Quote Originally Posted by Kurt View Post
It is a real good idea to take any wild caught animals you plan on keeping to the vet for a deworming.

Don't know how to stop rust. Sorry.

Using local soil and leaf litter is fine for keeping local frogs. Just make it is collected from somewhere that is pesticide/fertilizer/herbicide free.
I can't find any toads anymore. I live in nj. :/ Like I look and I look and I look. I tried looking behind the elementary schools woods(kinda private property so I had to make it quick xD). I tried looking in my backyard. I tried the lake. I tried the woodlands near a park I know. And like I can sometimes hear them at night but I cant find them. I tried it with a flashlight. But my neighborhood is kinda. Well it has "nosey" neighbors. I cant be out on my bike at a certain hour or the freaking neighbors call the cops. They did it once I had to hide in my own bushes. Like even if you dont make noise you cant even be in your backyard at night. ITs crazy I know.

SO where would you suggest I could find them? I used to be able to find a ton in that elementary school. And the fishing hole after a really bad storm. But then they just dissapeared the following year.

I kinda wanted a lightly tanned one and a darker colored one. YOu know? A matching pair? Maybe ill go for both males. Males tend to be friendlier.

But in general how much can I expect a deworming to cost? So I can maybe save up money for that first. I was thinking I could just buy steryle soil from the hardware store and then buy the insects online which would be easier cause then I dont have to worry about parasites.

Also, people in other forums where getting very mad about the thought of even trying to catch an american toad. So why are you guys not? Is it just like that american toads dont mind being in captivity that much? Id like to just get them as tadpoles and then grow them myself, then I wouldnt have to worry about worms and such. But last time I did that out of 35tadpoles only 5-10 made it to the toadlet stage and then I was left with 3-4 if I remember and they died cause I couldnt find fruit flies for sale.

I was hoping to keep the tank heat up to 75 throughout the year. Like the top part would be 75 and the bottom part would be 73. I think I wanna use a basking light. Like what I have is a steel hood thats made for terrariums. It has for one strip light and two bulbs. I was thinking I could find one night light. Or maybe I could get a dimmer light and leave it on the night so we can watch it.

I dont know if Ill keep the terrarium thats 18x18x18 or just get a bigger terrarium that would be 24x18x18 you know the dessert ones? Cause then it has enough space for two to be extremely comfy and have a roaming area. What do you guys think? Like IAm getting confused. At first I wanted to make it like a garden but the tank isnt long enough to hold many plants in. I like orchids but I cant put that in. I wanted to stick to daffodils, tulips. And small shrub like plant of a sort. I wanted to use a small flower pot as a hiding place, maybe decor it a little more. I have a ceramic turtle figurine my mom gave me. I get a feeling it would look nice in the terrarium. Btw. Its a solid color figurine. So I doubt the frogs would get afraid of it. It looks like a stone. So yuh. If I offered some climbing area by using small pieces of egg crates would they use it?