African Bullfrog is full of air bloated & gassy

[Deac77]

And there is the champ

[viciousabominations]

I use spring water no special treatment, never have. I feed him crickets and nightcrawlers. I'll take some pics really quick

[viciousabominations]

[Deac77]

Those pebbles make me nervous they can eat those really really quickly....and it can cause impaction

[GrifTheGreat]

Those pebbles make me nervous they can eat those really really quickly....and it can cause impaction

My thoughts exactly.

[viciousabominations]

I don't feed him on the water side of his tank, but I will change those out into something that can't fit into his mouth.

[viciousabominations]

also I should of mentioned he had a bowel movement yesterday

[GrifTheGreat]

also I should of mentioned he had a bowel movement yesterday

Is his water filtered and circulated? How often do you do water changes and clean the enclosure?

[viciousabominations]

He has a water filter in his tank, that's the rock thing you see in his water section and i have an air bubble strip through the water. I change out his water weekly and I clean the tank with healthy habitat. I remove the top few inches of dirt every couple weeks and replace that and change out the entire dirt twice yearly.

[GrifTheGreat]

I fear the worst and you need to find a herp vet immediately. If he has eaten any of that gravel he may be impacted which when it gets severe they will swell up like this. Gravel and or large wood chunks cannot be easily treated at home.

A Luke warm bath with 4 to 5 drops of honey dissolved in the water. Make sure its de-chlorinated or natural spring water. Soak should be for 15 minutes. Watch him very carefully and get him to a vet.

[viciousabominations]

ok thank you so much. I will call the vet tomorrow morning. And we have organic honey because we raise bee's, is that ok to use?

[GrifTheGreat]

ok thank you so much. I will call the vet tomorrow morning. And we have organic honey because we raise bee's, is that ok to use?

That is actually better than store bought. If it is not an impaction it could be bacterial infection which a vet will prescribe the right antibiotic needed to treat the frog. He will prescribe Baytril or Flagyl. Was his bowel movement normal? Or was it runny?

[viciousabominations]

it looked pretty normal, I think. He did it on land this time, he usually does it in the water. What I saw was poop and liquid with it. But the poop had the same shape as when it's in the water.

[Deac77]

the organic honey will be fine but i agree with grif the first thing that ran through my mind was impaction the only stones i use are smooth river stones that are the size of my frog so be very careful on what you choose i would get him to the vet also if that water isnt being filtered,airated, circulated it will stagnate very quickly and can cause a lot of bacterial problems