Diarrhea

[danfrog]

Nightcrawler poop will break apart in water very quickly. Your frog probably kicked it trying to get away from it and it broke apart. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

[Hypnotic]

I don't think you should worry either, my girl pooped a small solid chunk and the rest was mixed in the water last time. And get used to the smell, poop always smells.

[NialR35]

I feed night crawlers as stable, my ornate does solid poops ONCE a week and my pyxie poops every other day but his are very loose and get dissolved quick in the water... I think it's the nightcrawlers that act as softeners so it should be fine.

[dubbean]

Ok. Thanks everyone. I'm new to this so was a bit worried.

[GrifTheGreat]

Ugh!! Diarrhea is not normal. People anytime something is out of the ordinary there is cause for concern. Diarrhea is not normal. Night Crawlers do not cause a frog to have diarrhea, parasites and bacteria do. Protazoa infections also cause diarrhea. All these are bad and if a frog has very foul smelling diarrhea it is most likely a internal infection of some kind. No one should be saying that this is no cause for alarm.

On rare occations a digestive imbalance can cause diarrhea.

Does Camo Frog's cloaca appear swollen, puffy, or red?

[dubbean]

I just check and No. No part of the frog appears red swollen or puffy. I can't help but wonder if what danfrog said isn't the case. Wouldn't Camo Frog be pooping a lot if he had actual diarrhea? Should I just keep an eye on him for a while or is there something I can buy over the counter. Does he need to see a vet?

[GrifTheGreat]

I just check and No. No part of the frog appears red swollen or puffy. I can't help but wonder if what danfrog said isn't the case. Wouldn't Camo Frog be pooping a lot if he had actual diarrhea? Should I just keep an eye on him for a while or is there something I can buy over the counter. Does he need to see a vet?

No their systems don't work exactly like ours. They can go a day or more after haveing diarrhea before they have it again. Stool that falls apart when expelled is not the same as diarrhea.

[Lija]

as Grif said diarrhea is not normal and always a sign something is off ( indigestion, protozoa or bacterial infection), frog ( or any part of it)might be and might not be swollen,but there is a difference between soft, due to the diet, stool and actual diarrhea. yes it should be pooping a lot and very stinky if it is actual diarrhea and it might be your case, not pooping for a week and then runny stool ( and very smelly) doesn't sound good. it might be one time thing that'll just go away but it might be a bigger problem. I'd keep an eye very closely right now on a frog, keep track of what he is eating and how he is pooping, if he continue to poop very stinky and runny for a few days, get a test done asap. keep in mind you might not see it on a substrate, watch very closely!

see with frogs there might be a very fine line between being ok and run asap to the doctor situation, sometimes when you actually see a frog is not well it might be too late to go for the second option, so it is better be safe then sorry.