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carolee
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8/26/2007,
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My son found a (toad)? in twin lakes, wi and would like to keep him as a pet. we do not know how to care for him... we are currently searching the web for identification and care tips and came across your site...do you offer any advice?
thank you
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Jim's answer: |
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Toads are pretty easy to take care of. All you need is an old aquarium (leaky ones are OK) and then simply create a habitat similar to the one you found your toad living in. Unlike frogs, toad prefer to live on dry land with some water nearby. Add some gravel for drainage on the bottom of the aquarium and then pack some soil on top of that. To make it more inviting put some green moss, a few stones, chunks of dead wood or bark and a small dish filled with water dug in at ground leve. You might even want to plant a few small live plants as well to make their new home even more natural-looking. Toads aren't the greatest jumpers but it's still a good idea to put a screen cover on top of the aquarium. In the wild, toads eat pretty much anything that crawls on earth that they can gobble up and swallow such as spiders, slugs, beetles, earthworms,ants, flies, bees, and moths. If you don't want to go out and catch your own food supply for your toad, most pet stores and fishing bait outlets have lots of food items for them such as leaf worms, crickets, night crawlers, or mealy worms. Toads can be kept over winter but its probably a better idea to let them go long before the first frost of the season arrives. Your toad needs time to adapt to its new environment, fill up on insects, and find a good place to hibernate for the winter. |
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