Hi all. I noticed that nearly all of my frogs were shedding this morning. Several of them have shed just days ago. I did some searching on google.com and found that excessive shedding could be signs of a chytrid fungus attack. Is this possible with CB animals that have not been introduced to any WC frogs? Also, I havent added any new frogs to my collection for a long time. The only change I can think of is the feeding. I have heavily increased the feeding over the past couple weeks so that my frogs would gain some weight. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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chytrid fungus??
FrogGirl80
Sep 05, 2003 08:14 AM
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andersonii85
Sep 05, 2003 10:41 AM
Hello. Don't be worried about them shedding because all frogs shed their skin often; however, it is skin sloughing that you have to watch for. By this I mean just small sections coming off. Captive animals can contract batrachochytrium; in fact, this was how the disease was discovered! Anyway, by feeding your frogs a lot they will tend to shed more often, especially if they are still not adult size. There are other symptoms of the disease like skin lesions and a reduction in activity. Most likely your animals are ok but in the event other symptoms occur get them to an amphib specialist vet right away.
Good luck
