American Toad Size?

[yoshimi]

Aw man... I was gonna feed her the 2 inch ones....

99.999% sure you kidding, but most of the ones I've seen have been adults and I've never been able to catch one anyway.

I don't personally follow the "no bigger than the space between the eyes" rule for feeders. Not for earthworms at least (current staple). If I ever came across a worm that was fatter than my toad's heads, i'd probably just **** myself and run. Cutting them up is awful, and I've done it exactly twice. When Banjo was tiny, I had nothing for her so bought mealworms from convenience store that sells bait and they were bigger than she was. No, we both said, and out into the garden they went.

I don't envision a toad out in the yard, spotting a delicious worm and deciding, no it's too big, i think i'll pass. Just not convinced something squishy like that would be a problem. Anything with an exoskeleton tho, smaller is better.

[AlanLynch]

Yeah that reply came out wronf. We get big grasshoppers here and I was gonna feed one to my toad...

[jelkins]

Offering your toad a variety of wild-caught foods will often minimize the need for calcium supplements. American toads eat a variety of insects and crustaceans; grasshopers, crickets, worms, isopods, June beetles, etc will provide all the calcium they need to live a healthy captive life.