slowfoot
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Hi all,
I have an old chubby frog (Kaloula pulchra) that has had an eye problem for quite some time. She's at least 20 years old, and my parents have been keeping her for me for the last 10 or so years as I moved all over the country. They surprised me recently (the bad kind of surprise) by dropping her off during a recent visit. So she's my responsibility again
Anyway, on to the eye issue: For the last 5 or so years, she's had this whitish-grayish film around the edges of both eyes. She's also gotten a bit more pop-eyed over the years. The white areas have been very very slowly getting larger. I'll try to get some pictures of it later. Otherwise, she seems fine. She can definitely see movement and eats well.
Random info: She's in a 5 gallon tank with an organic topsoil/coco fiber/dead leaf substrate, which she spend most of her time buried in. There's a small water dish for soaking, filled with de-chlorinated water. She is fed mainly crickets, with the occasional mealworm or waxworm.
I'm just wondering if this is part of the natural frog aging process or if it's something I should look into getting fixed. There's a vet school here that welcomes exotic patients, but I'm just not sure it's worth the stress to Fatty if this isn't a real problem.
I have an old chubby frog (Kaloula pulchra) that has had an eye problem for quite some time. She's at least 20 years old, and my parents have been keeping her for me for the last 10 or so years as I moved all over the country. They surprised me recently (the bad kind of surprise) by dropping her off during a recent visit. So she's my responsibility again
Anyway, on to the eye issue: For the last 5 or so years, she's had this whitish-grayish film around the edges of both eyes. She's also gotten a bit more pop-eyed over the years. The white areas have been very very slowly getting larger. I'll try to get some pictures of it later. Otherwise, she seems fine. She can definitely see movement and eats well.
Random info: She's in a 5 gallon tank with an organic topsoil/coco fiber/dead leaf substrate, which she spend most of her time buried in. There's a small water dish for soaking, filled with de-chlorinated water. She is fed mainly crickets, with the occasional mealworm or waxworm.
I'm just wondering if this is part of the natural frog aging process or if it's something I should look into getting fixed. There's a vet school here that welcomes exotic patients, but I'm just not sure it's worth the stress to Fatty if this isn't a real problem.