SOOO guess what? Today I went herping. Perfect day I tell ya! It was raining an hour before I decided to set out. So I went to this pond/stream near a park that nobody really goes to(except me-lol). I went into the water(it was cold but I have a tolerance for some harsh temperatures I guess..), I keep going to this sorta remote area that seemed partially enclosed and a tad warmer than the other waters.
I found on the shore of it two american toads! In amplexus! I know that both are opposite sexes; because the male is smaller and sorta makes the call when I poke his back(gently), and he's clinging on to the bigger toad. Who hasn't made any noise. I put them in a container in my backpack. They're still clinging onto each other(least the male is). So I set up a small 12x12x12 exo terra filled it up with 2inches deep of water. and a place for them to rest on land(large branch type ornament). The male is still clinging to the female. kinda looks like a rodeo. lol. SOOO I was wondering if this is good enough for them to mate and lay me some toad eggs? or if I need to do something else for them?
The male is olive brown. Sorta looks well pardon my manners.... but uhh from a distance I thought it was poop. :x The female is big! really big! like id say maybe 3.5-4.2inches? Iam making a guess because I don't want to disturb them just to size her up. The male looks to be 2.5-3.0 inches long.
I could put my other toad in there. I think its a she since it never calls or dismount calls when I pick it up. The female toad that is recently caught has some nice reddish brown colors. The female looks to have a rougher skin. Sorta scaley looking. The male had alot of wrts as I can see but the large paratoid glands don't look the same as the females. Wonder if its a type of subspecies?
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There is no gravel or sand in the tank. Temp is room temp. A low uvb light overhead. and I had the fan on the room to make it alittle cooler than it currently is.