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Almostdeadfrog44
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 Gizmo might be dying

Soo, a few years ago, at my old house, there was a frog (maybe toad, but henceforth refered to as frog) stuck in a basement pit, (the kind with metal shielding so dirt doesn’t hit the window that’s in the basement). I immidietly caught the frog, after it tried to play dead, and took it under my wing.

Being young and not understanding of the frog, i put it in the tub so it could have water. then i went to my local pet store, and the shock of the storekeeper when i told him i put it in the tub was amazing.

So for the first few months i kept it in a little plastic thing with no bedding, i know, also a big mistake.

but then for the last few years i’ve been keeping it in a 30 gallon tank, and a little water thing in the middle, big enough for him to lay down in. his diet has consisted mainly of crickets and (super?) meal worms, but for the last year and a half i stopped feeding crickets, becasue every time i would, the cage would get mites. and changing the dirt once a week was a serious pain. i change the dirt every three months, and its bagged dirt from my store.

I have the heat lamp on all day and i turn it off at night so i can sleep

I know my frog is going to get older and die, but i have read things that frogs can live up to 20 years, the only problem is, i don’t know how old he was when i caught him. lately, he hasn’t been eating very much. maybe one worm every 5 days. compared to his 5 every other day. and last weekend i woke up and he was lying in his back in his water thing, i thoght forsure he was dead, but alas, he breathed and i immidiatly turned him over. im almost certain that his back legs dont work anymore, and he is constantly bloated.

Sorry i dont have anymore information about the frog, althought when i described it to my storekeeper, he told me it was a bullfrog.

So, i ask you my fellow frog lovers, what should i do? and if the option is the worst one available, how should i do it.



09/04/08  08:05pm

 #1851571


Clawedfrogsrule
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   Message To: Almostdeadfrog44   In reference to Message Id: 1851550


 Gizmo might be dying

He might be impacted, has it passed any waste recently? Mealworms are hard to digest because of their tough exoskeletons. I think some people try to use mineral oil as a laxative or something to help, and soaking the frog (only up to the chin) in slightly warm water also helps if that’s the problem.
There are some more experienced keepers on the forum that could probably help more, but until they reply, that’s the best I could come up with.
Best of luck
09/04/08  08:23pm

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Trixiefrogz
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   Message To: Clawedfrogsrule   In reference to Message Id: 1851571


 Gizmo might be dying

I would say the back legs not working would be caused by some sort of impact... does he ever jump and hit the glass? if so, this could be the problem, with the bloating too. i had a Bull Frog once that was hit by a car. i picked him up with a stick to move him farther away from the busy highway for the vultures thinking he had croaked (lol) but he was alive and but his back legs stopped working and he became bloated. the bloating went down after a while but his legs never regained strength. he got daily 5 min dips in shallow water and was kept in a tank with moist dirt and shady plants with an auto-mist. he lived two more years then died at the ripe old age of 12.



09/07/08  07:31pm

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Stankemp
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   Message To: Trixiefrogz   In reference to Message Id: 1853950


 Gizmo might be dying

See my reply for the "sick frog".
Don’t wait.
Stan
09/10/08  10:29am


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