Help! Sick American toad!

[kueluck]

That is heartbreaking and I wish I had an answer but do not. Please keep this thread updated as to her condition. Is there any discoloration on her? I found this link on disorders and diseases, hope it's not to late for her.

[Lutrani]

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your help. Turns out it was a vitamin A deficiency! I was able to force feed her a cricket dusted with some new vitamin powder chock full of vitamin A, and she recovered overnight! She's still a little bit shaky when jumping, but other than that she's back to normal. Thanks for all your help everyone.

[kueluck]

WOOOHOOOOO. So relieved she is doing better. I lost my Rosie (Fowler's toad) earlier this summer because she was egg bound and know how sad it can be. Toads are my favorite amphibians, true toads that is.

[Lutrani]

Thank you for the kind words Gail, and I'm sorry for your loss. Actually I'm surprised to hear that amphibians can become egg bound, I always thought that problem was restricted to reptiles. I'm very glad I've heard this from you though, as all my toads are female and I can now look out for this problem if it occurs in the future. And yeah, true toads are awesome . I live in Canada and we only have the American toad, but I'd love to live in a place with many different wild toads. I went on a trip to Arizona recently and couldn't believe the number of species we found in the wild.