Little Brown Toads

[Cynere]

I can try it but I am sure it will be full of ants. I found more usable bugs on the Walmart produce today, too bad I didn't bring a container.

[Heatheranne]

True, I guess maybe try and hang it?
I'd share some if you were close by. I'm in Pa.
I have fruit flies, pinheads crickets and baby dubias. The dubias are likely too big yet though.

[Cynere]

Thanks for the thought. I should have a culture on the way. I have some crickets but they are just too big right now. The dubia roaches actually cannot be shipped to Florida (or owned in florida I believe), illegal. Everything roach-like prospers here.

[Cynere]

I had one toad eat a tiny earthworm today. They won't eat them if I cut them up, even if they move. I have also had three or so toads attempt to eat a cricket that I half mashed up so that it would kick its legs. They are carrying around the cricket like a dog and rope toy but he's just too big. I found some more aphids but these toads eat a lot. : )

[Heatheranne]

Awe ! Awesome! You sure are putting forth the effort . Hopefully your cultures will arrive soon.

[Cynere]

I found some tiny beetles and isopods but they weren't interested at all in these unless I didn't see them eat them. The isopods look just like the "purple" variety sold on some feeder sites.

[Heatheranne]

Hmmm, I don't know that I've seen those. Any word on your cultures arriving?

[Cynere]

Shipped early this morning from the same state so it shouldn't be long.

[Heatheranne]

Yay!

[Cynere]

I'll just update with a picture.



I think it's cute when a lot of the toads sit in lines. They seem to like sitting on the leaves. I changed the paper towels out again today and washed the whole tank down. They didn't enjoy being in a bucket for a few minutes or being picked up by my gloved hands. All nine still kicking, one looks a little skinny to me, probably not as bold as the others. I'll have to fatten him up separately. Still have plenty of poop, they clean every aphid from the tendrils I bring.

[Cynere]

Well, my culture is in Jacksonville and it's the fourth of July. I hope they do okay.

[Heatheranne]

Awe . So cute! Look at that adorable face .

Maybe it will arrive today. I hope so. You've really done a great job with them!

[Cynere]

Well my culture arrived. It appears that it spent most of its trip upside down regardless of the "this side up" markings on the package. There are no live adults but some larvae and pupae remain.There is culture media pasted to half the screen as well. The mail carriers can be kind of dumb.
I fed some of the larvae to the skinnier ones anyway.
Sender of the culture is very empathetic, so not a bad experience.

[Heatheranne]

Will they send you another?

[Cynere]

Yes, they will send me another and I should be expecting Saturday-ish.

[Cynere]

Some more silly toad antics. They like these leaves; I don't even know how the one on top of the leaf got up there.

[mshine1217]

I don't care what species they are, babies are so darn cute!!

[mikeytoads]

the microtoads will have a *much easier time eating melanogasters than hydei and you should seek those out.
you'll want at least a couple cultures; don't feed out all the flies at once or the culture will crash.
youl can feed the maggots from your arrived-upside down tub to the toadlets; they'll gobble them like candy.
i get mine from josh's frogs but they were out as you noted; last i checked they were getting more melanos july 3rd or so, so worth an inquiry; they respond very quickly in my experience.
Heather, did your survivors all survive?
i hope things turned out ok.

[Cynere]

Thanks, mikeytoads, I have fed some of the larvae from the upside down tub. They weren't terribly interested in those, they ate a few. Perhaps they weren't as interesting because they are coated in media? I shook out a couple emerged adults too for the sake of it, all of the toads are ecstatic about the flies.

I did order melanogasters and they seem to be a very good size. I will be splitting the cultures up to make sure I have a few going all the time.

[mikeytoads]

if by media you mean the yeast/food sludge, yes, that's very possibly why, but i can't speak for your toads as that'd be fraudulent representation.
i'd toadally get sued.
if you right the upended tub and let it sit it oughta still grow you some flies