BIG problem, people with experience with toad maladies needed

[Phil Beaudoin]

I have a pair of cane toads that are currently harboring a colony of very small grey bugs, maybe mites, that look like sand at first glance but upon closer examination are moving. My female has developed sores where her arms and legs come into contact with her boady, as well, between her eyes there is one. Each is full of these little sand looking creatures. I don't have a concise knowledge of different toad maladies and am in great need of assistance in destroying whatever is doing this. When i remove the small bugs and dirt that adhears from whatever it is they are doing, raw skin is exposed and some bleeding occurs, i of course only did this once. I'm very desperate here and any constructive help will be appreciated.

Please reply Asap with any help,

Thanks,
Phil Beaudoin

[Dozer]

Seperate the two toads firstly. Keep them on a paper towel substrate and keep the tank clean as can be, replacing water daily, blah blah blah. As for the bugs, are they attached to the toad itself? Or just on it? I suggest giving the toads a bath a few times a day to shake them of the bugs. I'm not sure what they can be. Thats just my advice.

[Phil Beaudoin]

Thanks Dozer,

I had actually already done that and the bugs seem to have temporarily ceased fire, on the few wounds that are present, would it be smart to apply some Hydro peroxide?

---------------Thanks,
-------------------------Phil Beaudoin

[Darlene]

I don't know how the peroxide acts with toads but I'm suggesting no , don't use it. It is for cleaning wounds; mainly punctures & scrapes; not treating them. I do know that it will dry out/kill live tissue around a wound, especially with repeated use. I would think, for these reasons, that it would make your problem worse as the skin tissue would be prevented from regrowing over the area.
Just a thought. For all I know on toads, though, it could even be lethal to them as many things are.
Hope you sort the prob, Dar.

P.S. You may want to take a peek at Youkai's thread titled "Rescued White's Treefrog". There are some suggestions there that may also help you.

[Dozer]

H.Peroxide is good for open wounds to cleanse it. I however, would no suggest it in this case. Peroxide is very hard to use on amphibians and the outcome varies in many cases. Different reactions take place since the Peroxide is absorbed quickly through the skin. I've heard of a frog, not toad, that Peroxide was applied to the top of the head, and the frog used its arms to "wipe" it off I suppose, and the Peroxide got into its eyes and it was over. There is this cream you can apply to your toads that helps heal wounds. I'm gonna look the name up for you.