[AquaticLife] African Dwarf Frog STUCK on moss ball

 

This morning I noticed my "silly" little african dwarf frog holding onto the side of a moss ball in their tank. After I got home from work 8 hours later, I noticed he's still on the moss ball, but was now on what appeared to be the opposite side. I lifted the lid of my aquarium to do some cleaning and everyone in the tank darted away except for him, which I thought was odd.
Then I saw it... His front little feet were stuck IN the moss ball. Like, he clawed his little feet deep into the moss ball, got them tangled and couldn't get free. He was apparently like that for EIGHT HOURS unable to get air. I knew they could stay underwater for a while, but 8 hours? I scooped him (and the moss ball attached to him) up towards the surface and carefully tore at the moss ball until his little feet were free. He's alive, though I'm not sure how. His front feet didn't seem in the best condition, it almost looked like he had them balled into little fists. I've never heard of this before--I thought moss balls were safe.

Anyone have experience with this?

If he did in fact hurt his feet, any ideas on what I could do?

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