Pacman Frog Emergency

[Joshm17]

It sounds like he may have accidentally swallowed a mouthful of substrate when he went for a cricket. What kind of substrate do you use?

[rickeyg]

coco fiber

[rickeyg]

OH and I should've said he's been impacted for about 2 1/2 weeks
So could the food have rotted and caused toxic levels to rise in his body?
If so what can I do?

[rickeyg]

I really do need help so any response would be helpful.

[Bynny Ribbit]

A mouthful of substrate will not cause an impaction without other factors playing into the situation. Does his tank reach the low 80s during the day? How long has it been since he last pooped? His legs might be stretched back because he's so full of waste, it's pressing on some nerves (I've seen it happen to a severely constipated dog, may not apply to frogs).

You need to take him to a vet. He sounds completely obstructed, so a vet will likely have to manually remove whatever is blocking his digestive tract. I wish this wasn't the case, but it's likely the only choice you will have, so I hope you have a vet or are able to find one.

[rickeyg]

Yes they have gone low 80s and the humidity was usually high. We have a vet that said he may be able to do it, but he said are best bet would be somewhere really far. We will try to take him to the closer vet, since they do take exotics.

[rickeyg]

His legs have gone back to normal but he's sluggish. He did let out only very small particles of poop. It seems like the impaction is not as hard and is really soft.

[Bynny Ribbit]

That's really good! If he let's you, can you touch his right side? That's usually where you can see/feel their poop and it might give you a better idea of what you're dealing with.

All I can recommend are the warm honey baths, but I would make a new thread in our Pacman frog forum to see if people have any other advice.