Can't figure out why my pet toads keep dying, Please Help!!

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Yes, but the stress of captivity (Humans, noises, other animals, improper care even though your care seems fine) makes the parasites symptoms worse, and the parasite overload can kill them

[elly]

Yeah, the questions about the usefulness UVB are mostly related to tree frogs that are largely nocturnal. Toads are much bolder and often hang around in daylight.

For some reason it seems a lot of pet owners have noticed wild frogs are more affected by parasites in captivity. Do you clean out and refill the dirt after a toad dies? Because the parasites might be building up in the tank environment. Where do you get your dirt?

[HL4EHalfLife]

Yes i do clean out the aquarium and the dirt i have used is just dug up from outside.

On a side note the babies i have now are still doing well, I've had them for about 3 weeks give or take and are showing no signs of becoming sick (dark/black skin, unstable walking,etc) so I'm starting to think the lack of UVB light is what was killing my toads.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

The dirt from outside probably had bacteria and other illnesses in it. I would imagine UVB being good for the toads anyways

[elly]

Could also be bacteria or fungus building up in the dirt. You could try heating it in an oven (that won't kill everything, but it may keep stuff down.)