How much are toads supposed to eat in one day?
Toads are capable of eating up to 1000 insects in one day! While a captive toad doesn’t need to eat that much everyday, toads should be offered adequate amounts of food during the summer, which is when their natural body clocks tell them to eat. In winter, toads in captivity do eat significantly less, sometimes not eating at all.Toads are natural gluttons and this is their nature. While it is probably possible to overfeed a toad, I’ve yet to see it in my 27 years of toad keeping. Whenever I hear discussions relating to amphibian “obesity” I quickly point out that a healthy toad is one with a hearty, ravenous appetite. If a toad becomes thin, he is very likely going to die. I’ve never once seen one die of being too fat. I’m sure if humans can find a way to exploit reptile keepers as they do each other, somebody will offer a low carb diet aid for frogs! Maybe they can call it “Slim-Toad”, and I am sure some sucker will buy it. Sad that we have to waste time doing size acceptance advocacy
