My FBT ate a pebble!

[Helena]

I just fed my three FBT's like 5 mins ago and one of them caught a cricket in it's mouth as well as a pebble. the cricket escaped, the the toad still proceeded to eat the pebble. I tried grabbing it out of his mouth but he swallowed it! Now he's just sitting on a piece of wood and the sides of his stomach are twitching. is there anything I can do? do frogs barf?

[Frogman1031]

Thats not good. There is really nothing you can do at this point except hope that he either passes the pebble or it doesn't impact him. Don't feed him for a couple if days. We should always be careful with pebbles and only get the ones too big to swallow. Hope your frog ends up ok


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[Heatheranne]

How is the frog doing? Did he vomit the pebble?

[Helena]

I woke up this morning and he was acting normal... I didn't see any vomit in the tank. But he was hiding, while the others were out in the open.

[Heatheranne]

He might be as to pass it if he stays well hydrated. About how big was the pebble?

[Bombina Bob]

Give him a soak in some warm water and see if that may help, You may be out of luck though

[Helena]

Give him a soak in some warm water and see if that may help, You may be out of luck though

Warm water?? isn't that bad for them?

[Heatheranne]

Lukewarm water. 78-80'F

[Bombina Bob]

Sorry i wasnt clear, heather has the specific temps there

[Heatheranne]

How is the frog doing today? Any poop?

[Helena]

How is the frog doing today? Any poop?

No, I don't see any poop but is seems to be acting normal and hopping around.

[Heatheranne]

Does his belly look bloated? That's good to hear.

[Helena]

Does his belly look bloated? That's good to hear.

No, he does not look bloated. I think he is doing very well. how long does it take for a FBT to digest and poop food?

[Bombina Bob]

i feed my toads every second night and i see poop usually the next day.

[Helena]

i feed my toads every second night and i see poop usually the next day.

His skin color has darkened a bit.

[Bombina Bob]

Usually the darkened skin is from temperature and humidity and is nothing to worry about. But
since he ate a pebble, still check if he is willing to eat and if he is active.

[Helena]

Oh really? Sometimes its hard for me to see it because it blends in the with the rocks. I didnt see any from any of the toads

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[Heatheranne]

You may want to place a layer of larger smooth rocks over the pebbles.

Any poop yet? How's he doing? Has he eaten?

[Helena]

You may want to place a layer of larger smooth rocks over the pebbles.

Any poop yet? How's he doing? Has he eaten?

Here is a picture of his backside right now...

[Helena]

He looks and is acting fine. I gave him a cricket and he ate it, but I took a closer look at his bum area and I can tell that he is trying to pass the pebble, if you know what I mean. I will try to post a picture.

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