Finally had some success with my B. terrestris

SethD · August 15th, 2010

Toadlets certainly are capable of extreme growth rates with a sufficient food supply. These started out at around 7mm at metamorphosis.

At one month...

At nearly two months...

At this rate I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them reach adult size in as little as five or six months total.

....and just for kicks some other toads I recently decided to take a chance on because I was able to get a good deal...

The reason I consider it taking a chance is due to the fact that others have had problems with this line of albinos in the past, hidden genetic defects causing death before adulthood in many specimens may be a possibility. However given the symptoms I have heard described in previous years prior to losses of toads in this line it sounds to me like it could also be a case of most keepers offering insufficient vitamin A and the deaths resulting from that. Nutrition is critical in young toads given the speed at which they are growing. A insufficient diet can lead to rapid death. I intend to offer a sufficient amount of vitamin A and will see how they do I suppose, it is worth a chance to me at least.