Treating Possible Metabolic Bone Disorder (MBD) for American Toad

[Larry Wardog]

Hi again. I'm still not having any luck getting her interested in eating. I ordered some wax worms and have ended up smashing them into a paste that I can feed her through a syringe, just to give her some kind of nutrition. She was very gaunt and weak this morning so I'm getting very worried. I'm not sure how to get her healthy again; she has the UVB bulb 12 hours a day and I have been soaking her in water with Flukers Liquid Calcium.

Hello sorry to hear that you're having some issues still. It could be really hard to get a toad to eat around this time especially whatever they are supposed to be hibernating. It just messes with their internal clocks. One thing that you can do now is either increase the temperature a little bit and increase the humidity to try and get the toad to think that it's in a warmer season.

You might end up having to keep feeding by opening the Toads mouth for a while. I know it sucks but that might be the only way to go until the toad gets strong enough and healthy enough to want to eat on its own.

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[gamecube]

Thanks for your continued help, Larry.

Unfortunately, she continued to decline quickly and passed away last night.

[cwebster]

Am sorry to hear he didnt make it.

[cwebster]

Am sorry to hear he didnt make it. Am also trying to rehab a toad with MBD and am hoping for the best.