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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8  View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 29 Jun 2003
Topic: toadlets
Just had some toadlets emerging from the water, however one one of them is having some real difficulty using its front legs, as they are 'sticking' to its chest. Is this a common phenomena? |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 29 Jun 2003
Topic: Bufo bufo ssp?
looks like a Bufo marinus to me, except the paratoids are slightly too small... |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 29 Jun 2003
Topic: toadlets
Thanks for the reply, Gemma. I had suspected that its development was stunted in some way; toads being as susceptible to runts as much as any other animal. These are the first toads I have reared and, compared to the froglets which we recently released into the wild following their successful metamorphoses(?), are comparatively small. Identifying runts, therefore, is somewhat harder. |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 02 Oct 2003
Topic: Front limb disorder.
Looking for advice from any toad owners or veterinaries out there. I have a young common toad (bufo bufo). I guess his age to be just under two years (he was 1.5cm when I found him this summer). He is growing at an incredible rate and is now 6cm (nose to tail). Over the past few weeks, he has gradually lost the ability to use his forelimbs to any great extent and moves by pushing his body with his hindlegs. His targeting ability, when compared to toads of similar age, is quite poor too; however, as he had a good number of targets to aim at, his intake of insects was adequate. Believing this onset to have been caused by some nutritional deficiency, I replaced his diet of gut loaded crickets and meal worms with a diet designed to mimic that of an insectivorous one encompassing a wide range of insects. This diet consists mainly of a vegetable enriched catfood, a light pinch of vitarep powder, a small quantity of powdered cornflakes and weetabix, a touch of honey and a few drops of milk to achieve the consistency of paste which he can swallow. This diet administered behind his tongue using a syringe. His 'soak/toilet pond' contains water treated with a aqua drops to dechlorinate and balance. My question is: has anyone else ever witnessed any similar forelimb immobility in any of their toads/frogs? If so, what is this disorder and how is it best treated? |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 03 Oct 2003
Topic: Front limb disorder.
Gemma, Now that you mention it, I do remember having had the same problem with emerging toadlets; in fact I even posted the question here, back in the Summer. It is very strange, though, that, if this is some sort of genetic trait, it has taken some time time to manifest itself... Do any other Frog/Toad keepers treat their tap water with dechlorinating drops before using it in a vivarium? Whilst Tubby (his name) is quite happy to hide in his flowerpot and feed without having to go hunting (40 years is a long time to care for a disabled toad!), I would still like to be able to recover the use of his limbs. Any more ideas anyone? |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 04 Oct 2003
Topic: Front limb disorder.
Thanks Gemma, I phoned the local veterinary sugery today and apparently one of their vets has good knowledge of fish/amphibians, so a chat with her on Monday may come up with a few tips and maybe even a cure. |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 06 Oct 2003
Topic: Front limb disorder.
The vet (lovely girl) couldn't say what was wrong with Tubby; however, she advised that. apart from a good diet and careful husbandry, there was little else that she could suggest, apart from a position for the vivarium where the animal could get a little more UV exposure. So, today Tubby was moved to a South facing Window sill and his already complex diet was supplemented with the mashed up calcium rich bones from a tin of red salmon! Is this the most pampered Common Toad ever heard of? |
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Craig Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 8 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 07 Oct 2003
Topic: Front limb disorder.
Tubby died today. |
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