Moss: Is it Needed or Not?

[Poly]

About an hour ago, my american toad ate a small piece of moss, so now I'm very worried about impaction.

My question is, is moss needed? Or is it more of an optional thing?

What would be a good replacment for moss?

A large portion of my toad's tank is moss, so what could I replace it with, that they could hide in, just as easily?

Thanks,

~Royce

[DonLisk]

I removed all the sphagnum moss from my tanks at a top later of substrate due to a similar issue and having to remove it from the frog.
Sphagnum moss does great for retaining moisture and I do have it as a lower layer in some tanks but prefer Plantation Soil or Eco Earth as a top layer since both are digestible.

For a top covering to reduce the amount of soil on the frogs I use leaf liter such as Magnolia Leaves or Sea Grape Leaves.

I also have the smaller live oak leaves in my tanks but for larger frogs I use the larger leaves.

Hope your frog passes what it ate.

[Poly]

Thanks, so leaf litter is a better option that moss. Any other ideas of things I could use for them to hide in? Small boxes?

[Whistly]

Instead of using boxes you could buy a coconut eat it and use the two halves. You would just need to cut out an enterance hole, You could buy them already made from pet shops but it would probably be cheaper to buy a whole coconut and you get to eat it lol.