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I have just got an Eastern American Toad and i have no idea what to feed him..... I got him yesterday and i do not know how old this toad is. I also do not know its gender.I think it is a male. But can u give me what to look for and what to need for a girl and a boy.

Thanx and plz respond
i really need help with this!

i think you should post this in the frogs forum....

also, you should NEVER purchase an animal unless you know how to properly care for it, especially feeding!

rachel
In Depth Information On Common Aquatic Frogs

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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.1 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.1 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
0.1 Green Iguana

hey rachel
first of all it is not a frog it is a toad. second of all i didnt purchuse it i caught it.third of all i did do it on the toad forum. Fourth of all i have a chameleon. This is for my friend who has the toad!!!! so dont get all pissy!!!!!

woah woah, sorry.

i would release the toad back to the wild. its sad to capture them and keep them as pets it might not eat anyways, due to stress from being kept in a cubicle when used to having the vastness of the environment. this is in the chameleons forum....

toads eat bugs and worms, probably smaller toads too.

rachel
In Depth Information On Common Aquatic Frogs

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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.1 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.1 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
0.1 Green Iguana

**"This is for my friend who has the toad!!!!" ** (second post)

**"I have just got an Eastern American Toad "**(first post)

i must have been confused, your first post implies that you have the toad? but your friend has it or its your friends?

once again SORRY

rachel
In Depth Information On Common Aquatic Frogs

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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.1 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.1 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
0.1 Green Iguana

sorry for the confusion but it is my friends was thinking different in the first post and i had a miagrane headache

capturing something from the wild and then trying to keep it (especially when you do not know its requirements) could cause stress, injury or death to the animal, besides it just not being fair. I think it is OK to keep something for a day or two for personal interest and observation, but should be released.

I found a gray tree frog on the windshield of my car once so I set him up in a little tank, put in some fruit flies that I had for other herps, observed, identified him, then released him (2 days later) into similar conditions. I also rescued a spring peeper and a red eft. Again, I kept them overnight, then put them in out woods by the river.

Set him free to mate and carry on his species
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

Hi T-Mac
Please keep in mind what this is. The Chameleon Forum. It's a public forum for a very narrow topic of discussion. Namely chameleons.
I've mad lots of friends here. We're all very happy to exchange ideas with one another and we tend to rely on one another's insights. Kind of like what you have going with your friend. (S)He keeps chameleons as well as amphibians, so it's logical for you to post a question directed at your friend in this forum.
Keeping that in mind, I would suggest posting your friend's name Directly on the subject line, that way others know that the question is directed specifically at an individual, rather than as a question about the forum's topic of discussion.
One last thing. Keep in mind that this is a PUBLIC forum. Please don't post degrading or personal attacks. (ie, calling someone Pissy). Treat others with the same respect you would like them to show you.
Not a personal attack on you, very sorry if it sounds like an attack. Good luck with your toad.
>>hey rachel
>> first of all it is not a frog it is a toad. second of all i didnt purchuse it i caught it.third of all i did do it on the toad forum. Fourth of all i have a chameleon. This is for my friend who has the toad!!!! so dont get all pissy!!!!!
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Victor Gomez
gomezvi@yahoo.com

It is a very common species so i see no harm in him removing the specimen from the environment. I had a friend capture some toad tadpols and raise them with his son until the following spring at which time he release them. he found them to be very interesting. i will check what he did but i do know that he used kingsnake as a valuable sorce of info because he is the one that got me here.

enjoy your toad...

scott