New frog mom! Hi!

[1beataway]

Hi Molly! I think the toad is lucky you're going to take care of it.

[MollyJean]

Thanks for all the info, Seth. I guess that makes him a her. She's only squeaked a couple of times and only when my daughter held her too tight. Other then that, no noise at all. I'll just assume she's a girl til we know otherwise. We're naming her Toadalina, but I still expect the hubby and my brother to call her Gimpy.

She eats fine, but won't chase her food. I don't know if this is normal. She just sits and watches the crickets til one comes close enough. She's either spoiled or knows she can't move fast enough. She's not hopping very high, either. She can't hit a foot high, which made finding her a home much easier.

We've put her in an old desk drawer. It's about 16 inches deep, 24 inches wide and 36 inches long. Lots of horizontal space for her to roam around and hide in. I put top soil in the bottom, about 2 inches deep, covered it with leaves and grass clippings for now, and I'll add the moss and magnolia leaves when I get them. I put a shallow Tupperware bowl in the dirt and a few rocks along one side (so the crickets can get out, mostly) and covered the drawer with a sheet of plywood on the back side, and a grate I'll never use that came out of a grill fastened on with C clams, so it opens very easily. No froggys getting out, no cats getting in, and she seems really happy with all the room, much better then a 5 gallon bucket! I doubt I'll keep her in that forever, but it's a great temp home and didn't cost hardly anything. Just have to find somewhere better to put it, the cats want to sit on the box and watch her and I don't want to stress her out.

Not too sure what to do about lighting. I know she's nocturnal, so I think she doesn't need anything special, but not really sure, and none of the fact sheets said anything

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. I would rename the toad Tripod.