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·I gave two cobalt tinc tadpoles to my daughters 3rd grade class to raise to froglets for their class pet. One of the tadpoles has developed a cyst like growth on its body between it's rear leg joint and it's body. It's rather large (about 60-70% of the tadpoles body size) and clear with fluid inside of it. It has what looks like a blood vessel running through it. Both it's back legs have developed normally and it has just popped it's front legs. It's had this growth for about a month now and the tadpole has continued to develop and eat normally otherwise it just seems to have this growth get in it's way. I wish I had a camera that worked to get a picture of this because I've never seen anything like it. None of the other tadpoles I've raised have developed this either. The teacher tried to pop it once with a needle and it seemed to shrivel up for a while and look like it was going to fall off, then it filled back up with fluid and got even bigger. Now that it's going to morph into a froglet and I was going to be caring for them over their Christmas break the teacher wants me to see if I can remove it since she thinks I'm the resident expert on the frogs (yeah right :roll: I've never dealt with this before either). What I was thinking of doing is waiting till it was a froglet and putting it in sterile pedilite with some antifungal medication in it and trying to detach this cyst. My biggest concern is this blood vessel and getting a closer look to see if it's running on the inside of the cyst or the outside because if this bleeds the frog could very well bleed to death.
Has ANYONE ever heard of this? Does anyone have a suggestion as to what to do for the frog? The kids have become attached but yet they understand that they may lose this frog because of this growth and are surprised it's lasted this long (They've named it Mr.Bubble :lol: ). I planned on replacing the frog if it died but I don't want to kill it to begin with. Suggestions :?:
Has ANYONE ever heard of this? Does anyone have a suggestion as to what to do for the frog? The kids have become attached but yet they understand that they may lose this frog because of this growth and are surprised it's lasted this long (They've named it Mr.Bubble :lol: ). I planned on replacing the frog if it died but I don't want to kill it to begin with. Suggestions :?: