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Rosepetal222
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 Thought I would let people know...

A few days ago we got my toad a new tank, I still plan on getting a few more fake plants.

I know the water dish is silly and doesn’t look realistic, but its shallow, she uses it, and it was cheap.

She is the size of a quarter now, I’ve had her for about a week.

I think she’s comfortable because every now and then she’ll come out of her favorite place and kind of watch what i’m doing.

Although you can’t see it, I do have a light that I set on top of the tank that is from a much smaller tank.

What I had as her original name has been changed to Little Miss

The reason why things in there are wet, is because I sprayed it down with a spray bottle. I only use bottled water.

Is there anything else I should be doing? Or anything else I should get?

Here’s a few pics:







07/31/08  03:12pm

 #1815132


Rosepetal222
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 Thought I would let people know...

another question, american toads have to hibernate? or will it be okay if she doesn’t. I think this would be her first winter, especialy considering her size
07/31/08  06:57pm

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William kimmy
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   Message To: Rosepetal222   In reference to Message Id: 1815132


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well..when they are in tooken care of by a human i dont think they might hibernate...if you give her or him light...or make the place warm...it might not hibernate...and if she or him will...you might need to feed more and get more soil. :) i dont know alot about toads cause im in the alligator lizard,birds,and mealworms forum so lol. :)



07/31/08  09:34pm

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   Message To: Rosepetal222   In reference to Message Id: 1815132


 Thought I would let people know...

Oooh! You’ve upgraded nicely. Don’t worry about it looking unnatural, I use a dog dish for my toads water! As long as it works, its perfectly fine. My only suggestion, is a larger one once she gets bigger, its fine for her current size. When you do get a larger one, make sure it is just deep enough for her to hide herself in, when she wants to.1-2 inches should be deep enough.

I really like the substrate, what is it? It would look great in one of my other tanks.I would suggest keeping it a bit moister than what it currently is.You want to avoid dust.

As long as you also got food and supplements, you shouldn’t need anything else for her. More plants and hides are optional.

As for hibernation, toas do not have to go through it to survive in captivity.Hibernation is generally for breeding purposes. You can avoid sending her into hibernation by keeping your lights on the same schedule all year, providing lots of food, and keeping the tank at the same temperatue all year.
08/01/08  09:03am

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Rosepetal222
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1815691


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Thanks so much PrinceSushi!

The substrate is just dirt that I sifted through a strainer, so I could make sure there were no small rocks or things she could choke on. I know, I need to use something else. Yet the only thing that the closest pet store has was reptile bark, and I heard that was dangerous.
08/01/08  10:41am

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You use a dog dish? that’s better than mine! mine is the bottom of the plastic butter thing! They love it though!



08/03/08  02:29pm

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PrinceSushi
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Your substrate should be fine as long as you keep the dust down.


Ha, yes I use a dog dish. Its fairly large, but I had extra room in my 20 long. Both my toads can happily fit in it at one time.
08/03/08  05:01pm


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