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My baby cane toad and his tank
His water bowl
His hide
And finally him
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| 07/13/11 08:08pm |
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Message To: Ampibidood In reference to Message Id: 2228889 My baby cane toad and his tank
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| 07/18/11 09:09pm |
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Message To: Cc9999 In reference to Message Id: 2229663 My baby cane toad and his tank
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| 07/19/11 06:13am |
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Message To: Ampibidood In reference to Message Id: 2229689
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| 07/19/11 12:41pm |
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Message To: Cc9999 In reference to Message Id: 2229718 My baby cane toad and his tank
I’ve had a cane toad for a over four years now. And I do use moss as her substrate. but, I do not feed her on it. She eats from a food bowl. Mostly hornworms. If you’re going to have crickets hopping around in there, then you can’t control where the toad will eat, so in that case moss becomes dangerous. In the wild, they usually eat off of either solid dirt or live grass. An occasional piece of loose plant might get swallowed, but they wouldn’t be eating half their meals off of it like in your tank. Coconut fibers such as Bed a Beast or Eco Earth might be more practical, even though there are things about THEM that I’m not a big fan of... That water dish looks huge, but maybe its shallower than I can tell from the picture. Does he get in and out of it okay? They don’t really need big water areas, but if it’s easy, shallow, and clean it won’t hurt him any. He looks really skinny. Could just be from not eating enough during transition, but if you can find a good parasite-testing vet in your area it might be worth the 20 bucks to bring a poop in. My cane toad had to be dewormed when I first got her and, eventually, one other time after that. Many vets don’t even have to see the animal. They just check the stool sample, ask how big the animal is, and give you the prescription, which is often a freebie due to the ridiculously small amounts needed and the fact that they always have left-over half bottles around that they can’t sell anyway. How has his appetite been since you got him? And have you seen any weight gain since that picture? |
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| 08/01/11 09:27pm |
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Message To: JackAsp In reference to Message Id: 2231372 My baby cane toad and his tank
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| 08/02/11 02:52pm |
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Message To: Ampibidood In reference to Message Id: 2231457 My baby cane toad and his tank
You might even step the food-offerings up more often, as young as he looks. I mean, mine is at least six years old and still usually eats every day unless something is bothering her (Temperature issues, food that she’s geting tired of, etc.) In HER case, I have to regulate meal size to keep her from porking up, because she’s not growing any more, but crickets are pretty lean, safe staple, so I don’t think you could make a baby truly overweight on them even if you wanted to. I mean, he might LOOK fat sometimes, because he has a belly of crickets that he hasn’t digested yet, but as fast as they grow his body will certainly usethose nutrients. Power-feeding concerns, IMO, are more for the "Dude, watch how many pinkies my toad can scarf down" crowd. |
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| 08/04/11 01:42am |
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My baby cane toad and his tank