How to Care for Toads

With a relatively small investment of time from you, your toad will make a very enjoyable pet.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Frog Tanks
• Rocks (fish Tanks)
• Water
• Scoops
• Crickets
• Water

1. House your toad in a fish tank.

2. Keep about 2 to 4 inches of water on the bottom of the tank.

3. Remember to only use de-chlorinated water that has been left out for 24 hours or more before adding to the tank.

4. Add some rocks so they have some land on which to stay.

5. Provide hollow logs in which the toads can hide.

6. Keep the tank covered so they won't escape.

7. Buy crickets to feed your toads.

8. Decide if you prefer to provide a full-week's supply in the tank at one time or feed them more frequently.

Tips & Warnings

• Wash your hands before handling your toad.

[grndmachiss]

on 10/7/2008 I wondered about the hibernation thing too since my son's toad's are from the yard. Have you learned anything on hibernation

[smileycatsmama]

on 9/17/2007 And hibernation? Do pet toads hibernate? And when do they hibernate. Will they store up food and should we leave them alone? I will be so grateful for the advice! Thank you. Also, I call it "it" because we don't know if its male of female. Guess I need to find that out! Although it is large (female?) and my son calls it "Pepper!"

[smileycatsmama]

on 9/17/2007 Hi. My son just got a toad and we bought a 10 gallon aquarium for it. The pet store said to feed it crickets, but how many do they eat a day/week? I would also like to vary its diet, so I will give it other things mentioned here. Right now we have the reptile mulch in there (per instructions from the pet store--basically chopped up mulch that is about the size of small wood chips, not small enough for them to swallow and untreated) a good sized piece of bark it likes to sleep under, a bowl of water, some grass and fern. Should we add some rocks too? I have been misting the "mulch" daily and it seems to like its new home. We have given it a small grasshopper, ants, crickets, spiders etc...what should we feed it when it comes inside for the winter and you can't find these bugs? Also, what happens to toads in the wild in the winter? I plan on bringing ours in the house.

[cb12]

on 5/10/2007 when should i feed my toad?

on 7/5/2007 If your pet toad is small, your should contain your toad in an aquarium with the minimum size of 10 gallons. If your pet toad is large, you should contain it in a large size plastic tub.
In the tub you should also contain half clean ground dirt and half dry, cut grass. Also a shoe box house where the toad can go inside and sleep. A water dish should be place in the tub level to the top of the dirt.
So make the toads new home more natural, you could add some twigs, a small log, or a live plant.
I suggest you do not use an outdoor pin if you want to keep your toad.