I was curious if two sexually mature (obviously a male and a female) American toads will breed come Spring time if captive & don’t go through hibernation? Is hibernation something that a toad MUST do to get itself ready for breeding or can they skip hibernation & have certain other influencers applied to trigger their internal mating “clock”? If mating while foregoing hibernation is possible, Is it possible to change lighting according to time of year and not change temperature to help try to entice breeding during spring —or— when spring time comes & the wild toads can be heard calling at night, taking said toads outside to hear the male toads calling and recognize it is spring and time to breed, thus possibly helping to entice breeding? I have read on here that they must hibernate but have read elsewhere that if adjustments to lighting/temp are made along with introducing “rain” at the right time it can help trigger the toads to mate without hibernating?