My ACF died :( ... think it might have had bloat?

[Paul Rust]

I had the same impression Terry. I was leaning toward a parasitic problem, I was hoping you would see this as you have more experience with these guys. Anyway, I agree with Terry that it looks normal as far as bloating goes.

[AlbinoFroggy]

Recent Information Guys:

my boyfriend just rung the pet store he bought them from, he had told them all the information you kindly gave us regarding squish, and the man on the phone blamed it on our care. not only does my boyfriend keep c.orientalis he knows alot about the care of amphibians. i am disgusted/ that the store have stirred away from their responsibility at adressing a viral outbreak.

[Paul Rust]

Remember that we are making educated guesses here. Without testing we can't make any difinitive statements. I don't know what killed the frog, I just know what might have.

[AlbinoFroggy]

I understand that without autopsy it can never be concluded , was annoys me is the arrogance of this one store. when my bf bought c.orientalis from Aquamanina they were carrying citrid fungus i believe, he informed them after paying for tests and they did nothing. a week later all the stores c.orientalis had caught it and were visually losing limbs. heartless [People] ... Other words could fit there much more appropriately.

[AlbinoFroggy]

Also if anyone can tell me , on the 3rd picture you see bubble type markings inside the belly above the leg. what is this?

[tgampper]

That darkened area above the leg in the 3rd pix looks strange to me. It didn't appear in the other two pix (because of light and angle). It could be a parasite, like Paul said. To be honest, I didn't notice it until I saw it on a different monitor.

As far as the pet shop is concerned, well, I would thumb my nose at 'em next time I drove by

[Paul Rust]

Also if anyone can tell me , on the 3rd picture you see bubble type markings inside the belly above the leg. what is this?

Oviducts. You had a female

Edit: I had to enlarge the photo but I see it now. I don't know what that is. The large mass to the right of the leg is what I thought you were talking about.

[Kurt]

I understand that without autopsy it can never be concluded , was annoys me is the arrogance of this one store. when my bf bought c.orientalis from Aquamanina they were carrying citrid fungus i believe, he informed them after paying for tests and they did nothing. a week later all the stores c.orientalis had caught it and were visually losing limbs. heartless [People] ... Other words could fit there much more appropriately.

Chytridiomycosis does not cause the loss of limbs. It attacks the skin virtually suffocating the stricken animal. Symptoms include the flaking off of skin, lethargy, loss of appetite, and abnormal behaviors like failing to hide or climb.

Loss of limbs is most likely cause by an aggressive baterial infection.

[Paul Rust]

An autopsy on an animal is a necropsy.

[xkatelynell]

I just had this exact thing happen to me with my dwarf african clawed. I am sorry for your loss.

Edit:

I am also going to have to lean towards the bacterial aspect of this. Mine did the same thing with the floating and not diving thing but it also had the red patches, the lethargy, and the loss of appetite. Mine also died while floating rather than sinking.

I would go and have your other one checked out in fear that he has it as well. I lost one frog when I first got them (in december) and just thought he died naturally never once thought it could have been bacterial from when I got him. I didn't know enough. And a couple months later here I am with another dead dwarf african clawed. I don't know if it's directly related but there's always that possibility..so to be on the safe side i'd run the little fella to a vet.