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    Unhappy R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    Guys.
    I feel awful.
    My tiny baby wood frog froglet died. I have no clue what happened. He has no wounds on him at all, but his mouth was open and looked like he swallowed something or something like that. I feel absolutely terrible, he was so tiny. He was only like 4 days old. ughhh
    Here is a pic of him when he was still alive.
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    I'm so , so sorry That's sad.
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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    yeah :c

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    Sorry for your loss. He was adorable, r.i.p. little guy

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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    So sorry for your loss what food items was he/she eating? if its not food related, it may have been a bacterial or fungal infection.
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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    Wow, terrible news ! You got more tads right? Need pics and description of set-up the dead froglet was in to try and prevent a recurrence. Following questions is the info we need. Thank you !

    “Trouble in the Frog Enclosure”

    The following information will be very helpful if provided when requesting assistance with either your frog or enclosure. To help with your questions, please utilize the below list and post the information in the proper forum area to get advice from FF members that keep the same frog. This will allow for little confusion and a faster more informed response.

    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)

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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    i am so sorry. i recently lost a new baby froglet as well. i know how much it stinks to spend so much time taking care of them and then to lose them.
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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    He was temporarily in a 1 gallon (he transformed unexpectedly, because all the other tadpoles barely have back legs) that was all water with a reptile food dish filled with sand in the middle as land. the water was maybe 3/4 of an inch deep, and there were fake leaves laying in the water he liked to sit on rather than the land area because he could keep moist. I don't know the temp/ humidity, but this frog, where I live, in the wild, would be dealing with waters and temps that aren't very hot (I live in Wisconsin). He was in the tank by himself. The water is fresh, clean well water, the same I use for all my fish tanks (we don't get city water at my house, we have our own underground well thingy) He hadn't eaten anything because he still had his tail, and wouldn't eat because it was still absorbing and what not. I dont know if there was any poop I didn't check before I cleaned the tank out just now, so I can't get a pic either sorry. The frog is... I guess captive bred because the eggs were hatched in my science class, and the teacher wanted to get rid of some of the extra tadpoles and let me take them home. The frog was only ever handled by me once, yesterday, to take a pic of him on my finger as a size comparison. He was never disturbed otherwise. Low traffic area. I hadn't changed/cleaned it because he was only in there for about 3 days. It was clean though. Do you think he maybe swallowed some of the sand in the land dish?

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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    Myself don't think froglet swallowed sand. For most babies we recommend damp unprinted paper towels as substrate; but obviously with aquatic/semi-aquatic species we can forego that. If tail not resorbed into body; then nothing was eaten that could hurt it. And if water was available, it did not dry up.

    Do you have a water analysis report on your well? Maybe you still want to use Seachem Prime on it to counteract any possible metals in it? Again, sorry for the little one, was so cute .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Default Re: R.I.P. to my tiny baby :'(

    Quote Originally Posted by Mentat View Post
    Myself don't think froglet swallowed sand. For most babies we recommend damp unprinted paper towels as substrate; but obviously with aquatic/semi-aquatic species we can forego that. If tail not resorbed into body; then nothing was eaten that could hurt it. And if water was available, it did not dry up.

    Do you have a water analysis report on your well? Maybe you still want to use Seachem Prime on it to counteract any possible metals in it? Again, sorry for the little one, was so cute .
    The tadpoles are alive and well in the tank, as are all of my other fish in aquariums. I've never had any problems with the water quality. We get good, fresh, water here and use it to fill up our pond which is often home to wild frogs and toads, along with eggs and tadpoles/froglets who all survive and do fine in our water. I don't know :/ but he died with his mouth open, and I might have just been imagining it but his head and throat kinda seemed larger. I tried to open his mouth a bit but it was too hard to tell because hes so tiny.

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