Hey i have a american toad he is about 4 in long and 2 in wide i currently have him in a 10 gallon terraruim would he do better in a 20 gal or would it make a difference? also i have lots of baby american toadsthey are a little bigger than a thumb nail if i put them in the same tank with the larger one would he try to eat them should i wait to mix them together. Any advise would be appritiated!
-Max
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Terraruim help
RepNaphibianGuy
Jun 27, 2003 10:31 AM
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ginevive
Jun 27, 2003 12:39 PM
The larger toad might get stressed by the smaller ones, mistaking them for food. I would put the larger of the toads into the 20-gallon; he can have more hiding spots and stuff in a larger tank. I'd put 2 or more hollow logs in there and maybe some hollow rock formations and live plants, so he can have the added security. My little american toad will spend most of his time in one of thie hide spots, but occasionally uses the other one. I have had him in a 20g long tank with a shallow water bowl that i change daily, in a few inches of bedabeast. Hope your toads are doing good!
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*~Ginevive~*
Laurah
Jun 28, 2003 12:14 AM
I'd put the large 4 inch long toad in the 20 gallon. A little more room for him is better. The more room the better! Also, I'd be willing to bet that the large toad will eat all your babies if you put them together! I only put my younger toads in with the older ones when it looked like the biggest toad could not put the smallest one's head in its mouth (comfortably)OR when I couldn't imagine the smallest toad fitting inside the biggest toad's belly. I may just be being over cautious with this 'rule' I have, but you also have to take in consideration that sometimes toads cohabitating with each other might mistake each other's wiggling toes as food. Injury can result because of that. I have a toad in which that happened to years ago. She is fine, but she has a permanent funny leg now. It was feeding time and my biggest toad saw her toes wiggle and thinking it was food he snapped at her foot and got it into his mouth. He had her leg in his mouth up to her "knee". She struggled as did he (not wanting his food to get away of course) and all that twisting and fighting resulted in her joint shattering. For this reason alone, its probably best to keep toads of relatively the same size together.
Best of luck with your new toads! Toadlets are really cute, aren't they!? 
