I've never used a water dish with my Am rehabs. They just use it for a toilet. I just mist them at night. They usually greet the mist with a little contempt. They seem to prefer that their home is just moist enough to prevent dehydration. Like you said, after observing them in the wild for 35 years, I've never seen them in an overly damp area, unless it was time to "Get the freak on" (breeding season). They seem to get plenty of moisture roaming about in the dew. I've noticed that my nightly visitors even seem to avoid that. I have one large female that lives in my garage. She goes from the garage to the toad light on the patio, then back to the garage. Sometimes when spooked, she will jump into the grass only to immediately jump back onto the patio like the grass was on fire!
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