Infection in my Asian common toad?

[WilliamCWitherstone]

Does he usually eat mealworms? I have read that mealworms can cause impaction in amphibians due to the chitin. Hope he is ok...really lovely toad. Does he mind being soaked in warm honey water like a pacman (that helps them poop)? Hopefully someone will respond soon who is more knowledgeable about toads. The mass and red spot are weird.

So far I have fed him with crickets and mealworms. Since he stopped eating I bought also waxworms and bee pupae to see if the problem was him getting tired of mealworms but he still refused them. I’ve added electrolyte supplement to his water as I heard that might also help him poop but it didn’t work.

I’m not sure about the warm honey water though, should I try it?

[cwebster]

I know nothing about that species so hopefully someone more knowledgeable will answer soon. It seems to help pacman frogs who are impacted. Hope your toad is ok soon...really lovely.

[WilliamCWitherstone]

Went to a pet store which sells another species of Asian toad (Bufo gargarizans) and had a chat with the shopkeeper there yesterday. Showed him the above pictures and he said the darken region on his belly wasn't a big concern. He guessed that he stopped eating because of the lowered temperature initially, and after we turned on the heat lamp, it was probably too hot so that he continued to refuse food and soaked in water all day long. We then turned off the light and he seems to be more active now. We then tried to offer him a cricket and he finally took it!


Anyway we will still keep an eye on his weight to see if he's really fine. I hope it turns out that it's just me worrying too much!

[cwebster]

Am glad to hear the good news!

[WilliamCWitherstone]

I know nothing about that species so hopefully someone more knowledgeable will answer soon. It seems to help pacman frogs who are impacted. Hope your toad is ok soon...really lovely.

Thanks! He just started eating again today and also seems more active. It turned out that it was probably we heating his enclosure too much so that he stopped eating.

By the way, his name is William and here're more pictures of him. And yes he's a super lovely toad!



This is him right after shedding.


When he's shedding. I guess he's trying to rip up the dead skin on his back...