New Addition

[Poly]

Gail, I notice you have a small conifer tree in your tank, I read somewhere that conifer trees and needles can be dangerous for toads...?

[RichsBallPythons]

I plan on making a display cage similar to this but with screen top thats hinged to open either side. And make it about 24x12x12.

Heres video of how the snake room is setup. Hell be setup in a display in there for customers to see, when buying snakes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9CsIBkcUY

http://tortoiseyard.com/images/TABLE LEFT_small.JPG

[kueluck]

Royce, The stone quarry down the road where I found the 2 toads is mostly pines and cedars. Since they are wild caught I'm using as many local things as possible. The way they plow over the tree I don't have much hope of it lasting long, it's more for me than them. They have pretty much taken out all the other plants I've put in there also. When they come out to hunt they just run over every thing, and each other. Who needs cable to watch, I got toad tv.

[Poly]

Oh, yeah, that makes sense.

I have a question for you, what are you using for a light, to keep the plants growing? Is that just a standard Aquarium hood? I have a 10 gallon, and need to figure out a top for it...?

[kueluck]

Royce, Yup, just a regular hood w/Zoo Med nature sun bulb

[RichsBallPythons]

Whens the normal time for them to come out of burrowing, and eat. Day Night or dont matter. I dont expect him to be settled in right away, but i got 2 crickets in with him right now after gut loading em few hours. He dont care as hes burrowed sleeping. Guessing Night time hell come out and eat em

[RichsBallPythons]

I think the lil guy answered that question for me. Cant find the 2 crickets in the Tub. Unless their able to burrow in the bedding, which i doubt. So Id have to say he ate them both.

[kueluck]

I don't think there is one answer to this, since my toads are in an out of hiding all day long when I'm home. But I feed them once a day around 7 pm and I feed them with tweezers so I know they are eating and getting the calcium and minerals they need. My experience is if I just dust and let them in the tank the bugs can remove the dusting before the toads get to them. Also crickets can get under the bedding.