My toad is.... a stalker.

[Tylervsmith]

Well he is just a common toad. But here is my story of how he came along.

Everyday me or my father go out and fill the dogs food bowl up. For the past 3 weeks we have noticed a toad sitting in their food dish. we just poor the food around him and the dogs eat with him right at their noses. so i decided one morning to take him out to the yard. i set him down and started my walk back. i was seeing how much the dogs had ate. and the next thing i know is this toad is right next to me. just sitting there. so i just go inside then go to school. i come home and he is just sitting in their food bowl again. so i decide why not use my empty ten gallon for him. I set the ten gallon up with peat 4 or so inches. and get him a bathing dish/ water bowl. put some CANA leaves for him to hide under. and since he normally eats the bugs from outside. i just gave him crickets and grasshoppers i find.
Do common toads need UV? thats my main question.
and i will post some pics of him soon...

 

[AVALover5498]

Toads don't need UVB lamps because they are mainly nocturnal. You could have a heat lamp but I would think that it would heat the tank up to much. I would just put and undertank heater on the side of the tank. If you put it on the bottom there is a big possibility of him being burned because they like to dig. If you need anything else let me know. I'm obsessed with toads.


-Chris-

PS I like your avatar by the way. He was a great man and I really miss him.

 

[Tylervsmith]

Bufo americanus is the species for those who didnt know.

 

[AVALover5498]

Very nice toad dude! Good luck with him.

-Chris-

 

[Miguel]

i have a lot of toads and let me tell you that they are fun to have.. they get to know the owner and they eat out of tweezers.

they do not need the UV. change the water every day because they tend to poo in it..

give them wonderworms with a tweezer, for starters.

 

[Red Devil]

oh he is cute..frogs and toads are welcome here..i love them. i have them in my gold fish pond and they make all the bull froggy noise they are music to me.