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    Question African clawed frog almost stopped eating.

    Hi, my clawed frog recently almost stopped eating. It happened like half a week ago, I was quite afraid It was the red leg, but he clearly shows no other sympthoms, his coordination is fine, he moves around a lot, breathes easily, he just doesn't seem to want to eat. He eats like two to three bloodworms a day, and then just throws it all away. What do, FF?

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    I have a very similar situation with my clawed frog. She is in a 55 gallon tank with a buddy and some larger fish. She suddenly stopped eating and hangs out at the top of the tank all the time. I hear her made audible noises that sound like a duck quacking. It's been over a week now that she hasn't eaten anything. She just pushes food away when I try to feed her. The other frog in the tank is totally fine and has her normal hearty appetite. I had my water tested and all was well except for a low pH and alkalinity. I purchased Marineland Easy Care water treatment and did a 25% water change. I'm getting worried that she is going to starve to death. I'm not sure what to do with her. Any thoughts?

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    Default Re: African clawed frog almost stopped eating.

    Quote Originally Posted by jsisock79 View Post
    I have a very similar situation with my clawed frog. She is in a 55 gallon tank with a buddy and some larger fish. She suddenly stopped eating and hangs out at the top of the tank all the time. I hear her made audible noises that sound like a duck quacking. It's been over a week now that she hasn't eaten anything. She just pushes food away when I try to feed her. The other frog in the tank is totally fine and has her normal hearty appetite. I had my water tested and all was well except for a low pH and alkalinity. I purchased Marineland Easy Care water treatment and did a 25% water change. I'm getting worried that she is going to starve to death. I'm not sure what to do with her. Any thoughts?
    My problem was actually spolved, my frog accidentally ate a stone, my gravy was too small and he was capable of swallowing it accidentally, now he is fine. Perhaps, same thing happened to your froggy? I hope, she isn't showing any signs of the red leg?

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    Default Re: African clawed frog almost stopped eating.

    Quote Originally Posted by Glebro101 View Post
    My problem was actually spolved, my frog accidentally ate a stone, my gravy was too small and he was capable of swallowing it accidentally, now he is fine. Perhaps, same thing happened to your froggy? I hope, she isn't showing any signs of the red leg?
    I'm not seeing any red leg, thankfully. I have sand in my tank, so I don't think she swallowed anything. She is getting very skinny as you can see.
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    Default Re: African clawed frog almost stopped eating.

    Quote Originally Posted by jsisock79 View Post
    She is getting very skinny as you can see.
    Unfortunately, it's not possible to judge what the problem might be. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that the frog looks very emaciated and I strongly suspect that its loss of appetite is a symptom of an internal problem related to disease, parasites or organ failure. I think that you have two options; either consult a vet or wait for matters to take their natural course. I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff View Post
    Unfortunately, it's not possible to judge what the problem might be. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that the frog looks very emaciated and I strongly suspect that its loss of appetite is a symptom of an internal problem related to disease, parasites or organ failure. I think that you have two options; either consult a vet or wait for matters to take their natural course. I'm sorry I can't be of more help.
    I wound up taking her to an exotic vet. She said that my frog has red leg, but likely not the more fatal version or she'd already be dead. The vet gave me some medicine to try and feed her and a chlorhexidine rinse. I have to take the frog out of the tank twice a day and rinse her with the solution then put her back. She doesn't really take her medicine well, so it's hard to tell how much she's actually ingesting. She is a lot more active now and the wounds from red leg aren't nearly as bad now. The only issue now is that she won't eat any food, not even blood worms which are her favorite. The other thing that worries me is that she seems to have a hard time staying at the bottom of the tank and that she lets a lot of air out of her mouth. I hope it's not some kind of organ failure, but it has me worried. Any other thoughts? You were on the money with your red leg assessment.

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