are de-chlorinating your water. The chemicals in tap water are poison to the frog and you must use a water conditioner. Make sure the water is no deeper than up to the frogs chin. Soak the frog for 5 to 10 minutes. Be sure to wash your hands very well before and after handling your frog. If its water weight then your frog should urinate in the water and reduce in size. Keep us posted.

[Erdrick]

Just checked the bag, it is coconut fiber. My wife got him as a gift for me and she called it "mulch" and I just ended up getting stuck calling it that. She talked to the pet store owners and they didn't say tap water was poisonous to them. I've been using tap for quite some time now. I don't have a water conditioner, can I simply boil it to sterilize it and wait for it to cool down?

[Erdrick]

Well I put him in sterilized luke warm water. Watched him for about 10 minutes. He did a little bit of something, but not much, and the swelling doesn't look like it's gone down much either. I'll try and get a picture, but picture a pacman frog bloated on each its left and right side, almost like he's going to pop.

[Mentat]

... I've been using tap for quite some time now. I don't have a water conditioner, can I simply boil it to sterilize it and wait for it to cool down?

Water conditioner removes chlorine, chloramines, and heavy metals from tap water. If can't find one for amphibians/reptiles; fish water conditioners work fine too.

[GrifTheGreat]

Boiling does not remove amonia and chloromines nor does it remove heavy metals. Your frog will die if you continue to not use a water conditioner to de-chlorinate your water. You can also use real spring water but like I said it has to come from an actual spring and not be purified water which is sometimes passed off as spring water. Post pics and feel the frogs sides. Are they hard or soft? Does it feel like air or fluid? Keep us posted.

[Erdrick]

It feels soft and airy. Problem with pics is I don't have a digital cam nor does my phone allow posting pics online. I may have to use my Flip video and send a video link.