help! tailbone sticking out of fbt

[lizard dude]

hey guys. as you can tell from my user name i usually am on reptile forums. however i have 2 fire belly toads in a 10 gallon aquarium. they have 50/50 land water with a heater. i have rocks as substrate about the size of a dime around. one of my toads recently has become lethargic, wont eat, and his tailbone is poking against his skin very prominently. he has gotten skinny legs and i think he might have swallowed a stone becoming impacted. i gave hium mineral oil one day to try to speed up his digestive time, but nothing happened. he also spreads his legs and seems to push some times like he is trying to poo. any advice would be great. here are pics. frog12.jpg picture by vaporlover20 - Photobucket

spots.jpg picture by vaporlover20 - Photobucket

 

[herp_mommy]

He might be compacted. Best thing to do is to get him to a vet. Try posting on Talk to the Frog talk to the frog They might be able to help you better there.

 

[lizard dude]

i did post on that forum. i got a couple answers but nothing other than impaction. do you know anything that could help with impaction of a stone?

 

[herp_mommy]

i did post on that forum. i got a couple answers but nothing other than impaction. do you know anything that could help with impaction of a stone?

Impaction is what I meant. Not compaction. Lol. Anyway, what have you been feeding him? If its a stone, your best move is to put him down. Unless you want to pay for surgery.

 

[lizard dude]

i think the mineral oil may be working some magic. he is pooping a little right now. hopefully he will pass the stone without a prolapse which would suck really bad.