Topic: Diagnosis of dead frog please anyone?

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A few weeks ago I found a small frog dead in the bottom of the pond, it had no red colouring on its legs or anything else noticeable. I presumed it was natural causes. Today I found, what I think is a large female, the belly was very big and firm, Im thinking eggs possibly, also dead at the bottom of the pond.

There was a jelly substance coming from the rear end, also the same jelly coming out of the mouth. The feet looked a dark pink, Im worried if this is the fatal red leg. All the others are sprightly and very active. They seem to have finished spawning now.

Does anyone have any ideas please, and if it is this awful disease is there any treatment at all?   

[macmac]

Perhaps they just....."croaked" ;D ;D ;D
Sorry about that we've got  a frog pond and I'm very fond of the little chaps,just been out there now and we've got our first taddies .Someone  on here is bound to have an answer ,good luck. :)

[Old bird]

Quite a few female frogs are killed in the actual "mating process".  They are jumped on by so many male frogs that they are drowned by them.  Possibly this?

Sad but it happens!

Old Bird

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[nilly71]

Quite a few female frogs are killed in the actual "mating process".  They are jumped on by so many male frogs that they are drowned by them.  Possibly this?

Sad but it happens!

Old Bird

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I was going to suggest the same thing.

Neil

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Thanks guys, yes drowning is a big probability.

Poor thing........ >:(

[shirlton]

We get a couple of dead females most years. Our problem as well is that they get their legs caught in the pond filter. Tony has to cover the case in plastic covered wire to stop them getting near to the pump

[Duke Ellington]

Quite a few female frogs are killed in the actual "mating process".  They are jumped on by so many male frogs that they are drowned by them. 

It is most definately A MANS WORLD
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I dont have a filter Shirl, just a natural puddle really....... ;D

Tell me about it Duke........what we poor lasses have to put up with eh? :P :D

[GrannieAnnie]

Might they have frozen during the winter?
Every Spring when we do pond clean-up we find a few dead frogs of all sizes.

Around here there are also frog predators like snakes, owls and hawks that carry the frogs off.
I watched an owl grappling for one once but the frog won.
My husband saw a hawk swoop down and grab one and flew off with the frog dangling like a pair of longjohns from the hawk's claws.

I imagine sometimes a frog might escape but die from injuries in the process anyway.
Nice your frogs have you as "Froggie Advocate".