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i just got my hands on five small to really really small western toads. at first i thought they were red-spotted toads but the to largest one have a line down their back. i know they like to burrow, need a water source, and eat more than i ever thought possible. if anyone has ever kept these toads before let me know any specifics on breeding, sexing, common husbandry mistakes.
thanks to anyone who can help.

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Richard
AKA
"spent change"

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0.1.0 red nose pitbull
1.0.0 chinese water dragon
0.0.1 eastern garter snake
0.0.5 western toads

Lol with five of them your going to want a pretty large(55g plus) for them when they reach adulthood.
I only spend about five dollars on crickets for my one toad on crickets a week. He's just over three inches long. I also have earthworms, mealies and guppies around too. If your toads are native area you can get wild insects from clean areas(no herbicides, pesticides, etc.) to save on feeding them.
For their setup I would say at use as much cocofiber as you can lol. I've noticed that I really don't need a false bottom in my toads tank because the cocofiber holds the moisture and reacts differently to it than dirt. I've had it set up about two or so months with pothos, a fig bonsai, asparagus fern, and some other bushy plant I'm not sure what it is... But I havent had any water buildup under the substrate and it smells as fresh as ever. I have 4 inches of substrate in one corner and it slopes down to the front where its about 2 1/2 inches. Also give them lots of places to hide out in and bury under. Driftwood or half logs look good and the toads will head right for the dark.