About 2 months ago I walked out my front door and saw a small toad lying in a shallow rubbermaid with water in it. I scooped it up and put it in with my anoles. They do great because they need the same ammount of heat and since my anoles stay in the branches and leaves, while the anoles hides in the half log, they never meet. I don't know what kind it is but someone showed me many pictures of toads that all looked the same. It may be a fowler's toad by not too sure. That's why I'd like some help id'ing it. I found it in Maine, where I live. It's not too big, but I think it may be a baby. I have seen other toads of what I think is the same species that could cover my entire hand with it's size. So if they are indeed the same species they get huge. But for now it is just a couple inches long. It eats like a big. About 7 crickets a day sometimes and countless superworms. I often find it a pain to feed it because on feeding day I empty 14 crickets into the feeding tank and he barely leaves any left for the anoles, lol. It's on reptile bark now, and it is kept moist by daily mistings. So if you can help id it for me, could you hook me up with a caresheet? Thanks in advance, this should help a lot.
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Need help id'ing toad.
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well a picture would help, but i would recommend removing the frog from your anole's tank.
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kungfu28181: My god. You are insane. -Mon Jun 30 21:41:05
Hi,
Chances are its an american toad. Fowler's toads look very similar but their range only goes up into New Hampshire and Vermont. Both species require the same care, the only difference being preffered temperatures which will depend on where the animal was collected from.
I would recomend seperating the toad from your anoles as soon as you can. Both animals might co-exist for a while but its very risky because both animals could potentially do harm to each other. American toads can and will secrete a toxin when they are threatened that would probably be fatal to your anoles. If your toad was attacked by an anole you might loose both a toad and an anole. In my oppinion its not worth the risk.
If it is an issue of not having enough space to seperate the toad from the anoles a plastic rubbermaid container with holes drilled in the sides can work well as a temperary home for the toad (don't use colored plastics). I wrote a care sheet for american toads a while back and put it on my website. It should give you the basics of their care requirements - www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/americantoad.html Good luck!
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