Hi. My little toad, Gwen Stefani, recently had this same issue. Here's what we learned: The problem was a laceration to the abdomen. The herniated mess was her intestines. I wasn't sure what had specifically caused the wound but did narrow it down to a couple of potential factors. Gwen had recently been pregnant and her belly had been stretched to a wonderful balloon shape for a while. Her injury happened almost immediately after she laid her eggs. Her companion, Kevin Sorbo, was an aggressive little guy who may have been too rough with her and her tender belly and inadvertantly wounded her. The other, and more probably factor, was that she had gotten cut on something in the tank. Either way, the little toad was alert and active for a few days but had no chance of recovery. I was hopeful and cared for her by placing her in a small clear bottomed glass dish with distilled water. The clear bottom was important to be able to check on her injury without disturbing her. The water was changed daily by sucking it out with a sanitized turkey baster and fresh water put in. The main focus was keeping her comfortable and calm. I was fortunate to find a vet who deals with firebelly toads and took her in for a visit. The vet was great however things were not looking good. Here was the prognosis: Due to the time that Gwen's herniated intestines were exposed she had developed an infection which then went septic. There was no hope. The options regarding her care were try to sedate her and put her organs back in and stitch the wound. Aftercare would have involved heavy antibiotics. The other choice was euthanasia. Given how bad the infection was euthanasia was the only remaining choice. Given how sensitive these little toads are the sedatives would likely have killed her. Her chance of survival would have been higher if we had cught it almost immediately. The habitat is kept weirdly clean so the chance of infection would have been low and she may have pulled through. Given how alert she was right up until the end I was quite optimistic but the vet informed me that as prey animals that's how they all handle injury and illness. It can be hard to identify when a little firebelly is sick.

For anyone in Victoria, BC the vet who handles firebelly toads is Christie MacIntyre at Glenview Animal Hospital. Veterinarians Victoria British Columbia | Glenview Animal Hospital, BC

I hope this is helpful to anyone else dealing with this type of issue.