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hi all I wanted to introduce myself and my toad i call him leglos AKA one eye he is a american toad(?) he only has one eye we had to have the other removed after a rescuer brought him to me and his eye was almost ripped completely out of its socket so needless to say he is un releasable but thats ok he has a a peminate home here with the rest of all my rescues I also have 3 dogs 5 cats 5 birds 4 lizards 200 millipedes and 3 fish
any way wanted to share ttyl
amy
my toad sry for poor quality will get betters soon for ya


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leopard gecko albino

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You should make him a little eye patch to wear.

Amy!
I found a toad EXACTLY like this one a few years back! (I will try to post the picture here, but if it doesn't show, than you can find it in the Kingsnake picture gallery) He seemed to be doing ok by himself (I observed him several consecutive nights singing by the pond) so I didn't take him in, though I did question if I should or not. The one eye he had looked to me as if he might be blind anyway since it was all black.

I'm wondering if maybe this eyeless thing could be a genetic mutation rather than an accident/injury, or are eye injuries common for wild toads? Just for curiosity's sake- what state did this toad come from? I found my eyeless toad in southern Pennsylvania.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing your story!

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-Laurah

my one eyed toad came from maryland i don't believe his was a gentic mutation but could be when he got her the eye part was all messed up like infected and things so had to go into surgery and get everything fixed up it still may have been a mutation that got infected or something can't be to sure but i hope it is not if i would not have taken leglos in he would have died no doubt about it he now has to be hand fed cause he can not catch and swallow normal food so it is all labor intensive he gets vitamins and things to help him get stronger but he is great all in all very sweet baby . any way ttyl
amy