Runny and colored feces

[Giragira]

Hey guys,
My White's Tree Frog often has runny feces, and it's been going on for a while now. I thought it would just go away, but it still hasn't for about one or two months. A few weeks ago, I noticed it was a red color, but now it's mostly just orange or yellow. I'm feeding him mealworms and crickets, sometimes dusted. When I have no food for him, I feed him dead crickets. Is this bad and could this be the reason that my frog is sick? Please help!

[BeckyM]

I am guilty of feeding a frog dead bugs, but I've only done it twice. Like, it'd been 3 days since his last meal and there was only a dead one in the tub so I fed him to keep him alive.
What color food are you feeding the crickets? While my frog has normal stools, they've got a greenish tint because my cricket food is bright green.

Mealworms should be only a once in a while treat, they're hard to digest and can screw up a frogs innards.

[Lija]

Hey guys,
My White's Tree Frog often has runny feces, and it's been going on for a while now. I thought it would just go away, but it still hasn't for about one or two months. A few weeks ago, I noticed it was a red color, but now it's mostly just orange or yellow. I'm feeding him mealworms and crickets, sometimes dusted. When I have no food for him, I feed him dead crickets. Is this bad and could this be the reason that my frog is sick? Please help!

do fecal exam - protozoan infection usually looks like that, runny poop with or without change of color. I wouldn't risk feeding dead crickets too, you don't know why exactly they died for one and why would you even want to feed dead, they are cheap, just go and get more live ones

[Giragira]

I am guilty of feeding a frog dead bugs, but I've only done it twice. Like, it'd been 3 days since his last meal and there was only a dead one in the tub so I fed him to keep him alive.
What color food are you feeding the crickets? While my frog has normal stools, they've got a greenish tint because my cricket food is bright green.

Mealworms should be only a once in a while treat, they're hard to digest and can screw up a frogs innards.

Thanks! I feed my crickets Flukers Cricket Quencher, and it's yellow. I do feed my frog mealworms pretty often, so I'll be sure to balance it out.

[Giragira]

do fecal exam - protozoan infection usually looks like that, runny poop with or without change of color. I wouldn't risk feeding dead crickets too, you don't know why exactly they died for one and why would you even want to feed dead, they are cheap, just go and get more live ones

Aight, thanks for the advice, but how much does the fecal exam usually cost?

[Lija]

Aight, thanks for the advice, but how much does the fecal exam usually cost?

I don't know how much vets are charging in your area, you can call them and find out

[flybyferns]

Hi Alexx,
You might consider contacting Dr Frye, to make arrangements for a fecal.
You would be able to discuss the fee, via email. I don't think it will break the bank.
And your frog will get better !!

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html

Lynn

[Sasha]

Runny poop usually means some time of parasite infestation. I was just at the vet yesterday and they charged $30 for the fecal and then another $9 to analyze it.

[Heatheranne]

I agree with Lynn. A fecal exam would be your best bet. Most parasites can be treated. The odds that a parasite will go away are pretty much nil. Your frog will lose valuable nutrients from his food and will start losing weight, if he is a host for such. The usual treatment for parasites is a medication called Panacur. It is a grainy powder that is sprinkled on the frogs food, usually once a week for 4 weeks. Easy to do and it is usually well tolerated.

Mealworms...this topic comes up quite often. Most pet stores advise people that mealworms are a good feeder food. There is not much nutritive value in them and the chitin in their segments is hard to pass through. It's like when we eat popcorn, lol . Mealworms can often lead to impaction. I will tell you that in my younger years I lost a firebelly toad due to this and have not used them since. Some people feed them sparingly and do not have problems, especially if followed by a soft worm meal. My experience has steered me away from them all together.

[Lija]

agree, except please do not administer any medications unless you know that the frog has what they are for. for protozoa panacur will do nothing, but might do worse. therefore- test first.

[Heatheranne]

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