Nuptial pads

[Greg M]

Originally Posted by Jace
I have been trying to find out information about my Western Toad, but I can't really find much about them in captivity. Hence all the questions to you!! I am hoping that being a toad, some of the same principles will apply, regardless of the species. I love seeing your pictures, though. I never gave toads much more than a glance until getting Enoch and seeing your pictures. I hope that I can take beautiful pictures of Enoch when he/she is older...do the colours and personality justice!

Hi Jo,

I found a few PDFs that mention sexual maturation/reproductive age of Western toads (or the endangered subspecies, the Boreal toad). You'll have to wade through information about habitat, etc., but there's some interesting stuff here. Sorry if you've seen these already... As I mentioned earlier, I fully expect that Enoch will mature in captivity much faster than his/her wild counterparts - Western toads have short feeding seasons in the wild...

Greg