PCF Impacted? Fat? or Full of eggs?

[AbranV]

Thanks for your reply.

I have the two PCF's that I raised from tadpoles last summer. They've been oow since July, so not quite a year old. So far I haven't heard a peep out of either one and I'm assuming that they are both females.

The frog that was in the pics has always been the more active one, and she's acting fine.

I'll try and get her into a hospital tank later today. Other than damp paper towels, what else will she need? Also, if/when she poos, what do I need to look for? For example texture, size, etc. How long should I keep her under observation?

Finally, like you mentioned, the chorus frogs around us are in full on calling mode so she may have eggs developing. She is less than a year old, so is that a realistic possibility?
If there's no male present will she reabsorb the eggs? Maybe purge them?

And IF she happens to be impacted, then what?

I should be prepared for all of this, but I thought I was somewhat safe by hand feeding them to help control risk of impaction, weight gain and so on.

Thanks for all of your help!

[irThumper]

Thanks for your reply.

I have the two PCF's that I raised from tadpoles last summer. They've been oow since July, so not quite a year old. So far I haven't heard a peep out of either one and I'm assuming that they are both females.

The frog that was in the pics has always been the more active one, and she's acting fine.

I'll try and get her into a hospital tank later today. Other than damp paper towels, what else will she need? Also, if/when she poos, what do I need to look for? For example texture, size, etc. How long should I keep her under observation?

Finally, like you mentioned, the chorus frogs around us are in full on calling mode so she may have eggs developing. She is less than a year old, so is that a realistic possibility?
If there's no male present will she reabsorb the eggs? Maybe purge them?

And IF she happens to be impacted, then what?

I should be prepared for all of this, but I thought I was somewhat safe by hand feeding them to help control risk of impaction, weight gain and so on.

Thanks for all of your help!

No prob I'm sure I read something about PCFs that could be reproductive within their first year, I'll have to look it up again.

Do you have them on native mosses? I never in all the years we had them had a problem with a PCF ingesting moss, not to say they couldn't, but this stuff is in their natural habitat (and these lil guys aren't like monster munchy WTFS!) I've seen them grab it with a feeder, only to use their hands to shove it out of their mouths again. If she's active and eating normally I wouldn't think she'd be impacted, maybe a bit constipated, but not irreversibly plugged up.

How often, how much, and what are you feeding them?

Make sure she has a nice plant, something to climb on, and a hidey spot or two, and of course a water dish that is easy for her to get in and out of. If she's eating normally I would keep up with her regular feeding routine, if you don't see poo within a week you might go ahead and give her a warm bath with just a few drops of honey (the real deal, not a "honey sauce" like KFC's) in it for 20 mins, then soak her in warm regular water to clean off the sticky. Other then that I'd try a waxworm on her if she'll eat it, or even a small earthworm (not a red wiggler) if you can find one. A regular poo should just be a little dark brown turd, like a bullet... if it's runny, sloppy or partly formed, or has gel/muscus in it that's not a good thing. Waxworms might soften her poo up though, which would be normal. Keep an eye out for visible worms, though there are a lot of parasites you won't be able to see with the naked eye.

If she's eggy and there's no male around she could absorb the eggs, or dump them (as I've recently learned about-- still not sure if that's what happened to my Shirley or not); the danger is if neither of those happen and she winds up having eggs decompose inside and put her into septic shock Only thing that can truly solve an eggy females problem (unless a vet has some trick, but yeah...) is to get a willing male to take care of matters. That would be before a septic problem of course...