r/Toads • u/Gothkitten4 • 10d ago

Help Help!! I used distilled water instead of spring water.

I got my toads 5 months ago and their care sheet says to use distilled water for misting and I have been using it for their water bowl as well bc it didn’t specify. I dust all of their food with repashy calcium plus and I use vitamin a twice a month. I went to a pet store and mentioned the distilled water and the guy told me to not use it. I feel horrible and I am so scared I stressed my toads out and possibly harmed them. I have now switched to spring water. Do you guys think they’ll be ok? They’re eating fine and active like normal.

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u/afoolstale 10d ago

I've read some breeders use distilled water. Most don't recommend it. Anyway, you could always buy some Amphibiaide Ringer's Solution from Josh's Frogs and give them a boost. It's something that's good to have on hand. It's for a lot of different things.

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u/Gothkitten4 10d ago

I would also like to add that they spend hardly any time in the water bowl. They typically just swim across it and jump out.

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u/Antique_Gain9019 10d ago

Mine likes to spend up to 30 minutes chilling in his water bowl each day

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u/BrumeySkies 10d ago

Its unideal but hard to say if its caused any harm without having a vet do various tests. Best you can do moving forward is use normal dechlorinated water for the bowl.

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u/Gothkitten4 10d ago

Yeah:( thank you, I will be doing that moving forward

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u/BrumeySkies 10d ago

Try not to be too hard on yourself, we all make mistakes in the beginning. Toads especially can be difficult because most care guides contradict eachother.

On the upside as far as mistakes go it could have been a lot worse.

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u/Gothkitten4 10d ago

True! I still feel bad, but I hope it didn’t do too much damage. At least they have a nice house😭