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I recently acquired a Southern toad and was told that a care sheet for American toads would suffice. First off, is this true?

Second, I'm wondering if I should put a small heat pad on him. Right now, he has no supplementary heating because I was informed that they like room temperature. I think I can keep it humid enough even if he has a heat pad, but I worry about overheating him. Daytime temps are 72-80 degrees - the same as ambient room temperature - but night time temps dip to 60 degrees, and in future months will be in the 40s or 50s. At what point does he need a heat pad?

So far he seems to be thriving, eating like a monster and croaking at night. I would like to keep it that way!
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Sina
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1.2 corn snakes - Geislandi, Valis, Orlando
0.0.2 ball pythons - Kurtz and Marlowe
0.0.1 jungle carpet python - no name yet
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1.0 golden gecko - Nosferatu
0.0.1 house gecko - Jo-Go
1.0 leopard gecko - Darwin
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1.0 Southern toad - Lurch
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i have kept americans at room temp ; 70-75 w/ no probs. personally, i dont use heat pads, i use oil heaters to add some extra temp to the room. key to toads is good substrate to burrow in and plenty of hiding places. if yours are thriving, then don't change a thing. cheers
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This is true, a of North American bufo species have similiar care. Especially the ones that have overlapping ranges in the wild.

You do not need a heat pad- they like it cold. If it gets too cold it will just hibernate and then you get to save money on crickets over the winter and he gets to get a good rest. Its a win win situation.
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