Toad inbreeding

[Herpin Man]

Occasional sibling breeding is unlikely to cause issues. It happens regularly in the wild. However, temperate toad species are seldom bred in captivity, due to requirements for cycling and creating a proper breeding environment. They are very unlikely to reproduce simply by being kept together.

[Larry Wardog]

Occasional sibling breeding is unlikely to cause issues. It happens regularly in the wild. However, temperate toad species are seldom bred in captivity, due to requirements for cycling and creating a proper breeding environment. They are very unlikely to reproduce simply by being kept together.

I have read in various places that American Toads can recognize their kin by the pitch in their voice and will refuse to mate with kin. In captivity I wonder if they will breed with kin but the source I got it from was a PA state website. It is very difficult to breed these toads. I am attempting to breed them this winter with toads that are completely unrelated. I will post my research and everything that happens on here for everybody else to see if it's successful or unsuccessful.

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[Shari]

Thank you all for the replies! I don't have any plans to breed them this coming year, but was possibly thinking of doing so in the future. As a beginner to all of this, I think I have alot more research to do before I can get to that point. I would rather avoid any possible issues with inbreeding, so I may add some unrelated toads next year, give them a year to grow, and revisit the whole breeding thing then. I'm looking forward to reading about your results with the breeding AAron, keep us updated!