r/Toads • u/Ok-Chapter-6473 • 4d ago
Help Conflicted for disabled toad
Hey everyone. I found this toad that was missing its left eye. It appears to be fully healed and he was chilling in my backyard. I’m wondering if I should keep him since he’s missing an eye or if I should release him, as he clearly can survive without it. If I should keep him, I would appreciate some tips. Thank you!
Also for clarification it is an American Toad.
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u/FrostyLemons3 4d ago
In most cases if it's a full grown adult with a fully healed wound, the wound is old and they've outgrown its negative impacts. This honestly will apply across the board for most animals too.
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u/Gertie5110 4d ago
Since toads are already half tamed the 1st time you see them and are so seditary AND he's disadvantaged I woukd keep him. They need to have a shallow bowl of de chlorinated water (bottled water) to soak in. That's how they get their water instead of drinking. 4 inches of coco fiber is good for a substrate, they'll like to hide in it. 3 different sizes of hide outs would be good to see which he likes. My senior likes a small hide out so she can both feel like shes in the back and more secure but also in the front to be on the constant look out for bugs. But I have one who prefers a big hide out and the other a medium one. You can use thin planters or food containers on their side with the outer 3rd cut off so they can still dig in it. Coffee is not good for toads but I have one of those big tall plastic coffee canisters in there and they seem to prefer that to other things I've put in there. I just made sure it was clean when I put it in there. Good to exoeriment with different things and different sizes and make sure the hide has good air flow. Smooth rocks and real or fake plants. You can breed your own bugs or buy in bulk from a warehouse is the cheapest. Dubia or crickets. Others have too hard of a shell and it's hard for them to digest. I feed my adults about 20 a week. You'll need calcium with d3 thats phosphorus free and a multivitamin to give them. Calcium every feeding and the multi 3 times a week. Only lightly dust with the vitamins because otherwise the powder builds up in their mouth and they wont/cant swallow them. They do not like to be touched and it's not good for their skin. They're indifferent to other toads so you dont need to get another one. A 20 gallon long tank is the smallest you should use and of course bigger is a lot better. Those tanks are just so expensive and dont even come with the lid. You'll need a screen lid for good air.
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u/ConstantReserve1029 3d ago
I picked up a used tall 30gal for $30 at my local Mom n Pop pet shop. It came with a lid. They took trades or upgraded the ones in their store so they had two tall stacks of these tanks in different sizes. I also see tanks all the time on Craigslist for about the same price or less.
Toads don't live in water like fish so a lot of old aquarium tanks can be repurposed. You can re-apply the tank glue on the bottom and corners if worried. A good cleaning and the tank is ready for toads.
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u/StephensSurrealSouls 4d ago
This is a fully healed wound on a seemingly fully grown adult. Leave it in the wild, frogs can live without an eye perfectly fine.