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I am wondering about the hibernation cycle of an American Toad. We have 4 of them right now that were raised from tadpoles. I wanted to know if they are kept inside at room temperature if they will still hibernate. What are the signs of them hibernating? What are their eating habits during hibernation?
Any and all info on them would be greatly appreciated.

Also, we got in a shipment of red worms for them and I found a couple strange larva like thing in a container.
Here's a picture of it. Can anyone help me identify what this is?

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Bonnie

whoa that thing is kind of disturebing. does it wiggle?

Yes, it does wiggle. It stays still when it gets poked at, but when it just sits there, it begins to wiggle and scoot, digging into the substrate; pointy end leading the way.
I have to agree, it is disturbing which is why I am looking for help identifying this thing.
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God Bless!

Bonnie

There are plenty of posts about them and they come with plenty of people's cricket shipments. The petstore I get my crickets from get them sometimes, too.

I hear they are harmless and eat mostly dead matter, anyway.
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I kept a male toad last winter in a 10 gal tank. He wasn’t as active and didn’t eat as much. I found a web site that said hibernation is a stress response to cold temperatures. I can’t find that site now. I’ve heard that a heat rock is a good idea for a few hours per day although I didn’t use one. I’ve heard of people putting them in the refrigerator for a few weeks or months.
My toad Sparky knew exactly what to do this spring when I found him a nice voluptuous female.

Heat rocks would not only dry out an amphibian if it touches it, it will also burn them. Just stick a heat blanket on the side of the tank or some heat tape at night. Rest of the time I use a 25watt bulb that raises temps from 75 to 80.