Toad Tadpole with back legs

[nicodimus22]

Copied directly from the toad care sheet on this site:

"Paper towel contains bleaching agents, unless explicitly stated to not contain them - these can be harmful to toads and frogs."

Also, toads like to dig, and they can't do that with paper towel.

[kueluck]

That’s why unbleached paper towels are being used. And for newly morphed toad tads this works best. When feeding FF to toadlets that are the size of a cooked grain of rice, substrate is not good, they will ingest the substrate along with the FF. I’ve been through this stage before.

Copied directly from the toad care sheet on this site:

"Paper towel contains bleaching agents, unless explicitly stated to not contain them - these can be harmful to toads and frogs."

Also, toads like to dig, and they can't do that with paper towel.

[YogaFrog]

@Gail He is doing great! He is growing and eating! He is smart too. When I open the top, he hops up onto his highest perch and stares at me expectantly hahaha I have seen him eat, and it is amazing! His little tongue is so cute. I can see he is eating plenty, he has the toady plumpness in his little belly. Thank yo for all the great advice! And the paper towels are working of great. Makes finding his poop and keeping it clean easy. He seems very happy

[kueluck]

Happy for ya. I have 10 of these little critters and they are little eatin' & poopin' machines. Gotta love the toad!!

[kueluck]

So how's the baby doing?

[YogaFrog]

He is great, thanks! He is getting so big, and his appetite is increasing. I am having to put more and more FF in, but I don't think he is quite big enough for pinhead crickets yet. He is so much fun to watch! How are your little ones? I see you have had a recent loss... My condolences! What happened?

[kueluck]

Good to hear your little is doing well. I would pass on the pinhead crickets and go for the extra small red roaches from Turkistan Roaches (Blatta Lateralis). More meat, no smell and most of all, they won’t bite your toad!! Rosie, my female was egg bound which means she couldn’t pass the eggs or resorb them back into her system. This happens to 10% of amphibians. It was a very sad week, but with time comes healing. These are some of my tiny toads now, there is a total of 10. The tiny tiny ones are on springtails, even the ff are to big for them.

[YogaFrog]

@Pete I realize they like to dig, I have done plenty of research and have read the care sheets. I have coconut fiber substrate waiting in his permanent 10 gallon home. But you should see this tiny guy trying to walk through that stuff! It sticks all over him, and it makes it hard for him to get around. And I bought the brown, unbleached paper towels from Whole Foods. I change them every day, and keep them moist with fresh spring water. He has a super shallow dish to soak and I have provided plenty of hides. And he is doing great! I do appreciate your concern for my little guy. Thanks.