i keep fiding the same toad in my dads shed
would it be alright to keep as a pet
and if i did what would i need to get
2006-09-08 22:30:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I'm sorry kiddo, but it's not a good idea to keep one that is already adapted to the wild. They have gotten used to eating live insects, and if you put him/her in a place where they can't catch their own food, they will die. If you got one that was a baby and raised him/her from just a tiny toad it might survive, but they usually don't make good pets. They are cute, and a cool little thing, but they are much better off if you just watch him hang out. I have one that has lived under my steps for several years now, but I never see him in the winter. I'm not sure where he goes, or if he goes deep into the earth and sleeps like a bear, but he is back in the springtime. He has gotten so big! He has been here 5 or 6 years now. It's best not to bother them, and they will get used to you seeing them, and won't run away when you are there. Have you saw a toad catch a fly to eat? That is so cool! Good Luck!
2006-09-08 22:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well as the act of 1968 you no longer can keep garden toads as pets because too many people where dying of a rare disease called "semitransmitfever." If you get caught with one you have to pay a fine. And it never comes off your record.
2006-09-08 22:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by flinkadouchie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want to keep a toad!!!
are you hopeing it might be a prince!!!!
Leave the toad where it is, let it be free to come and go
2006-09-08 22:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The toad is a wild amphibian. Let it live it's life free. Toads don't live long in captivity.
2006-09-08 22:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by Teacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had a toad as a pet, Gorge was his name... but it was a small one, so i kept it in a special terrarium...
I guess yours won't need much special cares... It can feed on its own... Yet, these animals cannot be exactly pets... see, you cannot hug it and expect it bring you a stick...
So, in my opinion, enjoy it as a living creature in your garden... just as birds and butterflies...
I have heard it brings good luck and fortune... ;-)
2006-09-08 22:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by Randy Beaman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can encourage it to remain in ure garden in nautural habitat, but u must not cage it as a pet,..this would be cruel and sure enough it would die,..its obviously very happy the way things are to keep returning year after year
2006-09-08 22:36:43 · answer #6 · answered by cassey s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i cant that toad scary ma dogs
2006-09-08 22:53:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
best to leave it out side where it belongs if you try to make a pet out of it , it will probably croak!
2006-09-08 22:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by MC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aint u alreddy axde that question?
2006-09-08 22:37:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I can thanks, why do you ask?
2006-09-08 22:58:28 · answer #10 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