New to Western Toads. Please Help!

[daybr4ke]

If they're a form of stinkbug the toads will probably find them unpalatable. The idea of the "stink" mechanism is to make them taste bad so once they have one they won't eat more. It really depends on the frog/toad. Some frogs wont eat worms ever again after eating red wigglers, for example, since they taste bad. I had a frog that ate one and wouldn't eat worms, but my Woodhouse's toads love them, and never refuse them. If you want you can try feeding them to the toads.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Another thing to consider, especially if those stink-bugs are from the wild, are parasites or other harmful things from outside. In a pinch you can feed an animal like that something from the outdoors, but only if collected from an area where pesticides and herbicides are not in use, as they could kill the animal you are feeding the insects to. I'd stick with something else, but if you would like to breed them I'd try it, maybe they could be used as a feeder, but again, I'd stick to the regular staple items such as earthworms, crickets, dubias, ect

[Toadowner]

Thanks! After tasting the stink bugs once, the toads wouldn't go near them, so that plan is gone. Also, they survived winter fine, burrowing into the dirt. I am considering buying a 40l glass terrarium with a mesh lid, would this be fine? Thank you all so much!