Lopsided frog?

[alia258]

Have three canyon tree frogs and one has a lopsided stomach. Is that because of gravity just weighing on the frog or is this abnormal? I also have three tadpoles of the same species and they're all wild caught. The adults have a mite that would bother other frogs, but according to the Internet, don't bother this species.



The other two are healthy looking and hanging out in their favorite places







I know it looks like he's squished behind the rock but he's been back there plenty of times and the rocks generally don't move, so don't worry about that

 

[absolutangel04]

The lop-sidedness is probably a deformation either from genetics or environmental factors. Since the frog is an adult, I wouldn't worry about it as long he seems otherwise healthy.

 

[alia258]

The frog looks even now, and he looked that way when I caught him, it's just that turned sideways his body is affected largely by gravity. Is it normal for a frogs body to be all soupy like that?

 

[absolutangel04]

Sorry, I thought you were saying it's like that all the time. That is not normal for any frogs that I have experience with, but I don't have any experience with this particular frog.

 

[alia258]

Oh dear, the Internet won't give me a good answer either maybe ill just have to wait and see :/

 

[absolutangel04]

Maybe his belly was just empty? Is it only one frog you see it happening in or multiples?

 

[fish tips shaun]

I have 5 frogs not the same as u I have 1 green and gold bell frog and 4 common brown frogs I have seen this'd in one of my frogs and they were all wild caugh I think it's a deformity cause i caugh it in a small hole in a hanging pot plant with a small amount of water were the others were caugh in large koi ponds

 

[alia258]

So it's a deformity then? I guess since its not hurting the frog it'll be okay now I just need to keep them out of the lightbulb covers :/

 

[fish tips shaun]

Remember frogs are reptiles they will be there cas it's worm for them . have u put a heater in there water this will keep them down the bottom that works with mine anyway .

 

[alia258]

Hey Shaun, I only understood about half of what you said my friend. I have the heater in the water, it keeps the temp at 78° and I can't change it. At night though they keep going into the light covers even though the heater is on all the time, so I'm confused as to why they do that

 

[smomus]

Do you have caves they can hide in? Perhaps that will keep them out of the lights...?

 

[alia258]

I do have caves, yes. They're jumping into this thing during the night, one always sits on top of the bulb



My one frog just looked really bloated a minute ago but went back to his regular shape. Its the one I guessed was a male, what's up with that?