Toad ID and info please?

[ladygodiva35]

I went over to my sister's home for dinner and saw her bf had captured this lovely toad and was kept inside a very empty container. So she said I could take the toad to my house since I love amphibians and reptiles and have experience with them since I have toads and frogs of my own among many other pets. lol

I live in Houston Tx and have seen plenty of these toads hopping around at night. I just never really paid much attention to them. I've set up a clear rubbermaid tupperware for now since I'm all out of extra aquariums at the moment. I have a cave and a little pool area and soil as the substrate. I've been spraying water to keep everything moist and have fed 6 crickets that did get eaten.

The photos didn't come out very clear due to the little guy squirming but I did manage to take some decent video.
I would just like to know the species and if my set up is correct and how much to feed. Required tank size? Also if gender is possible to tell? I like to think it's female and named her Clementine.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzeJ...ature=youtu.be

[LilyPad]

Maybe a coastal plains toad? Just a guess based on looking at images of toads native to Texas. Is there fertilizer in that soil though? Hard to tell from the vid, but it does not look like toad-safe soil.

I would check out this care sheet - http://www.frogforum.net/content.php...ytes-Pelobates

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Either a Gulf Coast Toad (Most likely) or a Cane toad (Least likely)

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

And from the video, it looks female, large and a white throat

[Frogfeet123]

It could be an Indonesian road, otherwise known as black spine toad or Asian toad.


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[ladygodiva35]

The bag of soil didn't mention fertilizer so I figured it was safe to use over night but tomorrow I'm getting amphibian substrate and possibly some moss.

[ladygodiva35]

Gulf coast and costal plains are one and the same? They look quite similiar.

[LilyPad]

Yes, they are the same.