| general
|
| description |
It is the one of Europe's
most beautiful toads. Its rather slim body is light grey
with spots of olive- to black-green. This makes it an
unusually beautiful species, for a toad. |
| distribution |
Egypt |
| adult
size |
up to 6" |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial; lowlands,
swamps and shallow pools |
| cage
|
It should be large enough
but does not need to be high because they do not climb
high much. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
 Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but
humans |
| temperature |
27 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
22 - 24 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
18 - 23 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
approx. 60 % |
| water
dish |
a large water bowl or
dish (e.g. Rock water
dish) should be available to access all the time |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Insectivorous (insects-eating);
crickets,
moths, flies, grasshoppers, etc |
| captive
diet |
various arthropods
(e.g. insects, flies, worms, crickets, etc) |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress.
Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of
its head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous; can lay between
7,000 and 13,000 eggs, but usually between 10,000 and
12,000 |
| mating
age |
from 4 years |
| eggs
|
Eggs are black and are
laid into two strings, 2-4 parallel rows per string. These
egg strings measure 3-4 metres. The eggs are laid at night
and they take a couple of days to hatch |
