Bloated dwarf frogs?

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My Dwarf frogs have bloated tummies!

Why?

What to do?


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[James and Vikki Gilby]

Mine get that way when the get more than their share of blood worms, but it
goes away by the next day. If yours are that way and you haven't fed
recently I can't help :-( Sorry


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> My Dwarf frogs have bloated tummies!
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> Why?
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> What to do?
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James and Vikki Gilby > wrote:
> Mine get that way when the get more than their share of blood worms, but it
> goes away by the next day. If yours are that way and you haven't fed
> recently I can't help :-( Sorry


I suspected I overfed them.... my bad. Is this harmful, or is this a
normal storage mechanism?




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[Tedd]

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> My Dwarf frogs have bloated tummies!
>
> Why?
>
> What to do?
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it used to be the day after i fed with the bloodworms they would look slightly
'bloated', it should pass in a day or two. i have since learned to better
estimate the amount of food they need. personally, i feed mine only twice a week
now. once with frog bits the other with bloodworms.

OTOH, i do have half a dozen females now who look perpetually bloated when
compared to the males, but that is normal once they are mature.

a good site that was recommended in another string you may have already seen:

http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Amphibiary/Hymenochirus.html

hth,

tedd.

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: Bloated dwarf frogs?
>From:
>Date: 11/12/2003 6:06 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: <sWzsb.30715$Ws6.12634@edtnps84>
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>James and Vikki Gilby > wrote:
>> Mine get that way when the get more than their share of blood worms, but it
>> goes away by the next day. If yours are that way and you haven't fed
>> recently I can't help :-( Sorry
>
>
>I suspected I overfed them.... my bad. Is this harmful, or is this a
>normal storage mechanism?

I would continue to feed them on a daily basis. However, reduce the amount you
are feeding.
Smaller, daily feedings would be better than a couple larger ones.

[Mike Edwardes]

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> >Subject: Re: Bloated dwarf frogs?
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> >Date: 11/12/2003 6:06 PM Central Standard Time
> >Message-id: <sWzsb.30715$Ws6.12634@edtnps84>
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> >James and Vikki Gilby > wrote:
> >> Mine get that way when the get more than their share of blood worms, but it
> >> goes away by the next day. If yours are that way and you haven't fed
> >> recently I can't help :-( Sorry

> >I suspected I overfed them.... my bad. Is this harmful, or is this a
> >normal storage mechanism?

Not only harmful, potentially lethal for this species. They can eat
themselves to death.

> I would continue to feed them on a daily basis. However, reduce the amount you
> are feeding. Smaller, daily feedings would be better than a couple larger ones.

They don't need feeding every day - every other day is better. Samll
feedings even then, i.e only as much food as is completely eaten in a
few minutes.
http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Amphibiary/Hymenochirus.html

Mike.
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To followup, the flogs have un-bloated, and are doing ok. I've cut back on
their food.


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[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: Bloated dwarf frogs?
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>Date: 11/17/2003 6:40 PM Central Standard Time
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>To followup, the flogs have un-bloated, and are doing ok. I've cut back on
>their food.
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That's great.
However, don't let them get skinny.
They should have a bit of a belly.