Japanese Toad

[victorsgrace]

Guys if you succeed in importing some to the UK, I would be interested in buying one some day. But poke me if you get or have gotten them over; I would love to have a male of these.

[aquaplayer]

i have one~BJJ

[Starforce2]

cool. I finally got me a suriname bufo at a reptile show, it's nearly 12 inches. I was able to get it to eat a mouse. It's too bad I can't get grasshoppers here, I wish I could because I could do a better job feeding it. the dubias never get eaten by my bullfrog or my small cane toad because they are always under the water dishes.

[kueluck]

Put the feeder bugs in dishes, this way they can't burrow or hide under things. I do this will all my frog & toads.


http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...97-gang-9.html post #164 pics are better.

[victorsgrace]

Aquaplayer you're one lucky man! I'm dying to get one of these.

[aquaplayer]

cool. I finally got me a suriname bufo at a reptile show, it's nearly 12 inches. I was able to get it to eat a mouse. It's too bad I can't get grasshoppers here, I wish I could because I could do a better job feeding it. the dubias never get eaten by my bullfrog or my small cane toad because they are always under the water dishes.

show it.

[victorsgrace]

Did anyone succeed in getting one to UK? I might be going there around march/april next year, to get one, if I can afford it and find out how I handle getting them into DK.

[Truffs1178]

show it.

I second that! If anyone has a 12 inch Surinam toad I want to see it.

[Starforce2]

I will be happy to take picture of mine. ALso, since the largest thing I can get are superworms and nightcrawlers (crawlers aint cheap) and neither are the roaches, does anyone know if the canes will eat dubias from a dish even if they don't move much? I've noticed dubias get largely ignored unless hand fed to my beardie, though my Tokay has taken to finding mostly inactive bugs if tossed in the dish with it's CGD. I'd love to get grasshoppers but seems almost impossible to find a supplier that isn't from europe when googling it. Also, I've heard they eat dog food, but it's probably not good for them. I was told it's not good because it contains bone meal, but since they can digest vertebrates as large as bats and lizards, that doesn't make much sense. Could I substitute another substance that's meant for reptiles that normally eat bugs and small vertebrates? They make such canned food that often looks a lot like raw meat (beardie bites for example). It would be a cheaper way to feed my toad because I seem to be limited in prey that would be big enough to make it worth the toads effort to eat, besides mice and anoles. During the summer, someone with an infestation of baby garter snakes would probably due.


As for the subject toad of this thread, If they are in the pet trade in Japan, anyone know of a supplier? Maybe I could directly contact them and attempt to get them that way.

[kueluck]

1st: researching the needs of the toad should have been your first priority. 2nd snakes DO NOT make a good food source, thamnophis do have a toxic bite, PLUS they make amazing pets.

I will be happy to take picture of mine. ALso, since the largest thing I can get are superworms and nightcrawlers (crawlers aint cheap) and neither are the roaches, does anyone know if the canes will eat dubias from a dish even if they don't move much? I've noticed dubias get largely ignored unless hand fed to my beardie, though my Tokay has taken to finding mostly inactive bugs if tossed in the dish with it's CGD. I'd love to get grasshoppers but seems almost impossible to find a supplier that isn't from europe when googling it. Also, I've heard they eat dog food, but it's probably not good for them. I was told it's not good because it contains bone meal, but since they can digest vertebrates as large as bats and lizards, that doesn't make much sense. Could I substitute another substance that's meant for reptiles that normally eat bugs and small vertebrates? They make such canned food that often looks a lot like raw meat (beardie bites for example). It would be a cheaper way to feed my toad because I seem to be limited in prey that would be big enough to make it worth the toads effort to eat, besides mice and anoles. During the summer, someone with an infestation of baby garter snakes would probably due.


As for the subject toad of this thread, If they are in the pet trade in Japan, anyone know of a supplier? Maybe I could directly contact them and attempt to get them that way.

[Mentat]

...ALso, since the largest thing I can get are superworms and nightcrawlers (crawlers aint cheap) and neither are the roaches, does anyone know if the canes will eat dubias from a dish even if they don't move much?...

You can try Dubias or any larger roaches. Also, might want to look at this other option: http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...ed-method.html .