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hey i noticed a bit ago that there is this big reddish sack on the "butt" area of my male wtf, please tell me what this could be i'll do my best to get a pic of it today....
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1.1 leopard gecko (goliath, gebco)
0.0.1 hypo red bearded dragon (puff the magic dragon)
0.0.1 schnieder's skink (ghandi)
1.0 white's dumpy treefrog (buddha)
0.0.1 house gecko (geico) (currently missing)
1.0 rabbit (oreo)
0.1 dogs (kristy)
1.2 cats (joey, megahertz, tinkerbell)
2.0 goulian finchs (billy and bobby)

Sounds like a prolapse. You will need to get your froggie to a vet ASAP. Sometimes it corrects itself but can often return unless the cause is taken care of.

What is your set-up? Temps, substrate, decore? What have you been feeding it? Size of food item?

A prolapse can be cause by several things... food items too large causing a blockage... accidental swallowing of incorrect substrate (like when some people use Repti-bark or gravel as a substrate)... or parasites.

It's best to evaluate your set-up and get the frog to a vet.
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Heather
The Gang (1.1.0 agalychnis callidryas, 0.2.0 bufo spinulosus, 4.0.0 osteopilus septentrionalis)

ellasmommie@yahoo.com

ok hes pretty small i have him in a ten gallon currently with a bromiliad, a small homemade waterfall with bed a beast as the substrate, i have a normal 60 watt bulb on one side of the tank, umm he had this when i first got him and it went away for awhile, but then it came back and it was huge now its shrinking again, umm, i hate to say this and please don't give me crap for it, but is there any other way to take care of it without a vet visit, i'm 16 and don't really currently have the money to take him to a vet...another thing, how cold can it get during the night for him, cuz right now its getting pretty cold cuz it is winter i mean my room is typically pretty warm so its not like freezing but yea you get the point
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1.1 leopard gecko (goliath, gebco)
0.0.1 hypo red bearded dragon (puff the magic dragon)
0.0.1 schnieder's skink (ghandi)
1.0 white's dumpy treefrog (buddha)
0.0.1 house gecko (geico) (currently missing)
1.0 rabbit (oreo)
0.1 dogs (kristy)
1.2 cats (joey, megahertz, tinkerbell)
2.0 goulian finchs (billy and bobby)

yea, i started him out on reptibark like a month or 2 ago, but yea saw him almostswallow some so now hes on bed a beast
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1.1 leopard gecko (goliath, gebco)
0.0.1 hypo red bearded dragon (puff the magic dragon)
0.0.1 schnieder's skink (ghandi)
1.0 white's dumpy treefrog (buddha)
0.0.1 house gecko (geico) (currently missing)
1.0 rabbit (oreo)
0.1 dogs (kristy)
1.2 cats (joey, megahertz, tinkerbell)
2.0 goulian finchs (billy and bobby)

For now, what I would do is set him up in a bare tank. Put moist paper towel on the bottom and a couple hide spots (potho clippings work really well because they can last a VERY long time without actually being in soil. What I do I just put them in the water dish.) Offer clean, treated water evey couple hours and watch him closely.

I'm sure that later today (once others get home from work and such) you will get other responces on this matter and perhaps someone will have other tips for you. Do you have a regular vet for your other animals? Perhaps see if you can call and talk to the Dr. I know that others have had some success in gently easing the prolapse back in, but I really wouldn't try it myself for fear of stressing the frog and causing other problems.

See if perhaps your parents can call around for you, find a herp vet in your area. Maybe you can even find one that will look at your frog and bill you later, or allow you to make payments?

I wish you and your froggie the best of luck and I really do hope that he will be ok!!
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Heather
The Gang (1.1.0 agalychnis callidryas, 0.2.0 bufo spinulosus, 4.0.0 osteopilus septentrionalis)

ellasmommie@yahoo.com

There is a technique to help prolapses using sugar water, but I'm not sure of the specifics of this treatment. Does anybody else have more details?
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0.0.5 Blue Dendrobates Auratus
3.2.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Hymenochirus boettgeri)
2.2.0 Asian Floating Frogs (Occidozyga Lima)
1.1.0 White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

Hey, dagangsta, I totally identify with your situation! seeing as Im also 16 (and unemployed with a missing house gecko too:O!), Try contacting some kind of vet, depending on where you live that can be quite a challange! maybe get the address of a reputable frog vet from someone else, and send them an e-mail, or **gasp** the old fashion kind of letter! When you get the whole problem with the "thingie" sorted out, you should look into getting a bigger tank, seeing as 10 gallons is quite a bit to small. galss tanks can get very expensive but we made a 55 gallon viv. for under $100 can.! it looks really neat! we used verigated(sp?) plastic to form the tank (about$15 @home depot) and a screen repair kit to make a nice hinged door on the front. on top we have a section cut the plastic cut out and replaced with plexi glass for the lighting fixtire (we won the lighting fixture at a LFS, but it sounds like you already have one). all this slides into a cabnet we got at a garage sale for $5, its kind of hard to picture, but I was really happy with the result.
Be sure to fill us in on your frogs progress!
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0.1.0. Leo
1.0.0. Sneaky House Gecko
0.1.0. WTF (looking for a breeder male!)