I need help asap

[tattoofix]

I bought a froglet from Petsmart about 12 days ago. I have been keeping his tank at the correct temps and hummidity. But all of a sudden I looked over and he is kicking his legs and opening his mouth, Its like he's trying to throw up because his whole body puffs out and stuff. I do not know whats going on. He hasn't even eaten since I got him.

HELP!

[mikesfrogs]

He is toxing out. Soak him in some clean water and change his bedding

[unkempt1]

Oh no! I would recommend waiting for one of the experts to come by. The first thing that comes to mind for me is to ask you to post your answers to the "trouble in the enclosure" stickied post in this forum. Posting a pic of your setup would be good too.

I am still pretty novice when it comes to sick frogs, but I have seen more experienced posters ask what the substrate is, and what type of treated water you use on it. Bottled water, chlorine treated, etc. whatever it is. If its bad they will tell you to bathe him.

Edit: I see one of those veterans posted a few seconds after me. Sweet!

[DVirginiana]

Like Unkempt said, post the info on the trouble in the enclosure sticky.

Usually when someone new to frogs has a tox issue, it's because they haven't been treating the water correctly. What dechlorinator/deaminator do you use? If you haven't been using these, then you need to change his substrate (expanding it with treated water) and soak him in the treated water.
Also, the only type of bottled water that is okay is spring water. Distilled will also harm the frog.

If you've been doing the water correctly, my apologies. But that's a common issue and I wanted to put that out there so you could change it out ASAP if it's the problem.

[MatthewM1]

Puffing up moving legs and opening mouth sounds like shedding to me, unless you are saying he puffed up and hasn't shrunk back down, but please answer trouble in the enclosure questions

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[frogsanity12]

I believe Mike is right it sounds like a Tox issue. When it gets to that point it almost always turns out bad. Definitely clean out the enclosure and use de-clorinated water. Good luck. Read a book by Allen R Both. It's very helpful and it's only 99cents on itunes.

[GrifTheGreat]

Clean soak immediately in luke warm dechlorinated water. Could be a seizure as well. Does he appear bloated? Are his eyes clear?

[TheSnakeGuy]

Get your receipt, your contract, and take it back to PetsMart. You have a 14 day guarantee. Tell them you still want to keep it and they will take it from you, take it to the vet, treat it, and you will get it back when it's healthy, or get a new one if things go south. It's basically a free vet visit on PetsMart. And in that time completely renew your husbandry just to be safe.

[tattoofix]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Well.. After a few minutes of this post he stopped like nothing happened, and hopped back into his little cubbyhole and yes, his eyes are very clear, he doesn't look bloated, just looks like pacman fat.

[tattoofix]

Oh and yes, I have used the dechlorinating drops on EVERY amount of water that goes into that tank. I have had a pacman before, But not one ths little.

[Heatheranne]

Congrats!

You've got 2 great teachers guiding you, well 3 actually (Grif equals 2). Keep up the good work! She's a cutie .

[GrifTheGreat]

Now that he's comfortable offer food daily. He may not eat everyday, but still offer food. Offer 2 to 4 small crickets and be sure to dust with a multivitamin once a week and every other day with the calcium D3, but not at the same time in the same feeding.

Congrats and take good care of him.