{"id":1083,"date":"2018-12-21T02:35:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T02:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2022-02-27T01:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T01:03:17","slug":"what-do-toads-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/what-do-toads-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Toads Eat? The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A true toad is any species belonging to the Bufonidae<\/em> family within the Anura<\/em> (frogs and toads) genus. They’re characterized as having dry, bumpy skin and short, squatty legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what do toads eat? What do you feed pet toads and is it possible to feed wild toads so they’ll stick around your garden? <\/p>\n\n\n\n These are the questions I’ll answer in the sections below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toads are carnivorous and enjoy eating live prey. They eat insects and small animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what do toads actually eat? Well, toads are carnivores which means they eat live prey. They aren’t very big either; most of them getting no larger than 4 or 5 inches in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to their size, toads can only eat small, living creatures. Still, they eat a large variety of foods. Mostly insects, worms, small fish and reptiles, rodents, and even other amphibians.<\/strong> Below is a more complete list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s important to know that wild toads eat different things depending on where in the world they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A toad native to North America will have different options than a toad native to Australia. That’s because the insects native to these regions are different across the globe. Regardless, toads eat the same basic types of food around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now let’s look at the different types of foods toads eat during the different stages of their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Toads Eat in the Wild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A Toad’s Diet During The Different Stages of Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n