Western Spadefoot Toads (Pelobates cultripes)

[Pollywog]

[willj]

ooohhhh very posh!

this is the spanish species right? how would these fair in an outsdoor vivarium?

[Pollywog]

they would be fine outdoors, they are wide spread throughout Portugal & Spain and into southern France. They can also be found in western France

[Killian]

very nice, do they spend all their time under ground?

[Pollywog]

not all their time, in the summer you will see them out feeding around dusk and dawn.

[willj]

so as good as underground all year round

[adamanuran]

Are these beasties sexable?

[adamanuran]

I forgot to say, a few years ago I kept this species outdoors and saw them a little bit more than the fuscus but they are almost completely fossorial. I can't remember seeing them except in the pitch black.

[Pollywog]

yes they are sexable and the females are pretty huge.
I've had these before also and I found them to be more active than most other Pelobatidae.

[adamanuran]

How many have you got, what is SVL length of average female? How are you keeping them at the moment and are they eating well?
The reason I ask about husbandry is that i don't want to throw them directly outside if they have been kept indoors.

[Pollywog]

those I had in stock left me this afternoon for their new homes but I can get more in to order. The females were a good 6-7cm S-V and almost as round. I had them indoors in a tank full of cocohumus, they are WC adults and probably been in captivity for about a month.

[djp1phillips]

Nice photos, I have been onto your website thanks to a recommendation, I may be interested in buying some French species, but that's not for here, however would it bother you if I asked if you would be interested in contributing photos of French species onto my website (www.reptilia-amphibia.net).

Daniel

[Pollywog]

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