sunburst toad husbandry?

[monster]

Hi, thank you for the info. I have not got them yet but they are still at the store so I may get them now that I got some info to go by for the husbandry. I believe the guy at the store says they are male and female. One has a nice orange or reddish colour on its back and comes up inbetween the eyes. Do you know if these toads are usually wc or cb?

[victorsgrace]

Allright

They can vary in colour from whitish w. black/orange "stripes" or colorations, reddish/orangish and yellowish/greenish. If the throat is orange (and there are ofcourse nuptual pads) it will be a male.

Hard to say; you'll have to ask your petstore guy. Here in europe I haven't found anyone who breeds them yet, but I was so goddamn lucky to get mine from an official botanicla instituion that keeps them as pest control, so mine are "cb" in essence, but came from a large area and grew on good, wild fodder.

If they are wc, ask from where, how long he has had them and check their state and condition before buying.

I was stupid enough to buy a little guy at the Hamm Expo a year ago, from some Czech guy. When I got home I noticed a bump on his back that was slowly swolling. Due to stress and whatever conditions he came from, I got a toad with Mycobacteriosis - a severe bacterial infection rampant in germany and many parts of europe, that's untreatable, very infectious and leads to a slow, uncomfortable death

Since then, I personally don't support wc. But it can be done. Just quarentene when you get home and minimize stress levels. They will undoubtedly have parasites as wc, so a trip to the vet when they have settled in is recommendable.

[monster]

Thanks again, this little bit of info has helped me a lot. And me and another member figured that most of these toads are wc that come on the market. I have to go in there today to pick up some stuff so im going to have another talk with him while there. Thanks again, I will post what he says later on when I get back from running around so you can you see what says.

[victorsgrace]

Super. Good luck with everything