American Toad With Broken legs?

[Greg M]

Welcome!

Amen to Kurt's comments! Mixing species is rarely a good idea - while I won't say never, it's something best left to the very experienced. I also personally believe that 60 or 90 days quarantine is preferable - it can take a while for certain health issues to become apparent. I also believe (and not everyone may agree) that profilactic Chytrid treatment is a must before a new frog/toad (especially wild) is introduced - without treatment, it is simply too easy to contaminate frogs in other cages. Ask if you need help with this. Finally, I really really highly recommend finding a knowledgeable vet in your area and taking the toad to see him/her. If nothing else, the vet would be able to humanely euthanize the toad if it is needlessly suffering. Hopefully, it won't come to that!

Very best of luck, and please post any questions that come up!

[artes]

The reason firebelly toads have the bright orange bellies is so that they can flash them to warn predators that they're toxic. The toxins ooze out slowly and will eventually kill the other frogs in time. The only time the toxins come out promptly is if the toad is eaten. Please remove any frogs from the firebelly's enclosure that are not firebellies, especially if they're wild caught.

As for the toad, I would try to find a vet for him, and get him set up in a separate and small enclosure, to help him catch bugs.

[Greg M]

I find that small "critter keeper" or similar plastic tanks, with a small water dish and paper towel substrate (a thin layer of paper towels that has been rinsed and soaked in treated "frog" water), make good quarantine cages. The small size of the cage and the paper towel substrate make it easy for the toad to catch food, and make cleaning a snap. Get two of them and it makes it easy to move the toad when cleaning. If you end up treating for chytrid or parasites, having multiple identical small tanks makes life so much easier.

PS. Keep the tank in a quiet location with appropriate temp so to not stress the toad...

[John]

Kurt has it. Legs aren't broken, it's just a very sick little toad. There could be several reasons for this but from the sounds of things this one is pretty far gone and there's not much you could do for it without some vet intervention, and even then it's unlikely to recover.