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Ok well it is my first review or guide whatever so be kind:
I first kept these 15 years ago and I loved them then as much as I do now.
They need a tank about 60cm long with a good vented lid (wire mesh to keep their food from jumping out), this should house two toads extremely well. I am a soppy female so I think it is nicer to have two toads instead of one lonely toad. One end needs a container with water in it, the water needs to be at least shoulder height of the toad. Use only bottled or filtered water, no tap water, change daily.
Canes are easy to keep, the main thing is warmth, never let your tank go below 70´because they like to be snug. You can achieve this by having a good quality heat mat under the tank, and a standard low watt daytime bulb that gives off a little heat, at the other end of the tank a night bulb just for viewing purposes. In the night just turn off the day bulb and keep the mat on, this gives them the needed night time drop in temps.
Substrate should be eco-soil or good clean peat with a layer of moss, nothing with additives or chemicals in it. Build there tank up to look like a forest, add some plants (fake ones are better to keep clean) make them a little hiding place etc...just consider where you´d want to live if you were a toad.
As a diet I recommend adding wax worms, worms, grubs to the tank so they can forage for their food, keep a few in at all times. Then drop in crickets, grasshoppers, whatever insects you want to feed them.
I don´t recommend dog or cat food, although they will eat this if you find you run out of bugs.
Canes are not active in the day really, but in the night they can sure hop around if given a good reason to do it (food). If you over feed your Cane, he will just sit lazily in the tank, so it is best not to feed straight to its mouth, let it chase down or dig around for it.
When your toad is a good size you can feed it a dead, defrosted, slightly warmed pinky mouse or two every week, NOT every day.
Over feeding of mice can cause health problems due to their fat content.
Also do not think it is clever to feed it a live adult mouse like the idiots do on YouTube, yes it may be cool to see a toad hunt down a mouse (to some people) but it is actually dangerous to your toad.
The mouse is swallowed whole and has to suffocate inside the toads throat and obviously mice don´t simply go without a fight, they can bite your toad and will bite your toad.
Canes grow HUGE and are a sight worth seeing, the ladies grow much bigger and at a fairly consistent rate.
They are not aggressive toads, in fact they are fairly laid back, they can be handled though I think it is better to keep it to the minimum for the health of the toad. I NEVER wore gloves, I just washed my hands before and after handling, the toad will not secrete poison from its glands unless it is very frightened, in all my years I have never seen this once. Just handle your toad with care and respect, start slow and try to handle it at night instead of the daytime. They can live in groups, the only time you may see some trouble will be during mating season.
If you look after your toads they will be with you for many years...twenty in fact or more!!!!
They are wonderful to keep, easy and a pleasure, they have individual personalities and look so cute and cuddly.
They don´t cost a lot to buy, an average price is 25 to 30 pounds.
They are easy to feed, easy to keep and even easier to love.
If you like these I would also recommend Rococo Toads :o)
They are basically the same except they have extra glands on their back legs.
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Everything about the Canes are good...nothing is bad if you care for them properly and sensibly.
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The only draw back is contact with other animals.
If you keep cats and dogs make sure that the toads don´t come into contact with them, keep them away from your other animals due to the toxins in their skin.
If you let them play around the house, keep them away from your other animals water and feed bowls, just to be safe.
KEEP them away from children, children do not know how to handle animals properly and can stress the toad out, then it will use the only defense it has.
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