Yesterday morning, he was fine. As a matter of fact, the night before I had heard him squeak twice so I was excited because I know that means he's male. So I turned on his UV light, said good morning, changed his water, misted him, made sure he had crix for the day.



I went off to school to take tests, came home, said hello to him again, then went off to do my daily things.



So last night I go in there to turn off his light, spray him again and say goodnight, and there he is flipped over on his back. He was so over-inflated I was afraid to touch him. But I picked him up and he was just so... huge with air in the palm of my hand, then he yawned and threw his head back like my tree frogs did when they were shedding. So I assumed he was shedding, put him right-side up in his tank and watched him. He yawned a few more times, then fell back over onto his back.



I got real worried so I picked him up to let him shed in my hand, so that if he fell over I could right him immediately. Well, I guess he wasn't shedding because all of a sudden every ounce of air seemed like it was squeezed out of him. He let out a short squeek, kicked his legs back and died in my hand. I have no idea what happened to him.



If anyone could give me any sort of clue as to what happened to my poor little guy, I'd appreciate it. Part of me thinks it may have been impaction because I noticed his stool had some of the green moss in it that I spread around his tank.



He never even made it to two inches in length.



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Amanda ^_^



"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to." ~Alfred A. Montapert

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