Possible oddity found in wild?

[jbt123]

What an AWESOME find!! I've never seen a lieutistic in the wild before. I can't believe I missed this thread...lol

Keep that fella. He's the most awesome toad I've ever seen. I live in GA, too, and I see those type of toads all the time. I'll keep an eye out for any white toads (yea, like I'll ever run across one...lol)

BUT if I do, it's yours...I dont keep frogs, they never do good for me. lol

It would be awesome of you could produce lieutistic offspring!

[luker3232]

Originally Posted by jbt123

I dont keep frogs, they never do good for me. lol

haha me either! but toads are pretty hardy!

[Tom]

I agree with Adrya, Leucistic has my vote too.

Take care
Tom

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

Obtained a few southerns today, none had the "spades" as this one looks to have.

[John_White]

Spadefoots are easy to ID because they have vertical pupils, Anaxyrus formerly Bufo (Toads) have horizontal pupils.



Spade of spade foot.

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American Toad


Regarding Toad Captive Care: Toads don't drink water they absorb water through a patch of skin on their abdomen. You must have a water container large enough and deep enough for the toad to sit in. Only use spring water as city tap (chlorinated) water will probably kill the toad.

[John_White]

Originally Posted by KrokadilyanGuy3

Obtained a few southerns today, none had the "spades" as this one looks to have.

I went back an looked at the pics. Note how all the toes terminate with a dark patch of skin. I believe that the "spur" you're referring to is simply the terminal end of the big toe.

[NeoReptiliac]

Thanks for the tip about the water. I was/am using a plastic dog dish sort of thing ( what I use for all my reptiles, bought a ton of them since they were on sale when I saw them a few months ago at walmart lol ) They are around 4 inches deep, don't tip very easily and heavy built. Just the way I like them. Its half full of water, hopefully that will be enough, I don't want to fill it too high or it will spill over some when "butterball" gets in lol. I was using Aquafina bottled water. I don't like our tap water. Its icky and I don't think any my animals would like it either. I'm weird... I know.

[John_White]

Best of luck with butterball! Great find!

[NeoReptiliac]

I took another picture of him tonight, to get a better view of his eyes. Hard to get him still, he doesn't like the flash I don't think. He is a little dirty in this picture, sorry about that. But thats what happens when your burrowing down in some moist peat moss =)

[mpgt]

Sooo cute!