Some pics of the girls

[kueluck]

I stopped feeding every day and started every other and they all eat so much better. And this year we have two toads living in one of the wood piles. It's been years since we've seen them in the yard.

[yoshimi]

I stopped feeding every day and started every other and they all eat so much better. And this year we have two toads living in one of the wood piles. It's been years since we've seen them in the yard.

I was going days without offering food for a while, since basement stays cooler longer. If I don't see her or just see her head peeking out of dirt, then I don't bother with anything but a water change. But if she's at front of tank, watching and waiting, I pull out the goodies.
Also have a small tub outside with rocks and rain water that I check for tadpoles but nuthin. Boyfriend might object to kiddie pool in backyard. There were teeny baby toads last year. We live semi-near a pond but not so near to justify dragonflies clustering around my dragonfly solar thingie (really strange but awesome). Therefore not so near that I can say for sure that's where they came from.
Has been rainy lately (raining right now, so much for fireworks) so I expect to encounter some tree frogs and/or toads and toadlets soon. We tread very carefully ( I do, at least).

[yoshimi]

Last night Paul came home bangin on door, not cuz he was locked out, but because there was this little guy on a brick. He thought it could be one of mine from last year. Very sweet but this is a young fella. Or gal.
Was raining, but I went back put with small worm in hand and didn't see him or anyone else. So Banjo got a snack.

[yoshimi]

I should try to change the title of this thread, but Uki lives on thru pics, and Banjo lives on, being alive and all. The last pic is my fave. Love to see those eyes peeping out.

I would get rid of that log hide if she didn't like it so much. Bad history and when she's under there I lift it up to make sure she's ok. The point of a hide disappears when something giant is un-hiding you to make sure you're breathing. Anywhere else, and she has other hides, I don't bother her. Moving the log did nothing to dispel the Oh No feeling. She's a good girl tho and I can usually see her through port hole.

The only frog story I have is from end of Aug, beginning of Sept before we took a brief trip home to NJ. Paul ran the generator and snowblower and a toad got into garage. I was trying to fill pills and he yelled for me, thinking again that it was one of last year's toads. He became exasperated cuz I couldn't come running tho running and yelling was scaring the poor thing. I didn't have a toad whistle, so put a batt powered light on floor and shut overheads. It worked, but once again he yelled for me, so it was hiding by the time I got out. Thankfully he left and I sat in the dark with light on floor and clean hands and hop hop hop, out came the little guy. Caught it, gave it bath in water from Banjo's jug of treated water, hoping to get garage chemicals, dust and dirt off, then let it go in our backyard stick pile. Didn't know what else to do and seemed like safest place with delicious crickets. My annoyance with Paul ended when he bought Banjo worms while he was out.
It occurred to me that it might not be the only interloper so I sat later with light on floor but no one made an appearance.

[kueluck]

Banjo is looking good.

[yoshimi]

Banjo is looking good.

Thanks. She's gonna be a hottie when she matures. She's 2, and we'll be celebrating our two year anniversary next week. I expect many boy toads to be lined up and singing/calling on her from the yard all too soon. They grow up so fast.

[kueluck]

Well I know of one Southern gentleman that will be 3 this coming spring. ;o) Morph is my only toad. I released all the other last month since all they did was burrow down. Morph is usually always up either sitting on the cork bark throne or slightly tucked up under a piece of cork bark by the feeding bowl awaiting dinner to pass by.