So much indecisiveness....

[ejh805]

I'm beginning to think that both Cane and Colorado River toads would be larger than I would like.
Realllllly set on the Asian Spiny Toad. I guess I'll just have to hold out.

And I looked into those couches spadefoot toads, and after reading awhile, I learned they do not make very good captives. They do have beautiful colors though.

And I'm liking the look of those smooth sided toads. They have the whole "puppy dog eyes" thing going on

Whatever the frog/toad is in that last video is, is stunning. I've never seen anything like that before. Very beautiful! Do you know the species?

[Pluke]

It's Bufo Japonicus. Japanese native species, really wish they'd become available. If you find any let me know, lol.

Yeah, the smooth sided toads are awesome and they get big, but not too big I don't THINK. They actually remind me of my tomato frogs when they were babies.. but giant. Heh.

[ejh805]

I LOVE the forearms on them! They look like they've been lifting weights, or like some cartoon rendition of a toad.

Anyways, I don't want something that's going to eat me out of house and home, since I've got a growing baby pixie already.
Looked at Rococos and they're gorgeous and I like their personalities, but it'd be too expensive for me to feed one.

[Wormwood]

Eqyptian toads are wonderful, very hardy - just like American toads and with beautiful yellow/green colorings. They also enjoy living in similiar conditions. I'd suggest them to any novice toad'er. I've found them at trade shows before and will only run you $10-$20 bucks. Pick up two if you can.

Stay away from Cane Toads, very skiddish. From what I've seen Roccco's are less so, but yeah.. they are eating machines.

[ejh805]

Found Bufo japonicus, Pluke.
Says they have only been out of stock since October 26th, so maybe they'll be getting in more soon. If they are, I know what I'm getting.

Japanese toads-Various sizes- $16.99

[Pluke]

Cool.. I don't know how trustworthy that site is, but if you do give it a shot and you get one let me know. How did you even find that site? Searches never seem to bring up sites like that for me. -_-

[ejh805]

Pluke,

I was bored at work, and typed "buy toads" into Google, and found that site, and just browsed through their inventory. They also have Chinese Giant Toads (really not all that big) which are fairly similar in appearance.
I've been reading up on the site and they are drop shippers, but I haven't found anything really good or really bad. I read a thread in the FaunaClassifieds BOI and someone said "it was simply a transaction. not great or terrible."

The guy who owns it has several other sites like it but with difference focuses.


I've got Panacur on hand for whatever kind of toad I end up getting, so I guess at this point, WC isn't too much of a concern.

If they ever get back in stock, I will probably get 2 or three to house in a 50 gallon rubbermaid type tote.

[SkeletalFrog]

I've never had a problem with cane toads being skittish, but then again I've never kept them in any transparent tanks or dealt with them in a "pet" capacity. My only complaint about them is they're obnoxiously difficult to anesthetize.