“Peep-o peep-o….. please of be releasing me….”

toadschooled:

A New Mexico spadefoot toad [Spea multiplicata] looking like he forgot to turn in his thesis on how to dig a big hole for sitting in. Photographed in Arizona by Kevin Messenger.

bufobufobufo:

todepode:

hello? Oh, it’s him!

GREETINGS

toadlysons:

I was curious so I put a male on my knee and he proceeded to keep singing. wild toads just don’t care about anything

#toadlysons #toads #toads at all other times of the year: oh dear….i better dig a hole for safety #toads during spring: FFFWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEE

toadschooled:

E-mail responds to a RIVAL MALE [actually my laptop]

toadschooled:

Tibetan toads [Bufo tibetanus] fighting for mates in the most counter productive way possible. Note the tiny useless peeps from the males when the other male tries to sneak in. These toads are endemic to China and breed in freshwater marshes.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

faithbeforefear:

4/5 of the froglords. Mango is so hard to get good pics of cause of her cute pinkness. 😦

toadschooled:

I put a flower on Moon’s head but had to take it away before PJ could run over and eat it

It really astounds me how much personality the toads have. Do you think raising them in captivity has influenced their bombastic nature?

toadschooled:

That’s a really good question. I think it’s that they’re more comfortable with me than wild toads so they exhibit more of their natural behaviors more freely. Plus whenever they do something cute I have the privilege of being nearby ready to take a picture. Wild toads are bursting with personality but they’re so reclusive and overlooked I don’t think most people pay them attention.

Here’s a wild toad going about his business just as casually as my toads do:

toadschooled:

I thought E-mail was hiding back there but wanted to make sure.