I always use dechlorinated (treated with flukers) tap water for expanding the substrate. I have a good amount of the tank covered with plants with room underneath for him to get shade from the uvb light. Is the infrared a night time light? My condo gets down to 70 degrees at times, the heat pads are on dimmers so I can control the temp with them and the ceramic is a back up in case one of the stops working (it is on a auto temp switch, so it only comes on if the temp drops below 77. I have always been confused as to where to measure the temp at. It seems warmer towards the top and middle of the tank, but the substrate always seems very cold. I have been tempted to heat the substrate with an undertank heater, but hear that this is bad because the frog will burrow to cool itself. I figured I will try to keep the air temp a little above 80 and let the frog regulate its temp by burrowing or moving to cooler parts of the tank. Is this the correct philosophy?

Updates to status: I am concerned that he might have toxicity issues since I was changing his substrate at the worng interval. I am not sure what signs to look for. Sorry I have not been helpful with the bloating. He usually is partiallly barried, and if I try to bring him above ground he puffs up right away, so it is hard to tell. He burrowed halfway last night. Took a bite at a nightcrawler but missed. This morning I decided to force feed him one since it has been so long. Once I touched his mouth with the card he got very aggressive and started snapping at the card and tongs. I felt relieved that he had that much energy in him. He ate the worm once it was placed in his mouth. I am thinking my next coarse of action will be to give him another pedialite mix soak tonight and try to feed him again. I am thinking I will continue to force feed him for a day or two if necessary. Any thoughts on this course of action. I will take him to the vet in a couple days if things do not improve. If I take him to the vet, how do you guys transport them and keep their temp proper? Thanks for the help. I feel a bit relieved that he has a good size worm in him for the time being. Also he seems to get a bit of coco fiber whenever he chomps for the worm. He really does not appear to care for it. Should I put him in an empty tank to feed him, or bring him all the way above ground? Thanks for the help