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So, how's it done? Like froggies?

Also, what bedding do you keep yours on? Mine are on "Forest Floor", and the bark chips seem too large to be ingested, but I wanna be sure it's safe to have crix wander around. The mealies and waxies are fed in little ceramic dishes, and the toads seem to know they should look in the dish when it's put in their respective cages (I have them separated as the bigger one is a much more aggressive feeder).

I've had two since last November. Started out as babies and have GROWN. Wicked cool.

Thanks!

fliptop

i keep mine on a peat moss/spaghnum moss mix. when i do it over i think i will do moe of a soil sand mix or something

I use sphagnum, with a big food dish that she can hop down into with her prey. This rules out using crickets, but works great for death head roaches, tomato hornworms, nightcrawlers, freshly shed superworms, etc. You'll go broke trying to keep a fullgrown cane toad full on crickets anyway.
I tried organic potting soil, but it got smelly very quickly. I've also tried Eco-Earth, which wasn't quite as bad, but wasn't fond of the way it messed up the water dish. I like to be able to see what their stool looks like so if anything's wrong I might have some warning. Sphagnum is also more resistant to bacteria, so I can keep it moister than I could with other substrates.
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0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (Boots)
0.1 Western Hognose Snake (Bebe)
0.1 Cane Toad (Hengo)
0.1 White-Banded Sheen Skink (Minerva)
1.0 Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Queequeg)

i may go the moss route one of these days. but for now, i use top soil. they burrow into it and seem quite content, no issues w/ odors either. hide box essential as well.