Toad Terrarium

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It’s a simple set-up in a 20-gallon tank, no live plants, a mix of coconut fiber and peat moss with some sphagnum moss and leaf litter on top. I’m happy with it and my Gulf Coast toads seem to like it too. :)

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These make great terr animals imo. There are so many of them around here, I think people just don't think about it. I kept some and they would jump at me when I walked by because they learned when that "thing" showed up, so did food, somehow.
 

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These make great terr animals imo. There are so many of them around here, I think people just don't think about it. I kept some and they would jump at me when I walked by because they learned when that "thing" showed up, so did food, somehow.
I agree! :happy: These toads adapt well to terrarium life and quickly lose fear of humans, associating us instead with food, hehe! ;) They have a pleasant trill call too.
 

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Can't see the Toads anywhere.
They come out more in the evening, but you can see one of them in the third picture. :)

Here’s two of them as they were exploring their new enclosure (not mating, lol, despite what it may look like!):
I’ve had those two the longest and they seem to enjoy hanging out together. :)

One of the younger toads watching from their old enclosure as I tended millipedes. :happy:
 

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They come out more in the evening, but you can see one of them in the third picture. :)

Here’s two of them as they were exploring their new enclosure (not mating, lol, despite what it may look like!):
I’ve had those two the longest and they seem to enjoy hanging out together. :)

One of the younger toads watching from their old enclosure as I tended millipedes. :happy:
Nice looking specimens. How many do you have toadal?
 

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They come out more in the evening, but you can see one of them in the third picture. :)

Here’s two of them as they were exploring their new enclosure (not mating, lol, despite what it may look like!):
I’ve had those two the longest and they seem to enjoy hanging out together. :)

One of the younger toads watching from their old enclosure as I tended millipedes. :happy:
How many live in the 20 gallon?
 

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Nice looking specimens. How many do you have toadal?
Four, at least three of which are male, but that thankfully isn’t a problem, unlike with dart frogs for instance. I found a full-grown female only once and she was so much larger that I mistook her for a different species and released her. :embarrassed: Ah well, they get along just fine and are so plentiful that it is not like there is any need to breed them (but it would be fun :playful: ).

They are, in my opinion, one of the most attractive North American toads, with nice coloring and head ridges and lovely golden eyes. :happy:
 
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How many live in the 20 gallon?
I had two and then three males in a ten gallon for a while, plenty of hides, although they often chose to hang out together anyway. Four felt crowded to me and I needed to change out the substrate anyway so I upgraded them to the twenty gallon. :)
 

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Do you run any sort of a clean-up crew or is maintenance pretty simple/they would eat everything anyway?
 

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These are really great looking toads!
Thank you! :happy:

Do you run any sort of a clean-up crew or is maintenance pretty simple/they would eat everything anyway?
Sorry for the long-delayed reply! :embarrassed:
I did add springtails and several species of isopods when I set up the tank and I periodically add more of the latter as my colonies are quite prolific. I believe the toads’ terrarium is generally too dry for the springtails, however, and the toads eat any isopod they see! I am hoping that some of the smaller ones have survived to colonize the terrarium!
 
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