Toads?

[Kurt]

For ground dwelling toads you are better off with a long aquarium type enclosure rather than a tall one (they will never use the height). Personally I'm cheap and cheerful - I use the ~50 liter transparent shoebox type thing that walmart sells, and if I want longer I buy the version that is twice as long.

I will second that. I have kept a lot of critters in Rubbermaid boxes. Currently in these boxes are my military scorpion, flat-rock scorpion, Asian forest scorpion, emperor newts, blotched tiger salamander, fire-bellied toads, fire skink, and most of my snakes.

[tylototriton]

Sweater boxes are my favorite. I've extolled their virtues on Caudata.org before as well. They create the perfect environment for solely terrestrial species. I love using them for salamanders, especially Ambystomatids. (Another topic entirely) They are perfect for toads as well. Unfortunately they do not make great presentations, but if you're just looking for functionality, they are perfect. Also, i've only ever been able to keep moss alive in sweater boxes.

Alex