Shedding

[Maddymoo]

Is it normal for my ACF to shed every week? I know she shed last thurs/fri because I saw her eating it and I have just seen her shedding now, is it not to soon? I've done water tests and everything is A-ok and I do 25% water changes weekly. I'm feeding her frog bites, which she must be eating as she isn't as skinny as she was a few weeks ago. I'm not overly worried, just want to check that the frequency of her sheds isn't something to be concerned about. Thank you in advance,
Maddy


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[rodsboys]

That sounds pretty normal especially for frogs that are still growing.

[Maddymoo]

Would she be still growing at about 2 years old? I had assumed she was fully grown


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[rodsboys]

I would think weekly is still fine. I really never notice my frogs shedding. I look at them 1-2 times a day for a minute or so. I'd be more concerned about bad sheds vs frequency of sheds. How big is she by the way?

[Maddymoo]

Just had a quick measure (through the glass so not 100% accurate) and she is about 2.5" body length (not inc. legs). I can't remember exactly when I got her but it is definitely over 18 months ago


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[rodsboys]

She is pretty small. My big girl is close to that age and 50-75% bigger. I can't say if she was stunted or not, yours may be hitting a growth spurt.

[Maddymoo]

I used to have three, lost two to bloat, but all three were dyed when I got them (I didn't know any harm would come of it till joining ff), could that have something to do with her size?


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[rodsboys]

It is hard telling what effects the dying has on them. I hear they don't usually thrive, but some do well. Here is a link to another members gallary. These frogs were dyed when purchased. Beautiful and healthy now.
0h hey's Album: Astro and Olive

[Maddymoo]

They look lovely, my frog is not anywhere near as round as those ones, I can see a clear difference :-/


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[Maddymoo]

So, because I'd seen kermit shedding two days after the last one, this morning I tested her water before and after her water change using tetra test liquid testing kits. I could only test for ammonia and nitrites as my nitrates kit appears to have grown legs and disappeared. The results were:

Before PWC:
Ammonia 5mg/l
Nitrites <0.3mg/l

After PWC:
Ammonia 3mg/l
Nitrites <0.3mg/l

So I'm thinking daily pwc's (10-20%) to get the ammonia back under control, is there anything else I should do?
I've added a picture of her too incase there is something visually wrong that I'm missing




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[Maddymoo]

Did a 20% PWC today and these are the reading from the water tests i did afterward:

Ammonia 1.5mg/l
0.3mg/l

ammonia has gone down slightly but nitrates has risen slightly, is that ok? I was expecting both to fall

forgot to mention, the tank was cycled before i put her in it

[Jenste]

For after a water change, your ammonia reading is quite high. Do you filter the tank? After filtration and a water change, you should not get any reading for ammonia or nitrite at all. When I saw the photo in your album I thought this was a young female... I would up the water changes and invest in a filter if you don't yet have one.

[Maddymoo]

Yeah the tank has a filter, think I'm going to have to upgrade it though. I've been doing weekly 25% pwc's then I've started doing daily 10%'s. I cant explain the ammonia spikes, unless I've been over feeding?

[rodsboys]

I would be curious to see the test results on your water right from the tap. Perhaps these amounts exist in your water supply?

[Maddymoo]

I'm not home right now but il test the tap water and post the results, I'm doing another 20% pwc too so il post the results of that too

Thank you guys
Maddy

[Maddymoo]

I feel sad that Kermit is only half the size she should be will this be an issue when the babies are fully grown?

Maddy

[Maddymoo]

Ok so todays water test results:

Tap water
Ammonia 0
Nitrates <0.3 mg/l

Tank after 20% pwc
Ammonia 0.25 mg/l
Nitrites <0.3mg/l

Maddy

[Jenste]

If after the water change you are still seeing ammonia then you need to do another water change - -

A good way of figuring out how much to do is
a reading of .25 means about or a little more than a 25% wc
a reading of .50 means about or a little more than a 50% wc

retest after each water change and change a bit more if needed.