Help! My frog is incredibly bloated!

[ghettoted]

I came home from work tonight to find my white lipped tree frog looking like a meatball! He is breathing very sporatically and doesn't look too good. I read online that this is either caused by being filled with liquids or solids. I hope the tap water I am using for his water bowl isn't causing this. Anyone have anything I can do for the time being? I can't take him to a vet because it is too late right now (11:40pm EST). Also, does anyone have any references for a location listing on reptile veterinarians? See attached picture of my poor bloated froggie.

[ghettoted]

To add to this, I just cleaned his cage on Sunday and he was looking fine until I left for work 11 hours ago. He has been looking plump lately but I figured he was just eating a lot of crickets. Right now he looks like he is trying to swallow down something but is still having a hard time. His skin color is looking like a much paler shade of green than usual. I am using loose coconut fiber substrate in his cage. The temperate in the the cage is currently at 77 degrees but during the day it is in the lower 80's.

[Paul Rust]

Can you post some pics of the enclosure? Don't change anything or we can't help you. I don't like what I see so far.

[ghettoted]

Ok attached are a couple picture of his enclosure. This stinks because I just ordered a new tank for him to live in that was going to make his life so much better.

[ghettoted]

Thanks Kurt. I live in Toms River I see there is a vet right down the road from me. I will go tomorrow morning. Strangely enough, the bloating has subsided considerably right now.

[Paul Rust]

Thanks Kurt. I live in Toms River I see there is a vet right down the road from me. I will go tomorrow morning. Strangely enough, the bloating has subsided considerably right now.

This is great to hear, maybe he passed whatever it was

[Paul Rust]

Thanks for the fast response. Not as bad as I had feared. The enclosure looks fine. I always suggest covering the coco fibre with moss. I suspect he ingests a lot of substrate with his crickets and that can get stuck in the bowel (impaction) and kill the frog. Kurt may also be correct, and I hope he is. Getting him to a vet is the best option.

[Kurt]

It is probably edema and needs to be treated with antibiotics. With experience you will know what is a well fed frog ans what is an edemic frog. In the mean time it is time to see that vet.
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