I want...cane toad or...........something active

[SethD]

Have you ever kept Anaxyrus debilis insidior? I found them to be quite skittish. Same with my Ollotis alvaria. My Chaunus schneideri and Melanophryniscus stelzneri are, however, quite even tempered. They never panic.

No I haven't kept green toads. They are a native texas species. You need permits and paperwork if you have more than 25 native texas reptile or amphibian species total or ten of one type as I recall. I don't feel like doing that when there are plenty of non-native choices with no restrictions. Since I work towards breeding most everything I keep eventually I never messed with them. Obviously one successful breeding would put me way over the legal limit without a "dealers license" which if I recall is something you need. I have messed around a bit with Colorado river toads and they didn't seem that skittish to me. I haven't worked with them to any significant degree though. Southern toads are a bit skittish as they are more easily startled than some other species of toads but once they realize they are being fed or what ever they calm right down. Some toads are a little more jumpy than others but I don't think any of them compare to a lot of ranids or even things like darts. I have never had a problem with any toad being so jumpy it caused problems and even the more jumpy toad species will usually calm down quite a bit with time. I certainly wouldn't classify toads as a group as being more jumpy than other types of frogs, they are definitely one of the more laid back groups.

[Kurt]

By and large, I do consider Bufonids to be more laid back than most Anurans, but these green toads are the most skittish frog I have ever seen. Had them for three years and they never calmed down.

[frigs]

i know this is an old post and i dint read all the way through but i worked at a pet store and they had bumble bee toads which were active a lot I've never kept them personally and they don't get very large but if your still looking for a toad u could consider these.