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    kueluck,

    I don't see any problems with your toads diet.
    It's a really rounded course, and especially with the pill bugs, you shouldn't have to worry about calcium, those crustacean's shells are packed with enough to keep that aspect of nutrition in check. Recently I've enjoyed watching my toads wrestle down giant earthworms, and after they're finished they will almost instantly burrow, sleep, and digest their victorious accomplishment, and after that, the following night they will seem more active.
    as for their behavior, it seems appropriate for this time of the year.
    You can do a number of things to manipulate the toads environment, making changes, moving things around.
    Reposition your light throughout the day, or randomly adjust their humidity, sometimes this can pull them out of hiding,
    but more or less I've found that these colder months are just a good time for the toads to focus more on the lazy aspect of being a toad, versus the gluttonous fat morsels we've come to know and love.

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    Default Re: Toad calcium & vitamin supplements

    Squirp, thanks for the input. I did not know that pill bugs were a good source of calcium.......learned something new today! They have slowed down on their food intake for several weeks, but last night both took down a butterworm, or two and some crickets. Of course this put my mind at ease.................well at least for now. Here in NC spring is right around the corner and my hope is they will return to their eat everything that moves attitude once again. As for changing their surroundings, I'm always rearranging their tank, adding and taking away hides, rocks, leaves and such, and adjusting the light so that it is'nt as bright to give it that "cloudy" feel. As I've said before, I'm just trying to keep them happy & healthy.

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