u/bigdrandyyyy___

Hi guys, my tadpole is finally turned into a toadlet but for some reason I’m having second thoughts. I have other toadlets and he doesn’t look like them. The area he was found in had a high number of fowlers and southern toads, but he looks a little different to me, mainly his huge eyes. He transformed a couple of weeks ago and is growing FAST! He’s a healthy little guy, but I’m wondering if my assumed ID is wrong. He is from a very rural area with every type of frog and toad we have to offer in this part of our state, but I thought they were toad tadpoles. I mainly need a correct (or best guess) ID so I can properly care for him and give him exactly what he needs to thrive. Thanks 🐸

I wanted to share this picture with you guys. A few weeks ago, I relocated a few 5 gallon buckets of toad (not sure what type, I think fowlers because so I seen so many on the property but not for sure) tadpoles from a drying up ditch, and I kept 4 to grow and make pets out of. My other 3 babies have their back legs, and are right behind this guy. Watching them grow has been amazing, and is literally a dream come true for me. My 2 & 4 year old daughters love them just as much as I do, so these babies are well appreciated and admired.🤎

My husband and I were checking in on our yard’s resident toads, and we found one upside down, on its back with eyes closed and stuff, thought it was dead. We went to bury it and then he came back responsive for a few mins, then went out again, stiff, not moving and eyes closed. It is also very very bloated with a squishy belly. A few days ago we seen this toad in the yard and it was moving extremely slowly, not as usual. It doesn’t have any signs of ranavirus but is I. A quarantine tank away from my others and I washed my hands throughly after handling it, the pics are when I first brought it inside and didn’t have gloves available outside. I do not have a wildlife rehabber in my area to help me or else I’d hand this over to them.

I relocated a few hundred toad (I think fowlers based on how many are on the property but not positive) tadpoles from a drying up ditch on my in laws land and I kept 5 to grow, 1 died within the first few hours of bringing them home, but my last 4 have done amazing! They’re all growing, eating well and growing back legs, one is even growing his front legs!😍 I’m wondering at what point will he need to have access to a dry area? I have them in 32oz cups all separated, but I’m wondering if I could put them in a tank together so they have more room and I can build a good area for them to get onto “land” in, vs what I can do in the cups. Thanks in advance 🤎

Picture of two of my healthy, lovely pet toads for tax* Today, my husband went to his parents house to help them mow their grass. They live on a large bit of land out in the country, with two ponds and a creek that runs through it. Literally toad heaven! He noticed tiny, tiny toadlets when he was mowing, and he noticed two that was moving lethargic after he ran them over with the mower (the blade wasn’t all the way down, so they didn’t get cut but the heavy pressure and air blowing most likely hurt them) , so he brought them home for me to try and rehab. I checked them out and the looked healthy, but I could tell something was a little off because they were moving way too slowly. 3 I put them in a quiet area in a enclosure I had setup already for a toadlet (one of just got grew this enclosure) and 2 hours later, they both passed away. 8 am absolutely crushed, I wanted to help them so bad. The grass was very tall and full of ticks, my kids play in the yard when they go over, so it had to be mowed. I just wish they would’ve been ok. I know things happen, they can’t all survive as it is nature, but I feel so bad.