American Toad night hunt! How to find, Identify and enhance the habitat for toads around your home!

[@glengabruch4664]

I absolutely love frogs and toads! They're phenomenal and fascinating creatures. 💪🐸👍

[@natureatyourdoor]

I totally agree! Have you seen my frog and toad / amphibian playlists?

[@glengabruch4664]

@@natureatyourdoor Not yet, but I will check them out. I've been catching frogs for over 30 years now. I have 2 African Bullfrogs. Check one eating out on KZbin at glengabruch4664

[@saramiller1746]

Toads are so cute. Love the tips for making little toad habitats!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes Sara Miller! They are sooooooo fun to photograph! Amphibians with PERSONALITY!!!

[@mboyer68]

Ever since I was young I'd save worms that crawled out and probably won't make it back to the grass before they dry out. I've been laughed at...by everyone, even my friends! I don't care. I guess I was a worm in a previous life. So about a week ago in my driveway I saw a very dry worm who had crawled out of the grass onto the driveway. Problem is we haven't had rain in 6 or 7 weeks here in western NY. Suddenly I remembered my toad friend who live in my garden. It was late August and they hadn't come out yet, so that night I started watering my gardens. The second night I saw three toads! One of them was high tailing it across the street so I brought him back. I found your video searching for where toads live but I'm also curious about how they hibernate and what they eat. You answered the diet question but not where do they live and hibernate. I'm going to check out your other video you referenced. Thank you for taking the time to educate people on these wonderful little creatures:)

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome! Yes...curious about specifically where my toads hibernate as well. They must hunker down in leaf litter. Check out my woodfrog video...re hibernation..these guys live inside the arctic circle.

[@vermhot]

I love toads and I’m trying to figure out why this year we don’t have any in our yard ! Thanks for the tips ! I’m gonna make some homes for them !

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are so welcome! Let me know how it works out!

[@EddyG54]

Hey, Frank. We met on the AT at the base of High Knob Mtn near Front Royal last week. Enjoyed the visit and hope to see you during my thru-hike next year.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Eddy! Thanks for checking in! Definitely call me when you enter south west VA...and I'll hike with you and trail magic support you through this area.

[@jamesking2851]

We have toads on our front porch I'm always glad to see them. These toads could very well take the place of Snipe hunting .

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! They are fun indeed!

[@VirginiaLloydDavies]

Thanks! That was very interesting!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Glad you liked it! I love those toads!

[@Terri_Stauffer]

That was interesting, never seen toads on my property, but I am sure they are here in the forest. I have not gone looking for them at night. Have seen 2 types of frogs in my pond, coexisting with my goldfish to keep mosquitoes at bay and the bats get the rest. Also have some small grey/brown frog in food forest. Always on the look out for them when up there as they blend in so well with the leaf litter. Just blew fresh supply of leaves off driveway into garden area. I put a few new water displays in pond and the small green frogs found them so quickly. Nature is so amazing, now I have to Id my frogs.

[@natureatyourdoor]

That is really great. Bet one of frogs in pond is green frog...and the grey brown is probably grey tree frog...and of course lol..i have episodes on both! 😉 check em out and let me know what you think!

[@Terri_Stauffer]

@@natureatyourdoor yep grey tree from and green frogs, Video on green frogs made me look up bullfrogs, so that is what the bigger frogs are. I was digging hole for new plant next to pond and the bullfrog was just eying me, they don’t jump away like the green frog. Anyway i must have uncovered a worm as the bullfrog jumped from pond close to me grabbed the worm and jump back with worm hangin out of his mouth, he was pretty quick on the draw. He must have really wanted that worm to come so close to me, it was great.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@Terri_Stauffer ha! Wow! I very bold bullfrog!

[@tyliful]

love toads.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha yes Tyler g agreed! Did you see my latest on toads mating?

[@tyliful]

@@natureatyourdoor yes i did. your channel came up on my utube feed.

[@donyaw.1453]

We have 2 toads in our front window well. (We live in Schuylkill county Pennsylvania). The one is bigger than all that are in this video. I want to clean out the leaves that fell in there but we chose not to since they have made that their home. I'm not sure if I did make a toad house that they would use it 🤷. But I will keep the idea in mind just in case. Thank you for the diy and the info about them. We were always thinking that the huge one was the guy.. so now I know. Stay safe

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Those big one are awesome. Btw I graduated lehigh in 75. MS in ed at u penn and taught at Upper Darby high in mid 80s!

[@Holypikemanz]

Went out looking for Toads, which usually love my apartment complex this time of year but I think its too cold. 57 degrees this early morning. They must travel a decent distance from water to get here for the bugs. Any Tips?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Can you but sunken dishes of water out for them under a shrub or...

[@GypsyBrokenwings]

I had to look them up as there's an alien trilling sound out here, lol!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Lol....yes..exactly!

[@JeffreyCotle]

How long to todes live in the wild? Love your videos.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good question!...I am thinking 5 to 8 years ?

[@BenjaminBowling777]

I caught 6 last night!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Whoa!

[@briefcaseblues6061]

Jump scare at 3:06 lol

[@natureatyourdoor]

😄😄😄

[@Artsywoodburns]

Do you live near water? We’re on an acre, always find frogs. It never toads. I think we have western toads here but rarely see them unless camping.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have a stream and a pond on 18 acres but have never seen toad eggs or reproduction! Curious where they have come from or go to breed. I have green frogs in the pond!

[@juliabeth69]

What time of the year was this?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I believe it was mid summer..I just saw a toad on my back deck step..a couple of days ago. ..Oct 5 ish!

[@Holypikemanz]

Grabbed 6 american toads by now. Got two huges bins with plenty of places to hide, comfy coco coir to dig and sit on. Any videos on how to breed them in captivity?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have two videos on their breeding activities! Check them out on my channel..see reptile and amphibian or toad and frog playlists...then tell me what you think! Keep me updated!

[@Holypikemanz]

@@natureatyourdoor you have an email? basically my plan would be to buy a cheap 1ft to two foot plastic pond/pool (after bleaching it several times and then rinsing it several times to get rid of plastic smell, by products). Could dig a big hole and pour some quick crete in there too. i'd plant this in a nearby forest, occassionally refilling it with water and cleaning out debris. Then when its mating season next year, I could put the six toads in the pool and surround it with a plastic plant protector fence. Relax, watch, and see whether they mate. The 3 youngest toads are all males and some need some growing to do in the meantime. Do they only mating in mating season? (may be a silly question).