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 Fire Belly toad help

Today, I was feeding my FB. I have gravel on the bottom, and big rocks on top. I think one of the little ones somehow got to the top. When she aimed for it, she missed, and she was swallowing something... I’m not sure she swallowed it but I think she did. Is this bad?



08/15/09  12:25am

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   Message To: Gsb92606   In reference to Message Id: 2057265


 Fire Belly toad help

possibly, depends on the size of what they swallowed. when feeding my toads, they have swallowing really small things before on accident (grains of sand or dirt) and it didnt hurt them. often i find remains of things they eat in their poo, like bug legs or wings. if you think there could be a problem take them to a vet.
08/15/09  11:22am

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   Message To: Wackymoon   In reference to Message Id: 2057443


 Fire Belly toad help

we can’t take him to the vet because of the expense
08/15/09  02:46pm

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 Fire Belly toad help

Vet wouldn’t be able to do much anyway. This is why you don’t use larger substrate with lunge predators. There’s not much you can do except watch and hope for the best. Change her over to either larger river rocks that can’t be swallowed, or cocofiber that can be easily passed.

You can administer olive oil on a cricket and get her to eat it to help her lube up her bowls, but I have not heard of this method working on gravel.
08/16/09  06:51pm

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   Message To: Sh0e   In reference to Message Id: 2058318


 Fire Belly toad help

HE SURVIVED! YEAH!!! I use river rocks on top but like I said I have two substates one layer on top, other on bottom. The smaller gravels are on bottom, but somehow it got on top! But, yeah, vets couldn’t do much for a little frog... like do surgery or somethin? LOL



08/26/09  08:51pm


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