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A Devastating Day for Pyxie Project: Warning Graphic Image
So today was a typical day around here. All the animals were cared for and then we concentrated on our usual 2 hours worth of Pyxie Project feeding and documentation. Today was the second day in of the feeding cycle so everyone usually doesn't take in as much food from the feeding bin. P17, whom was one of our contenders for that 10" Pyxie we desired, shyed away from food altogether in the bin today. This is pretty strange for him but like I mentioned, the second day of feeding they don't take in a lot from the bin. Well somtime between 4 PM and 5 PM, regrettably P17 passed on. I walked by the enclosure and observed him on his back with what appears to be his entire stomach coming out of his mouth. There was also some stomach contents scattered around the cage as if maybe he had regurgitated some of it prior to passing. This is a severe blow to the project. This is only the 2nd (knocking on wood) frog that we have lost from the project with the first coming on the second day when it was a little more expected because the froglets were so small and fragile. I'm really beside myself right now because of course he being the biggest was one of our favorites. He had this menacing look to him and you could tell that he was going to grow up to be a real bada$$. He was 4" already at the time of his death. The project must roll on for now despite this so the enclosure has been cleaned and a new specimen will be inserted. We have researched and we know that sometimes frogs can throw up the entire organ (stomach) if they are suffering from indegestion or what not and that it can sometimes prove fatal. This is the only thing that we have to go on at the moment. Anyone else have any similar experiences ever occur?
