Help! Frog may be impacted

[lovenokia]

I picked(as in held him/her) up my pacman today, and felt something really hard on the right side. I think it could be a rock, though i am not sure how it got into the frog terranium at the moment. What should i do?

[lovenokia]

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[Evolution]

Try soaking him in lukewarm water with pedialyte in a 10:1 mixture. 10 parts water 1 part pedialyte.

[GrifTheGreat]

Warm bath with 3 to 4 drops of honey. soak for 15 minutes and prepare a second bath with only one drop and soak another 15 minutes. Be sure that you pour some of the water over his back and over his vent. water level should be normal depth no deeper than up to his chin and like warm. You can gently massage his side in small circles towards his vent and I mean very gently.

Keep us posted

[lovenokia]

I found some honey in the house, found some lukewarm water but do not have pedialyte. I am trying to find a bowl that i can place him/her in right now.

[Evolution]

Honey works just as well. Good luck hopefully it helps. Has he pooped recently? Also if you try the pedialyte style soak make sure to get unflavored.

[lovenokia]

he has not pooped in about 4 days, going to be 5 days now should i feed today?

[lovenokia]

Pic that I took a while ago, but forget to post

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[lovenokia]

Huge mistake. Never feed them mealworms or superworms. very dangerous for baby frogs. they can't digest the chitin that the exoskeleton is made up of and impaction is usually the result.

This was what petsmart told me to feed till I found out of the frog forum. I don't think that two days could be this bad. I have been dusting his food and herptivite and treated water so outside out the two days I don't think I did too much wrong.

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[GrifTheGreat]

This was what petsmart told me to feed till I found out of the frog forum. I don't think that two days could be this bad. I have been dusting his food and herptivite and treated water so outside out the two days I don't think I did too much wrong.

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It only takes one superworms to impact a baby frog. Even a few mealworms once can cause it. Trust me when I say they are unsafe. You would have been better off if you would have Fed him waxworms instead.

[lovenokia]

It only takes one superworms to impact a baby frog. Even a few mealworms once can cause it. Trust me when I say they are unsafe. You would have been better off if you would have Fed him waxworms instead.

So the crickets that I have been dusting with calcium d3 and herptivite did not cause any of this? The mealworms from the first day and the superworms on the second day are what caused this? I want to know because I do not want this happening again.

[lovenokia]

I would like to add that the frog is completey buried underground, it has not done this since yesterday in the almost two weeks of owning him/her.

[GrifTheGreat]

I would like to add that the frog is completey buried underground, it has not done this since yesterday in the almost two weeks of owning him/her.

The only way the crickets would cause this is if you are feeding crickets that are too large.

They do occasionally burrow themselves all the way. That's nothing to worry about.

[lovenokia]

The only way the crickets would cause this is if you are feeding crickets that are too large.

They do occasionally burrow themselves all the way. That's nothing to worry about.

I was feeding small crickets, though some of them were larger than others

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[DVirginiana]

I was feeding small crickets, though some of them were larger than others

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After this impaction gets cleared up, you might want to try feeding chunks of nightcrawlers. They're easier to get and keep than crickets and they're way easier on the frog's digestive system.

[lovenokia]

After this impaction gets cleared up, you might want to try feeding chunks of nightcrawlers. They're easier to get and keep than crickets and they're way easier on the frog's digestive system.

Couldn't find any in my area, by will try more stores

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[GrifTheGreat]

Couldn't find any in my area, by will try more stores

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Just make sure they are dye/chemical free. They often add dyes and such to the worms to make them more attractive to fish but this is deadly to frogs. Also, they should have a clean "earthy" smell. If they smell or look bad, don't feed them to your frog. It is always better safe than sorry.

[lovenokia]

here is an update pic, he/she is not looking very good atm the moment.

[GrifTheGreat]

Yes, that is definitely a bad impaction. Keep doing the soaks. Try adding a little more honey. You can gently (Gently!) massage its right side starting up by the shoulder and slowly working back towards the cloaca. Sometime this will help move it along. You can also try putting a scoop of the Repta-aid in the water. Mix it in well before putting the frog in it. Prepare a second bath of lukewarm de-chlorinated water to rinse it off of him. Keep us posted.

[lovenokia]

I havent had a chance to get the repta aid yet, but doing another soaking of warm water and honey, frog still impacted. If it doesn't eat will it die?

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