[Basketbreaker]

So I've had 3 yellow spotted climbing toads for about 4 months now. They seemed to be doing all fine, but today, I come in, and one of them is dead. I checked on them all yesterday and they seemed fine.

The one thing I noticed was mites or something crawling along the body(which was still pretty fresh). Is there any chance these mites (or whatever) killed the toad? After finding the dead one, I check out the other 2 frogs to see if they had anything crawling on them and didn't see anything.

Mike

 

[spider107]

Mites usually by themselves are harmless, but an infestation can cause serious stress. Clean the cage and remove tank mates.

 

[epiphytes etc.]

This thread is 6 months old. The mites were more likely detritivores that came about as a result of the already dead toad.