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I'm practically on the verge of tears.
On Friday night, when I left to go to work for the weekend, she was out and eating. Although I had noticed her acting funny, I had attributed it to her holding eggs. When I returned on Sunday night, I hadn't seen her but saw her green coloration in the Coco Hut. I didn't want to disturb her. When I came home from class today, I thought it was odd that I hadn't seen her. Concerned, I lifted up her Coco Hut to a disturbing sight. Turned on her back, severely thin, and her green had turned to blue on all but her back.
I don't know what could have happened, but if it was due to the "dying environment" around her, I want to hang my head in shame. I fed her properly, giving her adequate supplementation of vitamins and calcium, I never overfed her and I never stressed her out intentionally. I kept humidity and temperature consistent to those required for her proper physiology.
I feel absolutely terrible. My ABG mix had arrived today, and I returned from Home Depot with a Jeep full of plants ready to set up her new viv. For almost 6 years, I have kept fish in extremely well-kept aquariums, and I have attempted to do the best for my frog that my girlfriend purchased for me as a gift in July for my birthday. Any time I experience a death of an animal, I cannot help but think it was all my fault. I am not returning to this hobby; I feel as if her death is directly my fault, although I cannot pinpoint as to where I went wrong.
What really makes this sad is that my girlfriend and I mutually broke up, on good terms, on Saturday evening. It hurt to have to call her and tell her that our pride and joy had passed away. I am sincerely sorry if anyone ever felt I was a bad example to the hobby, for any reason at all. I want to thank all of you for the care and dedication that you put into the hobby, as well as the tremendous advice I have received since July.
Nicholas Zito
-Oh and how should I dispose of her? I have always believed in burying such an animal, but I live in NYC and can't do this anywhere. Would it be absolutely wrong to freeze her in a plastic container until I can bring her back to Long Island, or is that just plain weird?
On Friday night, when I left to go to work for the weekend, she was out and eating. Although I had noticed her acting funny, I had attributed it to her holding eggs. When I returned on Sunday night, I hadn't seen her but saw her green coloration in the Coco Hut. I didn't want to disturb her. When I came home from class today, I thought it was odd that I hadn't seen her. Concerned, I lifted up her Coco Hut to a disturbing sight. Turned on her back, severely thin, and her green had turned to blue on all but her back.
I don't know what could have happened, but if it was due to the "dying environment" around her, I want to hang my head in shame. I fed her properly, giving her adequate supplementation of vitamins and calcium, I never overfed her and I never stressed her out intentionally. I kept humidity and temperature consistent to those required for her proper physiology.
I feel absolutely terrible. My ABG mix had arrived today, and I returned from Home Depot with a Jeep full of plants ready to set up her new viv. For almost 6 years, I have kept fish in extremely well-kept aquariums, and I have attempted to do the best for my frog that my girlfriend purchased for me as a gift in July for my birthday. Any time I experience a death of an animal, I cannot help but think it was all my fault. I am not returning to this hobby; I feel as if her death is directly my fault, although I cannot pinpoint as to where I went wrong.
What really makes this sad is that my girlfriend and I mutually broke up, on good terms, on Saturday evening. It hurt to have to call her and tell her that our pride and joy had passed away. I am sincerely sorry if anyone ever felt I was a bad example to the hobby, for any reason at all. I want to thank all of you for the care and dedication that you put into the hobby, as well as the tremendous advice I have received since July.
Nicholas Zito
-Oh and how should I dispose of her? I have always believed in burying such an animal, but I live in NYC and can't do this anywhere. Would it be absolutely wrong to freeze her in a plastic container until I can bring her back to Long Island, or is that just plain weird?