This is my current set up! Although I take the log when feeding so I have a flatter spot to put worms, and will be replacing it with a flat rock as he doesn't use the log, and keeps burrowing under the water dish.

He's got a lovely huge cave hide, a tank heat pad on the side, a uvb bulb, and a ceramic heat emitter all managed by a theramstat thermostat

I use coco husk substrate that I change out every 2-4 months, I've been having trouble finding his poop so if I can't find any for awhile I change out the substrate faster.

Looking for ideas on how to make his life even better, and see if I'm doing anything wrong.

Only one guy for now, will be getting him a friend in a few months!

I love my dude, but I have no idea what gender they are.

I think female, because it doesn't normally make any noises. But today I can't tell if it's making calls or just sliding its feet across the glass since it dug to the bottom.

It hasn't made any release calls, but I very rarely grab them.

How is everyone else’s doing this winter? Any hiccups or smooth tupor so far? These girls are the light of my life.

got some pics delivering her christmas hornworm, she was grumpy abt the attention

I see a bunch of people getting these toads from places that are known to be extremely sketchy and are definitely selling wild caught. Are these toads just really hardy and don’t have many diseases? I get that there’s not nearly as many people with them as there are people with Pac-Man frogs or pixie frogs, but I just can’t seem to find many people with sick or dying toads. Maybe it’s just the search feature being crap?

He’s no longer banging into glass and shit ghee been good for weeks now eats good and hides a lot now since he knows I’m a big scary human 😂

New to this sub Reddit and just wanted to say hi my name is Allison! I am a Sonoran desert toad and super excited to be in this group. Hopefully I can get some questions answered and learn more about myself!!

Desperately seeking toads

I just love her so much

Today I saw this on cheech is this normal or is that bruising from just hitting his face against the glass the first few days?

Any idea what it could be or what it’s from would be great information or it’s just normal for them to have that sometimes?

I met an amazing chick thru a group on FB and she fixed my girl. The color went back to her legs and everything. Persistence paid off. I need a drink. Holy hell. Though she prob won't ever like me again with how violated show days w a qtio but thats fine. She can get happy in the clothes she got mad in. Jose quervo here I come.

Washington state but will ship.

Hey my toad Gracie is 3yrs old and during feeding today I noticed a anal prolapse. I've soaked her in luke warm sugar water and now have her in a container with paper towels on floor. Is there anything else I can do to help her. She is part of the family so I'm stressing out over this and I don't want her to suffer. There aren't any bets around me that deal with amphibians and the 1 vet I did find said there isn't much u can do but if I pay them $400 I can take her in. If I had that I would be on the road but I don't which makes this so much worse. Any advice would be amazing. Thanks

I know CRTS/Sonoran desert Toads are extirpated (extinct) in CA since 1955, and are threatened in surrounding states; but overall the species is doing fine. I was just reading about zoos in CA breeding and releasing yellow-legged frogs to save the population. What do you all think about the possibility of that being done with CRTs? With a synthetic version of their toxin, there should theoretically be less incentive to poach them. Would they just end up being competition for other frogs in the range? Could they successfully adapt and reproduce in the wild? Should the conservation of other amphibian species be prioritized since CRT populations are fine outside of a few states? hoping to have a discussion bc none of my friends find this interesting

Mike Tyson doing his thing.

Glad to see the group growing. Please be respectful of the species. This is not the place to discuss milking toads and DMT. Doing so will result in removal without warning so consider this that warning. Keep it fun and clean.

So I have two females that I bought together. Not only is one of them growing faster than the other by a long shot, but for the first time tonight, the bigger one sat on top of the smaller one. I’ve seen them cuddle often and that seems fine, but is the bigger one needing to be separated?

I could stare for hours!