New Moroccan Toad

[Doc Fox]

Hello everyone.
I brought home a new member today, a Moroccan Toad. I got him as part of a deal where I rid myself of 750 super worms and 400 Dubias. I got the toad and $80 in cash. . I have a juvenile Veiled Chameleon, and have learned how to breed most of my own insects (except hornworms, which I haven't figure out quite yet). But seems there's like a minimum breeding threshold, so I always end up with way more bugs than my cham can eat. So I figured let's try to get a few more reptile mouths to feed, and it would balance out. My goal is to keep it all in a good balance so I'm not buying food for reptiles or bugs... you know, have my left over veggies be enough for the bugs, and the bugs enough for the reptiles...

I currently breed meal worms, superworms, grasshoppers, crickets, and dubias.

Anyhoo...

I used to live in Florida, and always had toads around, so I'm not a total stranger, but any advice you have on how to make this little guy so happy he can barely stand it, I'll all ears.

[clownonfire]

Hello everyone.
I brought home a new member today, a Moroccan Toad. I got him as part of a deal where I rid myself of 750 super worms and 400 Dubias. I got the toad and $80 in cash. . I have a juvenile Veiled Chameleon, and have learned how to breed most of my own insects (except hornworms, which I haven't figure out quite yet). But seems there's like a minimum breeding threshold, so I always end up with way more bugs than my cham can eat. So I figured let's try to get a few more reptile mouths to feed, and it would balance out. My goal is to keep it all in a good balance so I'm not buying food for reptiles or bugs... you know, have my left over veggies be enough for the bugs, and the bugs enough for the reptiles...

I currently breed meal worms, superworms, grasshoppers, crickets, and dubias.

Anyhoo...

I used to live in Florida, and always had toads around, so I'm not a total stranger, but any advice you have on how to make this little guy so happy he can barely stand it, I'll all ears.

Welcome to Frog Forum, Doc Fox.

Are you referring to the Pelobates varaldii or the Bufo mauritanicus?

[Doc Fox]

Welcome to Frog Forum, Doc Fox.

Are you referring to the Pelobates varaldii or the Bufo mauritanicus?

Thanks for the welcome!

I guess that's a great question. I can say it is most assuredly *not* Pelobates varaldii. I can tell this because when I google image, those images show the eye pupils as being vertically oriented. This guy's pupils are horizontally oriented. When I google image Bufo mauritanicus, there is a lot of color variation. But the general posture and body type is pretty on target. So could be that. I also found Bufo viridis when I was prepping myself for today's trade. These images are pretty on target too.

[clownonfire]

Thanks for the welcome!

I guess that's a great question. I can say it is most assuredly *not* Pelobates varaldii. I can tell this because when I google image, those images show the eye pupils as being vertically oriented. This guy's pupils are horizontally oriented. When I google image Bufo mauritanicus, there is a lot of color variation. But the general posture and body type is pretty on target. So could be that. I also found Bufo viridis when I was prepping myself for today's trade. These images are pretty on target too.

It makes sense, and it's most probably from the Bufo genus. The Pelobates varaldii is also endangered...

Congrats!

Eric

[Doc Fox]

Yikes, well, I can't imagine I would have gotten the toad and the tank lid for $23 in trade if it was endangered. Unless, of course, there's some kind of amphibian police hot on his trail and he needed to off load. I don't know whether to put a smiley- face there or not- because I don't know if there are amphibian police out there...

[LilyPad]

Congratulations on your addition!! Welcome to the forum, You'll have to share some pics!

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard.