http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-62126 Lesley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-62126 Thanks for solving the mystery. I saw a black one at Presqu'ile Provincial Park this past June - so adorable. Thanks for solving the mystery. I saw a black one at Presqu’ile Provincial Park this past June – so adorable.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-61770 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-61770 Pamela, the tiny toads we have are Eastern American toads, and they eventually reach normal toad size. I have an <a href="http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/eastern-american-toad/" rel="nofollow">article about them and photographs</a> if you want to read more. Pamela, the tiny toads we have are Eastern American toads, and they eventually reach normal toad size. I have an article about them and photographs if you want to read more.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-61573 Pamela http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-61573 I just moved from PA to South Central VA the beginning of June. I have a concrete stairwell on the outside of my home that leads down to the basement. The retaining wall is brick and cinder block. My cable TV was installed a week after I moved in and the installer said that my stairwell was full of baby frogs. I went to look and they are the cutest, tiniest little things I have ever seen. I was upset that they could not get out and was all ready to move them above ground... But as I got closer to the bottome of the stairwell, they started hopping away. I saw that they could wiggle into the miniscule chinks in the walls and around the cracks where the steps meet the wall at the bottom landing. There is also a drain at the bottom of the stair landing that apparently slugs can come up thru as well, but they do moved quite so fast on the concrete and end up baking on the steps. So I am not going to worry about relocating them although I do wonder about water/dampness around the foundation of the house. How big do these little frogs get and should I worry about them? They seem fine and I am happy to let them live where they are since they are not bothering me at all. It is the second week of July now, how long do they live and how big do they get? I just moved from PA to South Central VA the beginning of June. I have a concrete stairwell on the outside of my home that leads down to the basement. The retaining wall is brick and cinder block. My cable TV was installed a week after I moved in and the installer said that my stairwell was full of baby frogs. I went to look and they are the cutest, tiniest little things I have ever seen. I was upset that they could not get out and was all ready to move them above ground… But as I got closer to the bottome of the stairwell, they started hopping away. I saw that they could wiggle into the miniscule chinks in the walls and around the cracks where the steps meet the wall at the bottom landing. There is also a drain at the bottom of the stair landing that apparently slugs can come up thru as well, but they do moved quite so fast on the concrete and end up baking on the steps. So I am not going to worry about relocating them although I do wonder about water/dampness around the foundation of the house. How big do these little frogs get and should I worry about them? They seem fine and I am happy to let them live where they are since they are not bothering me at all. It is the second week of July now, how long do they live and how big do they get?

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-36986 Joshua http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-36986 Someone had asked about thier predators,& I don't know about lizards but I am pretty sure the birds around here would eat them. Maybe this is why I mostly observe them after dark. Someone had asked about thier predators,& I don’t know about lizards but I am pretty sure the birds around here would eat them. Maybe this is why I mostly observe them after dark.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-36985 Joshua http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-36985 Another scientific name might be Pseudacris Crucifer? Another scientific name might be Pseudacris Crucifer?

