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Long story short, I'm moving in a week and have been feeding several BIG toads around our house for the past year or so. They are always waiting for me every night by the front door for their food.
My fear is that the next people who move in will kill them (lets be honest most people hate toads) and I don't like moving not knowing what will happen to them.
I could pretty easily collect them up (they do run if you get close enough, but they're slow and easy to catch) and get them started in a 30 gallon long (or whatever might be necessary)
Of course I'd prefer to just leave them as I have enough work with my snakes, but if it's going to save their lives then I can't just leave them here.

So does anyone know how well wild-caught adult toads fare in captivity? (Especially as far as accepting food,etc.) Not looking to make pets out of these guys, but rather just simply offer them some place to live for the rest of their lives.

I personally would let them be but that may just be the wildlife biologist in me talking...

That aside, I would expect them to adapt very well to captivit. I've never heard of problems getting toads to accept new foods and considering that you already feed them I can't immagine these toads will be an exception. Alternatively though, the toads did learn to come to your place for food -- there is no reason that they won't also learn not to continue doing so after you've left. It's hard to tell how the new owners will react to the toads but I don't think it is likely that they will see them nearly as often as you do after a few weeks unless they start feeding them as well...

i would just move them to a park in your area. they would be safe there. don't take them out of the wild, it's usually illegal to take them and keep any wildlife w/out a permit.