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Dart frog question

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I have two green and black dart frogs, and yesterday when I was cleaning their tank, one of the frogs stretched out his legs and "played dead" I was lifeless until I touched its feet, and then it hopped away. Do they play dead? Also they have very fat bellies...is that normal for a dart. Before my dwarf african water frog died his belly got really bloated before he "croaked". Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
I had green and black auratuses for a couple years and never experienced them "playing dead". If no one can answer this question in this forum, I would post this on www.frognet.org. It is a great resource for dart frog owners and there are tons of really nice and experienced froggers more than happy to answer questions.

Hope this helps.
 
Your frog might have been shedding. I have seen some of my tree frogs contort themselves trying to get rid of their old skin.lol i have never noticed this with my auratus though. hope your frogs will be ok.
-Joe
 
Playing dead is normal when the frog is stressed. I had some red galacs that would exhibit this behavior at times.

Nothing to worry about.
 
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