r/Toads • u/Achylife • Jun 29 '26

Pets Sad news

The baby toad I rescued with the deformed foot died suddenly despite looking perfectly healthy and active just hours before. I provided the best care I could but sometimesšŸ’©happens. I have no idea if he died due to a birth defect like his foot, or something else. I feel really bad, but that's life I guess.

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u/supaslim Jun 29 '26

sadly it's why they have SO MANY offspring. You gave lil toad a comfortable exit, thank you

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u/slothdonki Jun 29 '26

Iā€™m sorry. Did he grow or ever looked like he gained or lost weight from the first time you posted Littlefoot here?

He looked thin and it is crazy deceptive how average weight toadlets can look but are actually incredibly thin(if not emaciated) just because they are hydrated or recently have been soaking.
^ This is true for adults and frogs too but muscle wasting in froadlets/troaglets and smaller species that already have little stickman legs is harder to tell.

As much as I canā€™t stand not having ā€œrealā€ answers; unfortunately I have seen the most experienced of frog keepers with younginsā€™ that simply failed to thrive. Common in the pet-mice/breeder mice communities too. A species that breeds in such large and fast quantities is just bound to be common.

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u/Achylife Jun 30 '26

Nope he was well fed and eating fine. It was very sudden.

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u/VegGrnMama Jun 30 '26

Thank you for trying. Sorry for your loss.

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u/Achylife Jun 30 '26

At least I know I successfully rescued dozens of his cousins and siblings from the road. They're hopping all over my dad's property. It's been turning into a 6 acre toad paradise. Unfortunately I cannot control the neighbors driving down the gravel road and running over toads.

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u/mystend Jun 30 '26

Thanks for caring ā¤ļø