How to Keep a Wild Caught Toad As a Pet

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Keep your toad in a 15 US gal (57 L) aquarium tank.. Add a substrate material such as eco earth or moss to the tank.. Give your toad a dish of non-chlorinated water to sit in.

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Keep your toad in a 15 US gal (57 L) aquarium tank.

Step 1

Keep your toad in a 15 US gal (57 L) aquarium tank.

2

Add a substrate material such as eco earth or moss to the tank.

Step 2

Add a substrate material such as eco earth or moss to the tank.

3

Give your toad a dish of non-chlorinated water to sit in.

Step 3

Give your toad a dish of non-chlorinated water to sit in.

4

Add some hiding places to your tank.

Step 4

Add some hiding places to your tank.

5

Avoid handling the toad as much as possible.

Step 5

Avoid handling the toad as much as possible.

6

Clean the tank every month with clean water.

Step 6

Clean the tank every month with clean water.

7

Purchase live insects to feed your toad.

Step 7

Purchase live insects to feed your toad.

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Feed your toad 1 or 2 insects each day.

Step 8

Feed your toad 1 or 2 insects each day.

9

Add a calcium supplement powder to the food a few times each week.

Step 9

Add a calcium supplement powder to the food a few times each week.

10

Look for toads in dark, damp places.

Step 10

Look for toads in dark, damp places.

11

Move slowly to catch a toad with your hands.

Step 11

Move slowly to catch a toad with your hands.

12

Act quickly to catch a toad with a net.

Step 12

Act quickly to catch a toad with a net.

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Keep the toad somewhere with plenty of water while you move it.

Step 13

Keep the toad somewhere with plenty of water while you move it.

14

Transfer the toad to its new enclosure.

Step 14

Transfer the toad to its new enclosure.

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