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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky
Did your toads pass or did you give them away? I've had my male, Ernie (the one on the left), for about 5 years now and I can't seem to find an accurate life expectancy for them. Some say 5, some say 25. I love them, but I don't know that I want to still be dealing with crickets when I'm pushing 50.
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Well, I think I had the newts the longest (they were so easy to keep) and I think the oldest one was 3 or 4. I had two toads, and the think the older was also 3. I tried to keep frogs, and found that they were too delicate, and I was not skilled enough to keep the environment just right.
I went to Europe, without a clear return date, and had already asked my mother to care for two of my cats, so I brought them to a store that had a nice collection of amphibians and reptiles. It made me very sad, as I had grown quite attached to them. I liked the way they would track my movements in the room, though I really didn't like feeding them the crickets.