Is this normal??

dinger · #1 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 10:08 AM

Hi, last year we built a pond in our garden. We are thrilled to have it so active already. My biggest phobia was frogs but now i'm fasinated!
I've been watching closely their activities...yesterday however i noticed a frog with 2 distinct sacs coming from its rear...is this normal? and what are they????

I do have pictures but not sure if i can post them on the forums anyone with any info that they could share on this would be greatly recieved.

dinger · #2 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 10:38 AM

i was being stupid...something you'll have to get used too...heres the pic

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSCF0017.jpg

Paul mabbott · #3 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dinger

i was being stupid...something you'll have to get used too...heres the pic

I've seen nothing like it. Might be worth contacting Froglife? Froglife - conserving native frogs, toads, newts, lizards, snakes
or looking at their disease sheet: http://www.froglife.org/FAS/AH&D%20low%20res.pdf

Lords and Ladies · #4 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 02:46 PM

Urrrg... that looks nasty.

It's very emaciated too.

Definitely worth emailing your pic to froglife with a few details of where and when.

eeyore · #5 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 03:12 PM

i'd say it has a distended rectal membrane - never seen it on a frog before but i've seen similar on cows (just on a bigger scale). definitely needs togo to an ambphimbian hospital but i'd say chances are good that it will be an ex frog in the not to distant

Beryl · #6 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 04:30 PM

There are some frogs which do this. They have glands at the rea which they can blow up to look like a pair of eye to warn of prediter if in danger. Suposildy meant to look like a large pair of eyes

dinger · #7 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 06:01 PM

Thanks for the replies everyone...i've e-mailed froglife and attached the pic , just waiting for a reply.
I can't find her at the mo she's either hopped off into the bushes or in the depths of the pond. I'll keep my eyes open for her. I have a friendly vet so i think i'll give him a call and see if he has any ideas too...no doubt he'll roll his eyes and groan at me! i do have a habit of taking in and looking after waifes and strays of all descriptions

Wild-Woman · #8 (**permalink**) 15-03-2007, 06:39 PM

I think this frog is a poorly frog personally. Never seen this before. I wonder if it's been crushed and that's it's insides. It also looks very thin to me.

dinger · #9 (**permalink**) 16-03-2007, 11:03 AM

A quick update...after thinking the worst yesterday about the frog having not being able to find her since i took the photograph this morning there she was....looking much worse. I have now removed her from the pond and will send another pic to froglife to show the difference since yesterday.

heres a pic http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSCF0022.jpg its now looking even more gruesome than yesterday.