Quote Originally Posted by SludgeMunkey View Post
True, but a wet sandy environment is NOT an enclosure in your home. I am against the use of sand for terrestrial amphibians less due to impaction and more due to the fact wet sand goes foul very quickly. This results in death of the specimen due to fungal or bacterial issues.


Personally, I suggest a mix of organic topsoil and coir for toads. North American toads in particular like to burrow and need a substrate that can withstand burrowing. Sand alone does not do this as in order to keep it wet enough to compact, it is too wet for the toads.


Trust me when I say that a coir/soil mix is best.
Who said anything about it being wet? I keep my substrate "damp" and they have NO problem burrowing in it. When I used 100% sand for their substrate, they'd burrow all the time! And I NEVER have problems with "fungal or bacterial issues".

Here's just one of many photos I took: