Hi y'all! Newbie from Texas

[LaurenE]

I've been looking at Jace's threads and her pictures of Finn look *exactly* like my little froglet (who needs a name btw, I'm open to suggestions), so if he's a leopard frog I'm almost positive mine is too. Aaaaaand I caught him eating last night! I'd dumped some flightless fruit flies in with him on the off chance that he might decide to eat, and evidently he was hungry! He made the funniest face after swallowing it--I almost laughed! I'm getting pretty attached to the little guy (girl?) and am really considering keeping him. As for the juvenile leopard frog, I'm not as sure. Personally I think they're just so beautiful.

Also, my toads have decided that they are, in fact, arboreal. I redid their terrarium yesterday and added several thick branches mainly for decorative purposes and they have decided that their new favorite spot is at the very top of one of the branches near the top of the cage (don't worry, the lid is secure lol). Never realized what fun pets toads could be. Mine don't hide at all, they're always hopping around the cage, checking things out. I swear they stare at me. Need to think of some names for them too.

[John]

Toads can get very tame - Woodhouse's are among the best pet species. People tend to overlook them because (a) they're toads and (b) in the US they are very common.

[LaurenE]

Toads can get very tame - Woodhouse's are among the best pet species. People tend to overlook them because (a) they're toads and (b) in the US they are very common.

Thats really too bad that they are overlooked as pets because as I can already tell they really do get quite tame (as far as toads go lol). I set up their enclosure with lots of hiding spots and even gave each of them their own half-log hide but they never use them! They are almost always just sitting out in the open. Occasionally one will dig a shallow depression to lie in but thats about it. And these have only been in captivity for a very short time! Also much more active than I'd anticipated. John, do you think a 20 gallon aquarium is suitable for the two of them right now? They are both on the smallish side--not sure how much bigger they will get. I'd hate for them to be cramped.

[John]

20 long would be better than 20 high but 20 high should be adequate. Bigger is always better though.

[LaurenE]

Its a 20 long . But I think my goal is to have them in a 40 gallon breeder tank eventually. Gonna start perusing Craigslist.