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my fb toad has not eaten for two weeks and he appears to be bloated or have a swollen abdomen. any tips?

really would like some help here. my toad is now so bloated he can't get out of the water. seriously, please some help.

I am not a toad/frog expert, but I know a bit about other types of animals. These symptoms seem a lot like a couple of different problems:

1.twisted intestines. They twist or invert upon themselves, trapping gasses and food. Surgery is necessary to cure this, although even if you did get surgery done on your frog (doubtful) the intestines may be so damaged that they cannot be saved.

2.blockage. What kind of bedding do you have in his tank? If you have small rocks in there or small bark pieces, it is likely that he has swallowed some of it while eating and it is now lodged in his intestines or stomach and will not move. I have no clue what to do with a frog that has this problem. For larger animals, surgery or laxatives are used.

3.My last guess is the most happy, although the least likely. Maybe your frog is egg-laden and due to not having a male, unable to release them. I seriously doubt this though, in fact, i'm not sure it is even possible.

I know this doesn't sound hopeful, and I'm sorry, but I thought you deserved a response instead of hopelesly wondering.
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~Sara~
1.2 ball pythons (Scorpio, Dayzee, and Satan)
1.0 Black-lined plated lizard (Lizzy Butt)
0.1 Burmese Python (Pixil)
1.0 Pacman Frog (Pudge)
5.2 Pet Rats (Emo, Skye, Siam, Lilac, Manson, Spade, and Zilk)
1.1 Dogs (Ozzie and Mandy)
0.1 Cat (Isis)
0.0.1 Synodontis Catfish (Big Spotty Fish)
0.2 Convict Cichlids
0.0.2 Crayfish

thanks for the ideas. he died monday afternoon. i took him to my vet and he said the toad had dropsy. which is very common with amphibians apparently. i googled dropsy and got a lot of info. it is so common that i would think the moderator or others experienced with amphibians in this forum could have told me about it last week and my toad might have lived. thank you.