Anaxyrus (Bufo) Americanus Exo Build

[AlanLynch]

Recently I moved onto the third floor of a (Very nice, well, my room) apartment building. so, I was forced to constrict my American Toads space to a small exo terra 12x12x18, but that doesn't stop me from making it look nice for me and the toad. So, I started working on sketches for her new redesign. I used to be a comic book artist, however, it doesn't show in this drawing I did not paint. Anyway, I will keep you updated on the build, it may take a while, since I'm working toward becoming a herpetologist right now, I'm trying to land a job at a nature preserve, so it may take a while.

Somewhere next to the clock will be a hygrometer and thermometer

[deranged chipmunk]

Color me confused, but is the clock on the inside of the enclosure?


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[AlanLynch]

Yes it is, it should be safe, it'll he mounted in a foam corner piece.


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[deranged chipmunk]

Gotcha. Built in alarm clock for the toad? Lol. I hope it is a sealed unit. Otherwise the humidity will corrode any metal inside of it.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[AlanLynch]

Yeah, its sealed, most of it is plastic, but there may be some metal. It should be okay though


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[Leo731]

But why the clock? I'm just curious.

I also just recent acquired a American toad.
Neat little guy.

[AlanLynch]

Yeah, I know a clock is a weird idea, but I just found the little clock and decided, since I look in my toad cage a lot, why not mount the clock?


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[AlanLynch]

Sorry for the lack of updates still looking for the perfect piece of wood. Tell me guys, how bad is it that I'm keeping an american toad in a 12x12? I feel really bad, its been so much work moving stuff upturee flights of stairs to my apartment, and a 20 gal is the last thing I want to move, I also cant find anythig it will fi on


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[Mentat]

What is the toads snout to vent length?

[AlanLynch]

2 and a half inches.


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[AlanLynch]

Day one of build: Spent the day making my own substrate based off of Illinois soil, of course this is where I caught my toad. For the bottom layer is a couple inches of all natural clay I dug up from where I caught Lola. Ontop of that was natural forest soil and potting soil to fill it up. A crunched up layer of leaves was then added. Still haven't placed in tank, just a walkthrough of whats goin to happen.


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