Why did my frog die? :(

[elHaylio]

I've had a young male Southern bell frog (Litoria raniformis) for over a year. He was doing really well and the only tadpole that survived out of 3. He's approx. 7cm nose to bottom. As far as I could tell, he was eating well but didn't seem him catch any of the bugs I put in his tank the last few days. This afternoon I found him dead, swollen and bloated floating in the water.

Where did I go wrong? Very sad RIP Fat Tony

 

[TylototritonGuy]

I've had a young male Southern bell frog (Litoria raniformis) for over a year. He was doing really well and the only tadpole that survived out of 3. He's approx. 7cm nose to bottom. As far as I could tell, he was eating well but didn't seem him catch any of the bugs I put in his tank the last few days. This afternoon I found him dead, swollen and bloated floating in the water.

Where did I go wrong? Very sad RIP Fat Tony

What were you feeding him on? Was he bloated for a while before he died?

 

[Herptiles]

Ditto-- more details on your diet (and enclosure) would be helpful.

 

[elHaylio]

Ditto-- more details on your diet (and enclosure) would be helpful.

Hi there, sorry for the late reply. No, he wasn't bloated before he died. He was fed on crickets, flies and centipedes. His enclosure is a tank with pebble bottom, container with water for swimming, sticks to climb and fake plants

thanks

 

[FireStar]

I'm sorry to hear about your frog. I have a Southern Bell too.
I don't think feeding him centipedes was the best idea as centipedes are venomous and give painful bites.

 

[TylototritonGuy]

Hi there, sorry for the late reply. No, he wasn't bloated before he died. He was fed on crickets, flies and centipedes. His enclosure is a tank with pebble bottom, container with water for swimming, sticks to climb and fake plants

thanks

Do you mean Centipedes or Millipedes? Never heard of centipedes being used for live foods before, depends on the species of Centipede though (Such as Scolopendra), as FireStar said they are a venomous species and even though they aren't like Rattlesnakes or Gila Monsters, they are still venomous and can be a bit like a Bee/Wasp sting +.

I think that might of been the reason aswell, however in the wild I do believe animals wont be fussy but in this case it might of been the demise of the animal. Species from the Mantella or Dendrobatidae family are obviously renowned for being able to convert the toxin's from their prey and absorb it to their own advantage. But in this case I highly doubt this happened, one of the Centipedes could of easily of bitten the frog and caused some sort of problem.