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This cute Woodhouse's toad lives outside my apartment, and he comes up to my door almost every night and I want to adopt him. Is that bad? If I do what do I need to do to take care of him?

It is not nesessarily a bad thing to adopt him but it is NOT in the toads best interest.There are many places you can purchase a captive bred toad and still enjoy seeing the one that comes to visit. Do you have some kind of light by the door? Some toads/treefrogs hang out around the outside lights b/c it attracts insects. good luck

There is a large light by the front door and I often find him sitting in the grass/bushes area. But twice I've opened the door and found him sitting on the welcome mat like he was waiting to come in. I thought maybe he was sick of the outdoor wild lifestyle and was looking to settle down. If I were to adopt him what kind of place would I need to buy for him?

It is unlikely he was sick of the outdoor lifestly and ready to settle down. The toad is mostly nocturnal, so it makes sense you would see it at night, the reason it sits in front of your door is b/c they are known for sitting around lights the attract the bugs that they in turn eat. If you must take the toad out of the wild i would recommend doing a search on google, something like "woodhouses toad care sheet" and see what you get. Just a piece of advice, if you must take it out of the wild and it doesnt eat with in a few days, put it back! It would be awfull if you it dies in captivity b/c it wouldn't eat while it would have been doing just fine on its own. If it comes from the wild leave it in the wild is how i feel. good luck, i hope you make the right decision

I think I'm going to leave him in the wild. I just hope my apartment complex doesn't put down pesticide or something and kill him. That's the main reason I would think to bring him in.

good choice. If you are worried about the pesticides/fertilizers being put down you can always ask the place if they do and ask to possibly not do it on your area near your apartment. Or find the toad a new home away from chemicals such as a state park or something. Just an idea.