I have a few toads of my own and I had one die the day before Christmas Eve and I have another one that's sick right now. After the first one died, I did extensive research on what could have caused it. I can only come up with chytrid fungus as the cause. It does have some of the symptoms listed on the other sites (actually quite a few, which is why I'm almost sure that it's chytrid). It's really lethargic and holding its back legs away from its body, doesn't want to eat, is shedding like crazy, its pupils are constricted to the point that you'd think that it was in really bright light, and now its breathing is starting to slow. When I bump it on the nose, it also does some wierd side to side movement (really slowly). I have moved the other toads into a different cage where there were no toads living in. I have read on nearly all of the sites that chytrid is nearly always fatal and it has been the reason for many species of frogs and toads. I know that you guys help with infected African Dwarf Frogs, but would you be able to help me with my woodhouses toads? Does it sound like chytrid? If it is, what chances are that the sick toad will survive? What chances are that the others will catch it and die too?
Oh, and I also read of clinical trials in Australia to vaccinate frogs against chytrid when they're tadpoles. I also read somewhere that there are two human fungal treatments that will cure a sick frog of chytrid. Unfortunately, with one a prescription is needed and the other I don't know where to get. All other fungal treatments are fatal to a toad.
Here's the URL if you're interested:
www.thebdg.org/Text%20dow...fungus.txt
Thank you,
Alison
Oh, and I also read of clinical trials in Australia to vaccinate frogs against chytrid when they're tadpoles. I also read somewhere that there are two human fungal treatments that will cure a sick frog of chytrid. Unfortunately, with one a prescription is needed and the other I don't know where to get. All other fungal treatments are fatal to a toad.
Here's the URL if you're interested:
www.thebdg.org/Text%20dow...fungus.txt
Thank you,
Alison
