Loose stools?

[GrifTheGreat]

Woah, no need to be so hostile. I was not calling you out, hence the happy face I meant it as a joke.

Also, I never discarded the idea of getting a fecal done at all.

Ok then.

There will always be different opinions, BUT if you are really this worried that you have a thread that is nearly starting two pages about the same problem that may or may not be there it would be easy to just take that fecal sample in and rule out any further thought of something causing the frog to be sick would it not?

You can take everyones opinion here against a fecal and them be wrong and the frog pay the price or you can have the fecal done and be at ease. It is a simple matter.

Sorry about the hostile post. Sometimes these things can be frustrating.

[NialR35]

Yea its cool, don't worry . But by looking at the pic, does it look normal to you? I was able to snap a shot to show it to you guys.

[Lija]

Sorry about the hostile post. Sometimes these things can be frustrating.

lol we all have our moments

all right since it is all peace, love and rainbows
Nial, look, the less you worry the better. I know very well and first hand that it is easier said then done. the poop looks just fine.
i don't monitor when they poop or how they poop, i track their weight ( once a month) and only because i do it for my other animals, so i might as well do everybody, also i track their feeding, dusting, substrate changes.
on a daily basis i look for everything out of ordinary, how they feel, if they bloated, if they refuse to eat for longer periods, if they seem not their normal themselves.
as Grif said they have an ability to pick up on your emotions and stress, gosh i have no idea how, but they do. i had problems feeding cornuta until my hubby started doing it, he is way calmer and laid back person then me lol and cornuta eats for him, but not for me, i'm just getting screaming sessions if i do anything to its tank. last time i changed its water the little monster got out of a hide and yelled at me....

[NialR35]

LOL@ Lija. That is hilarious.

But yea maybe I'm over stressing it but you made a great point that as long as the frog grows and eats properly then its doing good.

I also track their feeding/dusting/poop/substrate patterns because I have a bad memory

[NialR35]

Well after seeing his poops back in shape (literally), with the typical capsule-looking shape I did not do a fecal but recently( last two days) they started being lose again( brown color but no shape at all, with some mucus) I recently have been feeding in the water for the past 5 days so I was wondering if this can cause that too because he seems to swallow water when I feed him in his water bowl.

I'm going to do a fecal this week because I'm tired of this and I'm starting to get this gut feeling that something might be a bit off even though he still eats like crazy, but I was wondering if the recent "feeding in the water bowl" technique (because he does not want to eat from tongs anymore but eats aggressively when I drop the worms in the water) has anything to do with this.....Any thoughts?

[mattfish]

Hello guys,

Around 85% of the time, my pixie does loose stools. He's on the same staple as my ornate yet my ornate does big solid ones. Now I know nightcrawlers are supposed to be stool softeners but is this normal considering my other frog doesn't have loose stools?

Other than that, the pyxie eats well, and seems to be thriving but should I be worried about this? I currently feed night crawlers as staple, some waxworms/hornworms here and there, Dubias are illegal and can't find any other roach type. Crickets are just horrible.

Thanks in advance.

You all know what im about to preach, EXPAND YOUR FROGS DIET. Mr. Pickles blasts out hotdogs after almost every meal. Find a way to sterilize birds, snakes, fish or what ever else so you feel safe feeding these vitamin packed critters to your frog. Worms are his main diet? that is crazy to me. These guys have had millions of years to become what they are, and what they are are eating machines. they have an immune system that would baffle peoples minds. they come from an area on this planet that is full of multiple food sources and are fully equipt to handle them. yet it seems like alot of you use white gloves around them. loosen up and feed your frog.
Now pass the collection plate! (: