one of the frogs is really bloated looking?

[miranda2]

So whats up with that? I took her out and put her in a little plastic tub by herself in case she is sick.
The other two ate dubias for breakfast, no problems with them picking them off the rocks.But she didnt eat. I really hadnt expected them to eat so soon after getting them. So she was fat when I got her yesterday and I didnt think much of it.But she seems even fatter today.

Any ideas, maybe she has worms or something?

Also how do I provide a basking site in a 10 gallon without over heating the tank?

[Hannahhh]

Hey, do you have rocks in your tank? If so, your frog might have blockage. My frog used to be extremely sick, but then i changed her bedding to eco earth. Soon after she passed up a lot of rocks. I suggest changing out the bedding. Also, soaking your sick frog in smart water might help them pass up the blockage, it helped mine.

[Mentat]

Hello Miranda! Please post pics of your FBT and it's tank. Also, answer below posted questions, 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)

by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.

[miranda2]

BTW The Petsmart had them all on blue gravel so dont know if that was what killed her.


1. Size of enclosure
Currently a ten gallon.Im waiting on a filter to get here and then they will be in a 40 gallon breeder


2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
5 fire bellys. Was six

3. Humidity
the tank is full of water so I imagine its pretty high
4. Temperature
Its 75 degrees
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
its treated and filtered tap water
6. Materials used for substrate
Sand
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
Plastic aquarium plants and slate, and a piece of mopani
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
I boiled it all
8. Main food source
dubia babies
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
Miner-all indoor formula
10. Lighting
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
Room temps
12. When is the last time he/she ate
The sick one never ate for me, the others have eaten every day
13. Have you found poop lately
Have no idea what frog poop looks like.

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.
She was way fatter then the others when I bought her, I thought maybe she was prego.
16. How old is the frog
no idea
17. How long have you owned him/her
two days
18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
no idea
19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
havent had a chance to feed treats.
20. How often the frog is handled
never
21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
medium
22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)
Ive only set up the tank once, I did remove some of the water after reading they need more land area


Should I treat the remaining frogs with anything? I hope this wasnt something they can all get.

[Mentat]

Sorry the frog died ! Without a necropsy it's impossible to tell cause of death. Guess the frog looking much fatter than others, was a tell tell sign something was not right. Recommend use treated tap (not filtered) since some filters are very aggressive and can make water not good for frogs .

[miranda2]

Its just a Brita filter on the tap. We have very hard water here, its almost not drinkable so the Brita just helps.