The goliath frog

[GrifTheGreat]

Ok my Goliath frog died!! booohoooohooo! I found it floating and it's stomach was bulging out of it's mouth!half digested crickets and one was still alive..it is as if it had been constricted?? well never again will i use that specie again .It was eating fine from fish to crickets d'ont know what happened!

Sorry for your loss.

Sounds like parasites or a bacterial infection. Did you treat the frog for parasites after you purchased it?

[gourot]

no i did not treat it nd of course did not know it needed to be treated!!

[GrifTheGreat]

no i did not treat it nd of course did not know it needed to be treated!!

A frog like this is almost guaranteed to be WC and more than likely had parasites. Even if purchased at a pet store there is a good chance it was WC. It is good to treat even CB animals for parasites just incase.

[gourot]

what is the treatment needed to protect our frogs?? i will go get a new pixie now a male if i can find one and i will treat it!

[GrifTheGreat]

what is the treatment needed to protect our frogs?? i will go get a new pixie now a male if i can find one and i will treat it!

You will need to have a fecal exam done by a vet to check and be sure it is parasite free. Any Vet can do a fecal exam. They can reccomend treatment by weight. A Herp Vet will probably perscribe a Flagyl/Panacur suspension.


Have a fecal exam performed first.

[Lija]

so sorry for your loss

[Starforce2]

some frogs have the ability to eject their stomachs to get rid of something they ate that is harmful or disagreeable to them. Perhaps this frog simply couldn't get it back in, or it ate too much to fast? There is actualy a video I've seen of a frog doing this but I don't remember which species or how many frogs have this ability, so I can't say for sure yours is one that can.