Head bangin' toad

[Whistly]

Toads and frogs will attack the glass if there is something moving on the other side as well. Maybe there is something outside his tank tempting him.

[Wormwood]

Wrapping three sides of the tank with some leafy wrapping paper or tank siding should do the trick to cut down on the reflection. Maybe he's just doing it to try to get out of the tank and having all the sides covered will help him feel more secure, possibly lessening the behavior.

[kueluck]

Thanks guys for all the help. Last night I lined the inside back with white paper. It made a HUGE difference. I guess I'm going to have to sacrifice looks for well being. All for the love of toads! I'm working on a 40 gal breeder tank for them so I think I'm going to line the sides and back half way up with cork. Since the humidity isn't real high for them I think this will be safe, still reading on this. I wish they were as easy to care for like the Cope's are.

[Greg M]

Covering three sides of the tank helps, as does increasing the number of hides. I have noticed that my mature animals more or less stop eating, and look for places to bury at this time of the year. I make sure that the EcoEarth is nice and deep because my guys hide for the winter (despite being kept at about 72 degrees). If they can't find places to hide (in general) or to bury (in winter), mine get a little jumpy...

In addition, if the skin on the nose is broken, try dabbing daily with original Neosporin. It helps with preventing bacterial infection - see "frog first aid article". Do not use the Neosporin plus pain relief - the analgesic is toxic to froggies..

[kueluck]

Greg, they have multiple hides and inches to bury in to. And since I put the paper up and there is no reflection the banging has decreased tremendously. So far the skin has not broken on the snout which I check in the am then pm to make sure.