i've concluded that my fowler's toad is dying of Metabolic Bone Disease, or starvation from being unable to eat because of MBD (he hasn't eaten in at least 2 weeks and i've never force fed him). No necropsy or xray scans but i've read about the symptoms and saw a few videos of reptiles with MBD and they act similarly to how my toad was acting. I've only fed it crickets that probably weren't fed right at my local petland, and i never dusted them with anything. Unfortunate, but now i know better for my smaller toad.

Regardless, he's been lying in a sprawled out position for the past few days. I thought he was already deceased last night but his legs were twitching every now and then and there was what seemed to be a heartbeat coming from his upper belly when i flipped him over. I left him to be. Now he hasn't moved his location but muscles are still twitching. Sometimes if i give him a small nudge he'll squirm a little, or even squirm on . His eyes don't move anymore, not even retract. His throat doesn't go up and down, but his muscles are still twitchy. His stomach is very soft now, yesterday at least he was bloated. I was going to bury him in my backyard last night but after seeing him still move i didn't want to bury him alive.

It's very sad for me to check up on him every hour and see him still moving occasionally knowing that he's dying a very slow death.. Is this normal? I've heard of people euthanizing by putting the animal in the freezer overnight. Is there anything i can do to make it easier for him? (probably should stop touching him to see if he's alive..)

thanks.