Quote Originally Posted by mpmistr View Post
I put the above statement in a large, bold, red font because this is exactly why your frog is suffering/dying.

Put away your epsom salt, your MarOxy, and whatever various potions your local Petsmart/Petco sell that would have you believe it solve this serious problem and please take that money saved and do the following:

1. Purchase a 10 gallon aquarium from Walmart or PetCo, which are often sold at $1/gallon. est. price $13
2. Purchase a filter capable of double capacity of said 10 gallons, a Whisper 20i would work. est. price $15
3. Purchase a good water conditioner such as Prime or Stress Coat and perform weekly 50% water changes on the 10 gallon aquarium. est. price $8-12 for the water conditioner.

For $40 dollars you can provide your frog the adequate, though minimal housing it needs to live. If the frog is only slightly bloated, assuming it is soft bloat when you place the frog in proper conditions it should rebound and begin to heal. These are VERY hardy amphibians but these conditions will cause a premature death. Do these things before his condition worsens and he is beyond recovery.

Sorry to be blunt but I am being 100% honest with you. Medications will not solve this, this frog needs to be placed in better conditions and what I've described are the very minimum conditions these frogs need to live. If you can afford a larger than 10 gallon tank, perhaps a 20 gallon long tank, and a stronger filter perhaps a Whisper 40i or equivalent then please, provide larger housing for this frog. The more the better.

If $40 is too steep I strongly urge you to rehome the frog, it will not survive much longer in the conditions you are keeping it.

1) IF this is the case, PLEASE follow this guy's intructions

2) IF you mean that you change 1G of water/week then the problem isn't as drastic, but still very serious.


EDIT: Nevermind, I just read that you put 1/2 spoon of salt into the ONE GALLON OF WATER.


I feel so sorry for this frog, how it lived three years perplexes me. It looks like you've done some very basic research, how could you exclude something so so basic when it comes to frog-keeping? I can't see any human being thinking this would be okay for a frog, seriously, I bet the frog can hardly move in a 4L environment...