my frog ate gravel help

[brittane2216]

i know im a bad mom for having f=gravel in the tank, but this frog is like 10 years old (i got her 8 months ago) and has always had gravel in the tank. she has a noticeable lump on her stomach. i put my hand in the tank to see if it was gravel or eggs ( she gets fat and lays them on ocasion) its deffinately gravel. is there anything i can do? she is a very large acf about the same size as my hand. any advice would be very helpful. thank you

[Enigmatic Frog]

i heard that feeding soft foods in large quantities for a shortwhile such as beef heart and bloodworm cant work

[brittane2216]

thanksn i will go get some. i was cleaning there tank anyways so i went ahead and moved her, my other female and my male she lives with to a 15 tall till i can get the gravel removed from their 55gallon and set up a different filter and things in it. i will continue to keep her in the smaller tank for a while since she is a bit weigted down by the gravel. really sucks cause my male is around breeding age and she layes eggs every few months so this time they may of been viable. idoubt she will lay under her condition. luckaly she is stil eating welland eccept being a little lop sided is acting normally

[PHYSCODELIC63]

I tried to reply this morning but the comp was acting up, no your not a bad frog mom, we all have issues from time to time that we can't help. When I decided to rescue BudUgly I researced substrate and read about them eating gravel, and then thought about the sand and how much of a pain it would be to clean his tank, so I got river rock. the smooth stones in baggies you can buy. so much easier to clean & he doean't harm himself on them and he can't eat these either.

[mpmistr]

I tried to reply this morning but the comp was acting up, no your not a bad frog mom, we all have issues from time to time that we can't help. When I decided to rescue BudUgly I researced substrate and read about them eating gravel, and then thought about the sand and how much of a pain it would be to clean his tank, so I got river rock. the smooth stones in baggies you can buy. so much easier to clean & he doean't harm himself on them and he can't eat these either.

I use sand in my aquarium and I don't find it difficult to clean. It's actually a little easier since there is no junk that can fall into the substrate, I just hover the gravel vac over the sand and it sucks right up.

[SailAwayAK]

You could try making a pea/worm burrito. I have seen a worm head cut off and then using a syringe stuff some squished peas inside.

[PHYSCODELIC63]

I don't have a vac, I just scoop water out and I get so far and put the container down and Bud ugly just swims right in & I continue to empty the rest with another container. I can clean it in about 8 min

[brittane2216]

Is the beef heart just bee heart from the store or is it something special from the pet store?

[mpmistr]

Is the beef heart just bee heart from the store or is it something special from the pet store?

Beefheart is usually sold in the frozen food section of your pet store. The petsmart near me carries it as well.

[brittane2216]

Ok thanks

[brittane2216]

Not really sure if she will be able to pass them or anything but at least i can still keep her well fed and comfertable in the mean time

[brittane2216]

Well it seems she is passing them or spitting them up a few at a time. Fingers crossed she still has a lot more of them to go

[luckydog]

What if she doesn't pass the gravel? Mine has gravel stuck in her right side only. Has been for a while. It weighs her down on the right so much that she swims vertically.

[Mentat]

What if she doesn't pass the gravel? Mine has gravel stuck in her right side only. Has been for a while. It weighs her down on the right so much that she swims vertically.

Hello and welcome to FF. In the future it would help if you start a thread for a new problem when frog is ill. If a frog swallows gravel and does not passes it; could develop intestinal issues like impaction. Need to take frog to a veterinary for x-ray and possible gravel removal. If you do not have a vet; this link can help find one: Herp Vet Connection . Good luck !