Can I keep it?
Setup
Enclosure and conditions
Drag the sun. Asian / Miyako Toad is Nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.
Food
Diet
Daily life
Behaviour and handling
Health
Common health problems
When to see a vet
Not veterinary advice — consult an exotic vet if symptoms persist.
The species
Identity
Adult size
True scale, against a 1.75 m person
Logarithmic, the same axis on every sheet
The size the sheet states for a grown animal.
Why
Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.
Reproduction
Good to know
- Its parotoid glands secrete a defensive toxin: always wash hands after contact.
- Its parotoid glands secrete a defensive toxin — always wash hands after contact.
The way of life is written in this sheet, word for word. The climate words summarise the two figures above them, they do not add to them.
National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.
Questions & sources
Common questions
Is it poisonous to my dog or cat?
Yes, this is important. It has parotoid glands behind the eyes that release a toxin, and a dog that mouths a toad can get seriously ill. Keep pets well away from the enclosure.
Can I hold it?
Short handling with clean wet hands is fine, then wash thoroughly. Never touch your eyes or mouth before washing.
Is it easy to keep?
Yes, very hardy. A floor-space enclosure with deep substrate to dig in, a water dish, and insects a few times a week.
Does it need a big tank?
It needs floor area rather than height, since it walks around at night rather than climbing. Wide and low is the right shape.
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Others in this group
What this sheet states
This sheet states 4 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: thermal rail and temperature audit, humidity instrument and audit, enclosure size audit. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.
UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.