Reptile Corner

A friend of mine has brought a question to my attention:
      Well, my son found a frog or toad at the Delaware Canal. I'm not sure which it is. Not long after he came home with another, even bigger frog or toad. Again, I don't know which one it is. We put both in an aquarium and filled one side with water, the other with land. He feeds each of them about 5 bugs each day. Is it okay to keep them as pets? And how can you tell if they are frogs or toads, males or females?

My response to this could help you as well:

     Ok well first thing is first may I have pix? To tell whether or not a toad/frog is male or female is to stick your finger in it's rear end but since your finger could harm the animal I don't recommend doing so. Frogs/toads are excellent pets to start off with when you are a beginner. Frogs are a lot smoother than toads. Also frogs needs to soak their body in water where as a toad can deal with warm climate. If you do indeed have a toad the half and half tank should be transformed into a land tank with a spot for them to dampen themselves. How big are the toads? Are they as big as your palm?

Her answer: One is large the other small.

Don't feed them more than the length of their body in food.

*At the end of my answer I also suggested that my friend checked out this website for more info on how to determine the gender of her new friend: http://www.toadilytoads.com/male_female.html

 (If you were wondering her new friend is a toad.)