Odd bugs???

[pj1298]

well by the time i got back from school he was dead... i dont know what happened to him but now hes up in toad heaven. i think he didnt die from the bugs but they could had contributed to it. he has been eating scarcely and he the last day he hasnt been burrowed. and also the tempurture kept on fluctuating so that could had been it too. how can i prevent these bugs from coming into his cage? it was a screen top. i wanted to get a pac man frog with my spare 10 gallon but now that hes gone i can use this instead but 1st i need to know how to prevent the bugs.

[Poly]

If you cannot fit the toad/amphibian into your lifestyle/daily routiene and keep the temperatures normal, humidity level and vivarium clean, and free of foreign insects, then I would not recommend buying another amphibian. The SECOND you noticed the insects you should have removed them, and cleaned the entire tank. They may not have killed the toad, but it is a possibilty, and clearly, not worth risking!

What did you keep the temperature at?

What did you keep the humidity at?

Did you mist daily?

How frequently did you change it's water and what did you have for a water bowl?

Could it have ingested something that caused impaction? (i.e Small stones, bark chips, moss?)

How frequently did you change the coco-fibre?

Did you handle it alot?

Where did you feed it, in the tank, or in a seperate tank?

Could you post a photot of the dead toad?

When it was alive, was it skinny or fat?

Did you feed mealworms as a staple? Did you dust it's food with calcium & vitamin power?

Just some things to look at, maybe something had to do with it's death rather than natural causes...

Oh, and was it Wild Caugh or a Captive Bred toad bought for a pet store?

[Poly]

Also, could you post a photo of it's set-up?

When it was dead, did it look bloated or skinny?

Was it discoloured?

Excusing it's death as "i dont know what happened to him" and saying "but now hes up in toad heaven" is not a great attitude to have IMHO.

That's carelessness...