Quote Originally Posted by jasonm96 View Post
My experience with mine wasn't good. I had to trade mine for a crested gecko, it didn't adapt to well to captivity (even though conditions were seemingly good) so the other guy wanted to try his luck with it. Because they're wild caught, it's more of hit or a miss and captive bred animals are better. I had to get fecals done and treat it with panacur. I reckon it didn't do too well because it didn't have a "friend" as most people keep them in pairs or small groups with success, but I couldn't get another for her. If you're interested in African bullfrogs then I'd really recommend you get one of them instead. I have one and it's the best thing ever. Just love to eats and is quite tame. Haven't kept Colorado River toads (although I would really like to!) but I seen them in a Zoo in Frankfurt Germany and these things are just awesome and massive.
Sorry to hear that. All cane toads appear to be wild caught no matter where you get them (which makes sense). I'll definitely get them checked for parasites if I get a couple.

And yeah, I've been watching videos and reading about cane toads, African bullfrogs, Colorado River toads, rococo toads, and other large varieties of toads/frogs that seem to survive well, aren't as fragile as smaller amphibians, and have relatively good temperaments. It seems like cane toads are very personable in some of the videos that I've seen.

Smooth-sided toads from Backwater Reptiles look nice as well. Anyone know much about that company? But yeah, I'm just deciding what sizeable amphibian that is hardy that I'd like to keep. If anyone has suggestions or know of a species that matches this description, I'll look into them. I'd even consider tree frogs beyond the more terrestrial frogs/toads if they are of a decent size and aren't as susceptible to illness. A long-lived amphibian pet would be nice.