Emergency Pacman Care

[Har]

Hi all, I am new to the forum and need some serious help with a froglet.
I have several other pacmans and misc. frogs, and I have never encountered this before.

A few weeks ago I picked up a new froglet from one of the pet stores. It was a bit lethargic at first and seemed to be "panting" heavily, but it is the tiniest pacman I have had and general research came up with it being fairly normally as long as it was eating and relatively active.
It has been eating crickets with calcium since I got it, and is an excellent eater.
I came home about 15 minutes ago after being out all day and the frog is leaning heavily to one side, possibly bloated (haven't tried to pick it up to see), but is still active.
This is completely new and although it's still acting fine otherwise, and it happened so suddenly that I'm worried it might be cause for concern since I can't get it any help until Monday.
Does anyone have any clue what this is?
Fast responses are greatly appreciated.

[LilyPad]

Are you feeding crickets that are appropriately sized? They should be no bigger in length than the space between his eyes. Judging by the lump sticking out of the right side, looks like possible impaction. Hopefully someone who knows more than me can chime in. Good luck.

[Har]

Yes, the crickets are always around 1/8", never too many at one time either. Thanks for the impaction suggestion, it seems like that might be it!

[Lija]

Please answer the questions below. As well as do you feel any big hard lumps in either of his sides? Which one? He doesnt look bloated or impacted, perhaps just big poop coming, but it is hard to judge sometimes by the pic. Im going to check in tomorrow if nobody else replies sooner.

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1. Size of enclosure
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
3. Humidity
4. Temperature
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
6. Materials used for substrate
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
8. Main food source
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
10. Lighting
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
12. When is the last time he/she ate
13. Have you found poop lately
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.
16. How old is the frog
17. How long have you owned him/her
18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
20. How often the frog is handled
21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)


by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.

[Har]

Please answer the questions below...

It is slightly bloated, and the side it is leaning on does have a hard lump.

1. 10 gallon tank
2. Housed alone
3. Usually between 65-75%
4. 80º
5. Dechlorinated water
6. Eco-Earth coconut fiber
7. One shallow water bowl
The original tank from the pet store kept it with some artificial plants as well as Spanish moss.
8. 1/8" crickets
9. Light calcium dusting every other feeding (about 2 times per week)
10. No direct lamplight
11. Local temperature, adjusted with fan or heat pad.
12. Ate last Tuesday
13. Pooped last Monday
14. --
15. Behavior is still normal (some activity at night, mostly sitting during the day), leaning heavily to one slightly bloated side of body and keeps leaning even when active.
16. Froglet, size is a little less than 2"
17. 3 weeks
18. Captive bred
19. Crickets every 2-3 days
20. Very rarely, only for checking up and cleaning tank
21. Low traffic
22. General upkeep everyday, (misting, poop removal, water replacement). Usually I replace the soil in all my tanks at the beginning of each month, so the soil in this frog's tank hasn't been replaced yet.


Thanks!

[Lija]

Everything is correct, humidity a bit on a lower side, try to keep it around 75, no lower then 70.
I suggest you do a warm water bath with a few drops of natural honey for him, water level no higher then frogs, keep him in there for about 20 min, you can very gently massage his sides, both of them, repeat for few days in a row. The side he is leaning towards is where his stomach is, but it doesnt look too bad.

Is he eating from tongs? And aggressive eater in general? Try pieces of nightcrawlers, they are way better choice then crickets, and will definitely help with blockage.

Edit - you also need to get multivitamin powder and use it once a week, and ca/vitd3 2xweek.