has anyone here had practical experience with bumble bee walking toads(melanophryniscus stelzneri)? my mom gave my son one,that she won in a raffle at the local herp society.i've read all of the care sheets that i can find,just looking for some advice or pointers.i'm not worried about breeding them,i wouldn't have the first clue how to sex this tiny thing.i just don't want it to "croak" (pun definately intended)
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bumble bee walking toads?
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Hello, if you have a group you can compare them, females are larger and wider.
If from Paraguay, which I am assuming, I saw those in flooded plains walking over grass.ats all I know about habitat.
Some of these were kept in captivity and fed on termites, although I am sure that in the US you will have other options.
Even though they look tough with their wrinkled skin, they do need some humidity and humid cover.
Good luck with them, they are true jewels!
David
Their cousins the red and black walking toads are notoriously hard to keep and often will only take termites. I hear the bumble bees are easier and will take small crickets or Flour beetle meal worms. If they are not eating. Termites are easy to collect, dig a hole and fill it with moist cardboard. Check on it in a couple of days and shake the cardboard pieces over a funnel or place them in a strainer with a bright light over it to seperate the termites from the cardboard and debri.
