Quote Originally Posted by Clarina1980 View Post
Very worried about my little Toad. He was wild and I saved him from a block of ice back in January. He has been thriving ever since in a viv filled with Soil and a pool of water so he can take a dip. He was not much bigger than my thumb nail but now fills my whole palm.

Took him out today and he looked a bit weird. His front legs don't seem to work and he doesn't have any balance. When I put him in his pool he flips onto his back and can't turn back over. Now he still seems to be trying to eat and he looks with it, not dozy or anything and he's kind of dragging himself around.

Any ideas?? Does this spell disaster Poor Boris!
Do you use calcium with vitamin D 3 supplement powder to dust his food? If not, get some and start using it immediately. Lightly dust his food use a pinch in a Baggie or cup and swoosh or gently shake it. If you haven't been using it, use it daily until the symptoms resolve, then every other day. An amphibian multivitamin powder should be used and lightly dusted on his food one day a week, but not on the same day as the calcium. Be sure the calcium has vitamin D3 in it or he won't absorb it properly.

If this is the cause, it needs treated quickly now that it has progressed. Otherwise he will start having seizures and paralysis soon.

If you are using supplements we'll need to look further into why he is having these symptoms.

Do you use dechlorinator for his water?

What type of soil do you use?

Please keep us posted and we'll be happy to help.