Bombina skin infection? What is this?

[WhistlingBadger63 18]

My Bombina orientalis has these little white grains stuck to the side of his head. If this were on a fish, it would be ich. But the grains are a little bigger, and of course firebelly toads are mostly terrestrial. He's eating well and as active as ever.

 

[Back in the fold22 7]

Maybe they’re the warts he’s going to give you if you pick him up .

 

[WhistlingBadger63 18]

Well, firebelly toads do have warty skin. But this is different.

 

[WhistlingBadger63 18]

Well, whatever it is, it seems to be gone now. I guess he just had some debris stuck to the side of his head. I like those easy problems.

 

[Ed Pursell47 52]

Good deal Whist, I got three Fire Belly’s for appx. 8 years now, never saw any issues like you showed… And yes, looked like some sort of junk stuck to them. Glad you figured it out!.. Mine have been nothing but a pleasure along with my fish and Lab, sucking up Crickets every couple days. Bad picture, but here is two….