Toad Tuesdays, Valentines Edition: Do Toads Show Affection?

In keeping with this week’s V-Day theme, I figured this would be a good time to answer the age-old question herpers always get: do toads show affection? The answer is that it depends. Yael certainly does. Then again, Yael is less of a toad and more of a marshmallow covered in warts. She has her things […]

Toad Tuesdays, Groundhog Day Edition: Toad Hibernation

Happy Groundhog Day! Alas, because of the weird lighting in here Yael never sees her shadow. But sometimes she likes to pretend she’s a groundhog because toads do like burrowing. Climate crises notwithstanding, animals typically hibernate this time of year in deciduous zones. What about toads? It all depends. American toads definitely hibernate in colder […]

Toad Tuesdays: What do toads eat?

I frequently get questions about the average toad diet. The answer is: bugs! Lots and lots of bugs. Don’t you wish you could just put a bunch of toads into your game’s code when you hit alpha stage? Game devs would never starve!

Toad Tuesdays: All about toad paws

Of the many differences between frogs and toads, one of the most notable is with their paws. Toads have hand-like little paws with fingers, most frogs tend to have webbed paws that help them swim.

Toad Tuesdays: What’s the difference between a toad and a frog?

Welcome to the first installment of Toad Tuesdays! This is where we take a break from long rants about the indie life, entrepreneurship, and so on and I just talk about my favorite animal: the humble bufonid, or toads. People always tell me they never met anyone who’s had a toad until they met me, […]