Some pics of the girls

[yoshimi]

I bought springtails 2 years ago, and it's been going since then. As long as you don't let the viv dry out, and keep food in there they just keep on going. I always have a
piece of bug burger in there to feed the springtails, pill bugs and any stray feeders that might have made a run for it. Jumbo 32 oz Temperate Springtail (Colombella) Culture - Springtails | Josh's Frogs

they were the 1st i checked out, and shipping was a lot. is the $8 bottle of springtail food necessary if they're going into toad tank?
Also checked out petco, but skeptical and josh's frogs have plants i like for toady tank. i think they might ship together as live goods,but not sure. i'd go for it, if that were the case. my bank is offering me 10% cash back at petsmart, but they don't stock them at all, as far as their website shows.
Seems like a mighty sound investment, if i can keep them alive.
Someone pooed in the water dish today, so yay...

[kueluck]

For the springtails in the tank I keep a piece of bug burger under a small piece of bark. They still do their janitorial duties, but having the xtra food also increases their production. Now if you don't need to put the whole colony in the tank just keep the others in a plastic container w/the charcoal, water level just at charcoal level and put pieces of white rice on top. The rice will mold and the springtails eat that. You just need to remember to keep adding the rice so they have food, or you can use the bug burger, which I love this stuff to feed to all the feeder bugs.

[maxQ]

I keep looking at your pics and am in awe of how handsome your girls are, I live in The Cotoctan Mountains in Maryland and cant find any Eastern American Toads...ARG. But I now have summoned friends to find me a couple.

[yoshimi]

I keep looking at your pics and am in awe of how handsome your girls are, I live in The Cotoctan Mountains in Maryland and cant find any Eastern American Toads...ARG. But I now have summoned friends to find me a couple.

Rainy nights bring them out. In summer as well as fall. It was about 8:30pm 1yr ago yesterday that I abducted Banjo. She was about an inch and a quarter, now 3.5". Still, Uki seems to dwarf her tho she's not all that much bigger, but Banjo can hold her own.
And thank you; I'm always in awe of them too.

[kueluck]

Not abducted, but rescued.

Rainy nights bring them out. In summer as well as fall. It was about 8:30pm 1yr ago yesterday that I abducted Banjo. She was about an inch and a quarter, now 3.5". Still, Uki seems to dwarf her tho she's not all that much bigger, but Banjo can hold her own.
And thank you; I'm always in awe of them too.

[yoshimi]

Bought some Canadian nightcrawlers a while back, and they're like 2 meals at once so not so bad that you get less in cup ta the Europeans. Banjo had trouble wrangling such a large worm at 1st while Uki wanted seconds. Now roles are nearly reversed but they both like them, tho I still use the European ones too. Banjo devoured a cluster of them at once the other night, and I was like whoa, hold up little girl, save some for your elder. They're becoming more alike every day. I have videos of this morning's feeding, will post when this thing cooperates.

[yoshimi]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...e_gdata_player
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-KaO90g...e_gdata_player

[kueluck]

Love this!! I wish I could get mine to eat worms, they look at me like I'm crazy when I put them in their viv for food. I always have the canadian night crawlers for my garter snakes & I've offered them a few times, but it's a no-go for the toads.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...e_gdata_player
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-KaO90g...e_gdata_player