Finding the Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus)

[kueluck]

I agree with the tank sizes on this post. And once the sex is determined you can divide them up accordingly then. You don't want to have several males bombarding one female. But then having one big tank with 10 toads would be fun to watch during feeding time.

You could put 10 together with enough space and enough hiding places and diligent maintenance. For that though I'd go with a 75 gallon. If you got two 40 gallon breeder tanks you could split them up into two groups of 5. If you went with 20 gallon longs I would put no more than three in each. Err on the side of more space, not squeezing them in.

When you get them please post pics of the little guys and tell of your experience with Exotic Oddities. I'm curious about both.

[Hellsrage]

You could put 10 together with enough space and enough hiding places and diligent maintenance. For that though I'd go with a 75 gallon. If you got two 40 gallon breeder tanks you could split them up into two groups of 5. If you went with 20 gallon longs I would put no more than three in each. Err on the side of more space, not squeezing them in.

When you get them please post pics of the little guys and tell of your experience with Exotic Oddities. I'm curious about both.

Alright that gives me some sizes to work with, thank you!

I will definitely take pictures and post them, I really need to put some money towards a decent camera someday. I'll write up a review when I order from him.

I agree with the tank sizes on this post. And once the sex is determined you can divide them up accordingly then. You don't want to have several males bombarding one female. But then having one big tank with 10 toads would be fun to watch during feeding time.

Ideally I'd like to keep them all in one large enclosure, or at least attempt it and adjust as needed. From what I've read they are fairly easy to sex, so perhaps I may be able to order by sex. If this does turn out to be the case (I'll have to email him to check) what would be a proper mix of male to female?


For the enclosure I'm thinking about using plastic totes instead of buying a large heavy glass tank. This is the tote I'm planning on using Sterilite ClearView Latch Box 110qt, it's dimensions are 34"L x 18"W x 12"H. Clearly this wont due for all 10 so I'm thinking I'll buy 2 and splice them together I could even make it larger using acrylic sheets if I so desired. But I think 2 of these spliced together should give them plenty of room. There is 2 ways I can go about this, I can make it longer or wider, which do you think would make for happier toads?

• Dimensions if I made it longer: 69"L x 18"W x 12"H
• Dimensions if I made it wider: 37"L x 34"W x 12"H

What do you think?

[kueluck]

I would go higher than that since once you add substrate and decor they'll climb out unless you plan on putting some kind of wire lid on this. I would recommend a 3 (male) to 7 (female) ratio on this kind of set up.

[Hellsrage]

I would go higher than that since once you add substrate and decor they'll climb out unless you plan on putting some kind of wire lid on this. I would recommend a 3 (male) to 7 (female) ratio on this kind of set up.

There will be a lid over the whole thing, there are cats in the house so it's would be necessary regardless of height.

[kueluck]

If there's a solid like, just make sure you have enough ventilation then. B quercicus

[Hellsrage]

I should explain things better. I'll be using the same hard plastic lids that come with the totes but I'll put holes in them covered with aluminium wire.

What do you think about using bio active soil with them? I'd like to have something that can maintain itself for the most part. I've also had the though of adding a shallow water area with a filter.

[kueluck]

If you're looking to do a planted tank for them, take in to consideration that they WILL dig up your plants. I have a few and sure enough, they dig them up at least once a week. Also you'll need to layer your base. I have a 40 gallon breeder tank that's bee going for two year now. It's layered as such. 2 inch hydroball, then a piece of screening material, then a layer of activated charcoal, then a piece of screening material, then about 4 inch of a mixture of eco earth and organic soil. There are a few spots of live moss they pretty much leave that along since I've got several pieces of cork bark for them to hide in and under. Every 6 months I take out the cork bark and decor and turn the soil just to make sure all is well in the viv. I also have spring tails and pill bugs to help maintain it. This is why I mentioned about going taller.