Quote Originally Posted by Motocrash View Post
Oh, I forgot to add.... When I do add a light, it's always a low wattage incandescent. And.... I rarely put more than one in an enclosure. When I do, it's usually just males. Males seem to pester the females when they are in the same box. I've never seen the males actually pursuing them, the females just seemed less enthusiastic when there were males around.
I disagree with males pestering the females, during mating season they may but I have had a pair together for 6 months, I have had the female for over a year now and she is not lazy, nor does the male even go around her. They are in a 75 gallon so they have plenty of room; besides that, American toads are more peaceful than aggressive unless feeding or mating occasionally.


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I just finished reading the whole thread finally! The Eco Earth works I also use topsoil underneath but i made sure it has no chemicals or any treatment to it. A fecal exam is the best way to go honestly. To avoid stress a bigger tank away from everything if possible or in a room that isn't highly active helps. I do not use mealworms or super worms as food for any of my Amphibs simply because they are hard for them to digest and are terrible for a diet. As stated before Earthworms and Crickets are the best to feed. Wax worms are good to be mixed in as well. Most bugs are dangerous if you get them from the outside. An interesting fact about mine is the female last year went dormant for around 2-3 months and the tank was at room temp. When they do go dormant it's best to let them rest. I did disturb her 3 times to make sure she was alive. She would come up, eat some crickets and then be gone by morning. She must have fought her parasites of while dormant because she was checked in June and tested negative for parasites. A wild toad. So if this has been happening and they were disturbed or were too weak to fight off the parasites, this could be an issue for you