Pacman Frog Funeral

[melfrog]

At the reptile show in April 2016 i got three pacman frogs, they were a green mint, strawberry, and brown fantasy frogs, all from different vendors. The mint one was basically bathing in feces and looked sick in his container, so i decided to take him home and try to help him.
The other two frogs were eating perfectly upon being taken home, however, this one frog, didn't eat for two weeks, i got worried, so i went to the infamous force feeding. A few hours after feeding him i found him dead in his enclosure, this is very sad as i did as much as i possibly could to help him. I know he didn't die of humidity or heat since i spray it 2-6 times a day the enclosure, and a ceramic bulb heats it.
Anyways, it was still a very sad death and i cried.
He died yesterday and i have his little pudgy body wrapped in paper towels in my frog room. In order to pass on his legacy, i want to conduct a burial, such as putting his body in a casket and letting it float out into the river or something like that. I want to make him pass on to heaven where he can eat all the food he never got to eat on earth.
I'm open to any ideas to conduct this frog's burial, because it's like losing a child. Thank you.

[jasonm96]

Sorry for your loss, it sucks to lose a pet and unfortunately some pet shops or sellers don't take care of their animals well so these problems happen later on the line to the people who purchase them and who actually care. Remember that amphibians (and reptiles) can go off their food for some weeks after getting them though due to the stress of being moved and need time to adjust, so it's best not force feeding unless the animals really skinny. I personally burry any passing frogs in my backyard, I'm not so keen doing it near wild populations incase is transmits unnatural pathogens to them but if buried deep this may not be a problem. Anyway, take care and I hope your other frogs do well

[Lija]

So sorry for your loss

re the funeral, you may want to check in the laws of your jurisdiction. In some areas it is illegal to burry animals (any animals) or float or anything and the reason being as Jason pointed not to transmit anything to the wild, it's part of being responsible pet owner.
Here in Alberta we need to bring them to the vet clinic for cremation and then you can choose either you want ashes back and/or not. For exotics, such as frog etc you can donate their bodies to educational facilities or veterinarians who are accepting them. This way the death is not meaningless and it will be used for help future or current vets to know more about amphibians that will in return possibly help save more frogs down the line.