I keep 3,9 toads in a 150x60x60 cm terrarium. 1/4 of the area is used for water. I use cocos substrate filled in approx. 10 cm high which I permanently keep slightly damp. Some shale stones below a 50W halogen lamp make a basking place which is frequently used.

A thick branch for climbing reaches from the basking place across the water. Bufo regularis loves to climb. I observed this behaviour in Ghana a several times and therefore offered the toads the possibility to do so in the terrarium, too. The terrarium does not include any further heating. I even would dissuate from that.


Breeding:

I gave the terrarium a dry period. The substrate completely dried out and I reduced feeding and removed the water area. The toads burried and only reappeared after I moistened the substrate again 6 weeks later.

One week later I started to increase feeding. Then breeding started and I was very busy with removing the amounts of eggs from the water place.

The first time I had great losses as a fungus spread on the eggs. Meanwhile I move the eggs to a big fish tank with a powerful filter and have nearly no losses.

One time I lost many young because the little toads had not enough possibilities to leave the water and drank. As of then I place the tadpoles in a suitable container as soon as the arms break through.

I do not try to rear the smallest of the young anymore. It does not work. They die inspite of all efforts, even when separated from the larger ones. I tried it again inspite of my bad experiences and later it nearly drove me mad.

I breed Bufo regularis regulary since 4 years now.