American Toad - Hibernate or Not?

[Psychotic]

I was about to ask a very similar question about my toads. The weather here has been getting cold. My female toad acts normal. However my male has been burrowed for the past couple of weeks. I think he's trying to brumate. Even though I know all the frogs and toads outside have buried themselves because of the cold. Should I put my male in a cooler place and let him brumate? What temp should I keep him at while burmating?

[KingCam]

I was about to ask a very similar question about my toads. The weather here has been getting cold. My female toad acts normal. However my male has been burrowed for the past couple of weeks. I think he's trying to brumate. Even though I know all the frogs and toads outside have buried themselves because of the cold. Should I put my male in a cooler place and let him brumate? What temp should I keep him at while burmating?

If your toad is healthy there should be no reason why brumation would be harmful to his health, that being said, if he's refusing food & being inactive for more than a month it may be a good idea to just go ahead and cool him down for a couple months. 43-47F is what I aim for when brumating my animals. Remember to always have clean water available for him to drink! Amphibians and reptiles need to drink during brumation or they will surely die.

[Psychotic]

Thanks for the quick answer. I'll keep an eye on him. I brumate my snakes at 50f. But I've never cooled my frogs or toads before.