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-36983 Joshua http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-36983 I am not sure about this but after some research I think they are sometimes named spring peepers, a tiny chorus frog known here on Martha's Vineyard sometimes as Pinkletinks, I have always refered to the native ones here in Nashaquitsa as endagered Quitsa Neematic Toads, though this is just the name I gave them because the most I have ever witnessed at one time on my windows was three & usually it is pretty rare to see just one here. I am not sure about this but after some research I think they are sometimes named spring peepers, a tiny chorus frog known here on Martha’s Vineyard sometimes as Pinkletinks, I have always refered to the native ones here in Nashaquitsa as endagered Quitsa Neematic Toads, though this is just the name I gave them because the most I have ever witnessed at one time on my windows was three & usually it is pretty rare to see just one here.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-36982 Joshua http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-36982 I reside on an island off of the coast of massachusetts, & I tend to find these toads in the late autumn crawling up my sliding glass doors while it is misty out they hunt tiny flies who go to the windows because of the light & warmth maybe. This past summer I saw three on my sliding glass doors on an evening when it was very misty out although this is the first time I had noticed them in the summertime. I had saw one in the spring & one the previous autumn though nothing like the numbers others have witnessed on the mainland. It is very humid here though, & it is great to see the tiny frogs on the window where you can really see how translucent they are and how cute they are. Their size is cute, thier eyes are cute, Their eybrows are cute, their heads are cute, their spine is cute, their amber brown back patters are cute & their legs and feet are o so very cute too. I thought people might be interrested to know they even range as far as coastal islands in the atlantic ocean. I reside on an island off of the coast of massachusetts, & I tend to find these toads in the late autumn crawling up my sliding glass doors while it is misty out they hunt tiny flies who go to the windows because of the light & warmth maybe. This past summer I saw three on my sliding glass doors on an evening when it was very misty out although this is the first time I had noticed them in the summertime. I had saw one in the spring & one the previous autumn though nothing like the numbers others have witnessed on the mainland. It is very humid here though, & it is great to see the tiny frogs on the window where you can really see how translucent they are and how cute they are. Their size is cute, thier eyes are cute, Their eybrows are cute, their heads are cute, their spine is cute, their amber brown back patters are cute & their legs and feet are o so very cute too. I thought people might be interrested to know they even range as far as coastal islands in the atlantic ocean.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-10480 Anita http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-10480 Sorry for both comments. I didn't think the first one printed so I submitted another one. Thanks for reading them both though! :) Sorry for both comments. I didn’t think the first one printed so I submitted another one. Thanks for reading them both though! :)

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-10479 Anita http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-10479 I was glad to find this site because I was curious about these little fellas. I live in Florida and it's now the end of June. About 2 weeks ago these tiny toads showed up. They seem to love my backyard mostly, it's very shady and we've had a lot of rain and humidity. We've lived in this house for about 4 years and I've never seen them before. About 3 years ago we did have hundreds of juvenile toads hopping about, but at least they were bigger and easier to avoid stepping on! I find that if I shuffle my feet and walk real slow, the movement starts the little guys hopping out of the way; and yes it does make mowing the lawn a very cautious task. I'm not worried as much about stepping on them as I am about all the lizards we have around eating them! I'm not sure if they do. I was glad to find this site because I was curious about these little fellas. I live in Florida and it’s now the end of June. About 2 weeks ago these tiny toads showed up. They seem to love my backyard mostly, it’s very shady and we’ve had a lot of rain and humidity. We’ve lived in this house for about 4 years and I’ve never seen them before. About 3 years ago we did have hundreds of juvenile toads hopping about, but at least they were bigger and easier to avoid stepping on! I find that if I shuffle my feet and walk real slow, the movement starts the little guys hopping out of the way; and yes it does make mowing the lawn a very cautious task. I’m not worried as much about stepping on them as I am about all the lizards we have around eating them! I’m not sure if they do.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/tiny-eastern-american-toads-nature/#comment-10477 Anita http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=8#comment-10477 I was happy to find this search. It's the end of June here in Florida and about 2 weeks ago, these tiny creatures appeared! They range in color from brown to red, but most are almost black. Our backyard is very shady and the toads seem to love it there. We've had an abundance of rain and it's very humid, perhaps that's why they are thriving? It does make mowing the lawn difficult, not to mention just walking in the backyard! I find that if I shuffle my feet a bit, the movement starts the toads hopping out of my way; but you do have to walk slowly. They are as pictured, very small and can only hop so far, but they are amazingly fast! I do remember about 3 years ago in the backyard we had a plethora of juvenile toads hopping about, and thought that to be strange. They stayed for a while and then as soon as they appeared they were gone. I was happy to find this search. It’s the end of June here in Florida and about 2 weeks ago, these tiny creatures appeared! They range in color from brown to red, but most are almost black. Our backyard is very shady and the toads seem to love it there. We’ve had an abundance of rain and it’s very humid, perhaps that’s why they are thriving? It does make mowing the lawn difficult, not to mention just walking in the backyard! I find that if I shuffle my feet a bit, the movement starts the toads hopping out of my way; but you do have to walk slowly. They are as pictured, very small and can only hop so far, but they are amazingly fast! I do remember about 3 years ago in the backyard we had a plethora of juvenile toads hopping about, and thought that to be strange. They stayed for a while and then as soon as they appeared they were gone.

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