I think I'm losing one - Update - Toad Died :(

[Lacibeth]

At first when she didn't eat in the tank with the others, I put her on a damp paper towel in the critter keeper with 14 fruit flies (I counted so I would know if she at or not!) I left her in a quiet darker room for about 2 hours. I came back and they were all still there. Then I put some substrate in there and the water dish etc and kept her in the quiet room so I could leave her there longer without worrying about her.

Don, I hope she surprises me too. We will see.

Have you tried worms?

Other than that, they are an r-selected species.

[LilyPad]

I have been cutting up small red wigglers for them in addition to the fruit flies, they all chowed them down except her, she's only eaten fruit flies up to this point, and now nothing.

r-selected species?

[nicodimus22]

r-selected species?

Species in which the parents produce a large number of offspring, of which only a few survive to adulthood. In other words, toads lay hundreds of eggs and most of them don't make it, so don't feel too bad.

[Lacibeth]

Species in which the parents produce a large number of offspring, of which only a few survive to adulthood. In other words, toads lay hundreds of eggs and most of them don't make it, so don't feel too bad.

Thank you. I meant to expand on that and then got totally distracted.

[LilyPad]

I googled it It makes sense, you just hope to overcome that by putting them in a controlled environment.

[LilyPad]

She's still with me today. I actually got her to eat a leaf hopper last night, I have no idea if that is safe or not, but she hasnt touched the fruit flies and my daughter was out catching leaf hoppers, so I tried it.

[nicodimus22]

Glad to hear that. Is it still soaking? Mine stopped going in the water near the end.