Mysterious Side Lump on Green Pacman

[Jaba96]

Help I've noticed a big lump on the side of my pacman and am really worried
PLEASE HELP

[Maharg]

What kind of substrate are you using?

[Jaba96]

The Coco fiber and I'm soaking him in Dechlorinated warm water now

[Maharg]

Thats good. Many people suggest also adding 3 drops of honey with the water if something is impacted. It helps loosen the bowels. Aside from that I cant suggest much. sorry

[Jaba96]

What does it look like when they poop like right before

[Maharg]

Like the frogs body launguage right before a bowel movement? I havnt been able to notice anything to indicate personally. But then again I have only owned a Pacman gor a couple weeks. With my Toad, the main sign is she will jump into her water bowl and let loose.

[Sunshine]

What side is the lump on? Is it hard? Hard lumps on the right side could mean impaction. What have you been feeding?

[flybyferns]

Help I've noticed a big lump on the side of my pacman and am really worried
PLEASE HELP

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[Maharg]

I have to leave now, but I know if you post some pics some more experienced members may be able to help out more then me. Beyond that, a vet is all I can suggest unfortunately.

[Sunshine]

[quote= with my toad, the main sign is she will jump into her water bowl and let loose.[/quote]
lmao!

[Jaba96]

I fed him some meal worms the first day and dusted crickets the rest but I noticed that he ate before I bathed him good sign?

[Sunshine]

How long have you been feeding him mealworms? Did you try the warm honey bath?

[Lija]

sounds like impaction to me too, Jaba - would you please answer questionnaire in the sticky thread.

[Jaba96]

I fed him mealies for a day and 10 gal. 1 frog 70% humid 80 degrees dechlorinated water and couldn't copy the rest

[Jaba96]

I got him from Petsmart and still have a week to return him to get a new one

[Sunshine]

I don't think you should return him. Try giving him a warm bath with a few drops of honey dissolved in it. The honey acts as a laxative so if he is impacted hopefully he will be able to pass it. I would stay away from mealworms in the future. Nightcrawlers are the best staple for a pacman, but as with any frog he should have a varied diet. Nightcrawlers, crickets, silkworms, maybe the occasional hornworm and butterworm as treats.

[Pluke]

Sometimes that big lump can just be a big poop. When is the last time he's pooped? I had a frog I bought that didn't go for like a week.. I soaked him daily in lukewarm water, 80ish degrees, with some honey drops. When he was done soaking for 20 minutes or so, I'd put him in his bowl in the enclosure. Finally after doing that a couple times he took a huge dump. He's probably just backed up a bit... and knowing petsmart, he wasn't on the right substrate or being fed the right food.

Just monitor him like you are and give him his soaks, also giving him a soak with unflavored pedialyte helps too. It can be mixed with water with a 10/1 water ratio, so for 10 ounces of water, you'd use 1 ounce of pedialyte. I've never done this, but I've seen it suggested many times. Especially for sickly animals that need a boost.

[Maharg]

I have seen the warm bath temperature mentioned on this forum many times as being 80 degrees and not to go over. I believe this is a common misconception. Bare in mind a typical Pacman frog tank is 80 or slightly higher, and the water bowl thats already in the tank will have equalized to the temp in the tank. So for some, a 79 to 80 degree bath is actually a slightly cold bath. Remember, a standard swimming pool temp is around 86 and that feels fairly cool to the touch.
I took this into practice with my toad who hadnt had a bowel movement in a few days. She wasnt impacted but I could see she was uncomfortable. I put her in a bath nearing 90 degrees which sounds hot but it isnt. Its lukewarm and safe. She started flowing almost emmediately and stayed in the bath for quite a while.

[Pluke]

Yeah, usually thats about the temps I use for my frogs too. I try to make the water 85ish. I just said 80 to be safe, to me anything below 80 isn't really enough. I have one frog who only will go to the bathroom if I set him in water that's roughly 80-90. I do this about every 1-2 weeks so he'll poop regularly.

[Maharg]

For me Ive found the greatest success with water over 85. Water will always adjust to the temperature outside over time. A small puddle like they would encounter in the wild (They could drown in a large puddle) will be moving in temperature almost exactly equal to the change in temperature outside. Over 90 degree days are very common in the tropics and I think it is probably a way frogs will naturally regulate their bowels in nature. By hopping into a nice warm puddle.