these are common questions asked frequently to get a better understanding of whats wrong with the frog so that we can help you revive it. your frog may also be aestivating which is another form of hibernation, but this is not natural. this means that something is wrong with the cage. If you cant provide us with basic husbandry info than go ahead and kill it with the regret that you did nothing to save her. I sense a huge part of guilt in your last response and I think instead of getting mad you should take responsibility and take our advice. a huge part of loving an animal is understanding how to take care of them in captivity. I do understand you have bred aquatic clawed frogs, but those are a very easy and prolific species. toads are a little more tricky when it comes to enclosures.
It is very possible that this frog reached the end of its life with parasites, since it is wild caught, but thats what happens when you take an animal from the wild, bring it inside, and dont give it any vitamins and medicine. I actually did the same thing last year with a western toad, but I could not afford to have the frog's feces examined and could not afford to give him medicine for parasites so I released him back into the lake I found him in a week later.
Now, If you have made it this far into reading I appreciate for hanging in there. I strongly advise you to keep hope and do something to help her. You can go to the store and get unflavored pedialyte in the children's section. I may be wrong, but I believe the proper ratio is one part pedialyte and 10 parts water. You want the water to be free of chlorine so you can either let the chlorine evaporate if you leave the water in an uncovered pot over night or the best solution is to go to a local pet store and get a water conditioner for $4. have the water at a warm temperature (with the pedialyte) and soak the frog for 20 mins. when you are done, use warm treated water to clean off any residual pedialyte. honey works well in a warm bath. use a few drops of honey in warm water and soak for 20 mins. these pedialyte baths give the frog electrolytes along with a few vitamins. do these soaks every day. the honey helps too, but pedialyte is what you want to use first.
ok so now you need to feed your frog. you can use nightcrawlers bought at your local walmart (make sure they are unscented) and mash them up. If you can get a feeding syringe than this will help a lot. use a disinfected card (to disinfect use a 10% bleach solution in warm water, let sit for ten minutes, rinse with hot water) to gently pry open the mouth and work the worms slowly in to see if the frog will swallow. be patient with this process because it can stress the frog to some degree but not enough to kill it.
this is basic steps to a toad with MBD, which I think is what your toad has. MBD is metabolic bone disease which is caused from a deficiency such as calcium. symptoms include closed eyes, lethargy, and loss of appetite. now once your frog is back on its feet I think its time to give her back to nature or pay for powder vitamins, proper lighting, hygrometer, thermometer, and substrate. having a frog is expensive, even if it is a local breed. good luck!





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