could this be a problem?

[GrifTheGreat]

Lija

Tapeworms are more of a worry than the Pinworms. There are so many different species out there of each and yes what may infect one animal may be harmless to another. Tapeworms are not always animal specific and no I do not have the link nor donI have the species, but one type in particular are found in locusts and I have read somewhere years ago that it was one that could also infect humans, but perhaps it was just hitching a ride. Like parasites found in most snails.

I'm far from an expert on these things so I'll let those who know more on the suject handle it.

Sorry if you felt put on the spot.

[Lija]

that's all right, but these things are better be clarified if in question. For zoonotic parasitic diseases different care measures are to be taken.
I'll look if I find somewhere about it that I can post, most websites with specific information are locked for general public and i can't copy it so not to get myself in trouble

general principle - tapeworms - they have to have intermittent host, the whole cycle goes like that - egg-larvae-adult, larvae sometimes undergo 2 transformation for such 2 hosts are needed, in order for adult form to develop in host organism ( human) a person have to consume the larvae. The most common in humans are beef and pork ones, people get infected by eating not properly cooked meat, that contains cysts with larvae. I've seen both, not sure how it is possible to eat meat with beef tapeworm cyst, they are big and very much visible. pork ones are small, but still visible to the extend.

pinworms are specific to humans, so if you or your kid have pinworms your frog is safe and vise versa, but sure you wanna wash your hands and get it treated

[ejh805]

If they are adult crickets that you're feeding, I'd be willing to bet that your frog is passing cricket eggs that it can't digest.
Mine was doing the same thing a couple months back. I freaked out, scoured the cage, replaced everything, and had fecals done. They came back clean, and I then realized that the adult crickets I had were passing the same things through their ovipositors. So they were cricket eggs.

[Lija]

Emily I see bigger problem that poop is runny then these "grains".
sorry guys couldn't find anything that I can post legally.

the point is anything that frogs or reptiles (viruses, fungus, bacteria, parasites or protozoa) might have is not contagious to human. The only exception is Salmonella, it is transmitted through turtles/tortoises, however in theory reptiles might have it too and pass to human. Common sense is needed when handling reptiles, wash your hands, do not eat their poop, things like that and you'll be fine

[GrifTheGreat]

Emily I see bigger problem that poop is runny then these "grains".
sorry guys couldn't find anything that I can post legally.

the point is anything that frogs or reptiles (viruses, fungus, bacteria, parasites or protozoa) might have is not contagious to human. The only exception is Salmonella, it is transmitted through turtles/tortoises, however in theory reptiles might have it too and pass to human. Common sense is needed when handling reptiles, wash your hands, do not eat their poop, things like that and you'll be fine

Really Lija???!!! You had to tell people not to eat the frog's poop?? That is beyond common sense. Lol!

About Salmonella. It is actually fact that Reptiles carry it. As a matter of fact baby turtles are covered in it and are not to be handled at all or if handled hand washing needs to be imediate.

Amphibians which is what we are talking about here Lol! Do have Salmonella on them. It is found on their skin, but I believe the amount is miniscule so chance of infection is there, but minüte in comparison to turtle hatchlings. Supposedly even reptile hatchlings are covered in it. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that they are cold blooded that this bacteria prefers as a carrier rather than use who it infects.


Anyway back to the problem at hand. Lija is 100% right that there is something wrong here. Very runny feces are a serious problem and signs of some serious issues that may need to be addressed. A fecal exam needs to be done ASAP. You need to determine the cause of this problem now. This may also determine what the grainules are. If they are indeed eggs I doubt they belong to the crickets that the frog is eating. Parasites such ad Pinworms and Tapworms lay their eggs within the host. They may be expelled through the vent since in most cases depending on the particular parasite they tend to lay their eggs near the anus(usually a Pinworm and roundworm preference) and thus when the frog has a bowel movement the eggs are expelled with the feces. Runny stool is normaly caused by the bowels being irritated by the parasite.

Get the frog checked because if it isn't a parasite causing this then it may be a more serious problem.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Dr. Matt
Next time can you place a sheet of white paper under the hospital tank.
that way we could get a better picture.

I hope that you have taken a sample into the vet and the frog.
Keep us posted.