Japanese Toad

[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 .

[Truffs1178]

Try Madagascar hissing roaches or deaths head roaches they're quite large.

[Starforce2]

as far as researching the toad...cane toads eat anything in the wild and are very successful. Somehow I don't think I am going to make mine sick, I just want to vary it's diet. I don't want it to eat nothing but mice or super worms (if it will notice them) or nightcrawlers, which so far it has not gone after though it could be that I was holding the worm. Supposedly they are practically fearless toads but this one doesn't seem to want to eat if I am near the cage. I've seen plenty of vids eating from hands or as a handler throws food in front of it, but no luck with that here. I know the previous owner of my african bullfrog fed it the deformed and poorly patterned corn snakes from her snake operation and that sucker got big, that's why I figured snakes would be fine for it.

[Truffs1178]

There is nothing wrong with feeding it a non-venomous snake on occasion but the question is why would you?