Getting my mum a toad or a frog for xmas..

[Jasoon]

Well when she's in the pet shop, he's always like "awww look at these, why couldn't you get these instead of your lizards bla bla bla" at the toads and frogs, anyways, I'm going to suprise her with a frog or a toad, which one is the easiest to look after? and do they need heating and lighting etc..?

[ilovetoads2]

Well, you are going to have to give more info...what frogs does she see in the pet store that she likes?

Fire bellied toads are semi aquatic and easy to care for. They are diurnal and good in groups. These require no heating, just a good daytime bulb. They eat, among other things, crickets, locusts, worms, and small fish. They are attractive and fun to watch.

Most people recommend whites tree frogs for beginners, but they grow very big, are greedy, and are nocturnal. These require an arboreal set up with uv light and relatively high humidty.

Newts could also be considered. But I dont know much of these.

Rather than surprise her with the frog, I would suggest getting her a tank, and some books and allowing her to build their home first. It would dpend on wht she chooses to their set up and their needs as far as plants and substrates go.

[ipreferaflan]

I <3 White's TFs. Easy to care for too.
Peacocks are nice too. Big-eyed I think they're also called. But I haven't any experience with them.

[Ron Magpie]

I love them too- but I think in terms of ease, daytime interest and low cost- no heating etc, ILTs is right, fire-bellied toads win.

[tenman]

Originally Posted by ilovetoads2

Well, you are going to have to give more info...what frogs does she see in the pet store that she likes?

Fire bellied toads are semi aquatic and easy to care for. They are diurnal and good in groups. These require no heating, just a good daytime bulb. They eat, among other things, crickets, locusts, worms, and small fish. They are attractive and fun to watch.

Most people recommend whites tree frogs for beginners, but they grow very big, are greedy, and are nocturnal. These require an arboreal set up with uv light and relatively high humidty.

Newts could also be considered. But I dont know much of these.

Rather than surprise her with the frog, I would suggest getting her a tank, and some books and allowing her to build their home first. It would dpend on wht she chooses to their set up and their needs as far as plants and substrates go.

What she said... get her a tank and a few pointers on how to set it up for different species... then buy her the frogs for her birthday... gives time to get the tank ready for the frogs, IMHO the most important thing, my average time from starting setting up a tank to putting frogs in it was prob. about 2 months. I'll agree FBT's are a good choice, and they are fine in a quick setup tank, but they do far better and look far better in a well set up half half aquatic/terrestial tank.

[Ron Magpie]

Yup. Allowing for the fact they drag water EVERYWHERE, they are one of the frogs that lend themselves to a pretty and yet attractive setup.