Cause of death?

[Sanimal]

Hi everyone,

My American green tree frog recently died 2 days ago .

When I examined the dead frog to see if I could find a possible cause of death, I noticed a brown spot inside his belly. Internal bleeding perhaps?

Sincerely,
Sanimal

[Mentat]

I'm very sorry your frog died . Not sure about spot; does not look normal. Think a herp vet conducting a necropsy is only way to determine what caused the death.

[Strider18]

Sorry about your frog Could it maybe be impaction perhaps?

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[Bombina Bob]

So sorry for your loss Strider's suggestion is probably what it is, What did you feed him before he passed?

[LilyPad]

Possibly substrate impaction?

[Sanimal]

Thank you for all your quick replies! I had been feeding him mainly small crickets. Once or twice a month I had fed him 4-6 small mealworms or waxworms (and when I did feed him worms he usually only ate a small amount). I know that the night before he passed, I had placed 5 waxworms into his dish, considering he hadn't had worms in a month. However, I unfortunately can't remember now if there were any worms missing from the dish the day I found him dead. I think all 5 were still there, but I'm not 100% sure.

As for substrate, I had used eco earth (with a drainage layer of small gravel at the bottom separated from the eco earth by a mesh). On top of the eco earth I had had sheet moss.