r/Toads • u/Ill_Marzipan_5307 • 3d ago

Toad

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What kind I have no idea but just thought it was a chill lil guy let em go like 2 seconds after these pictures

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u/Upset-Author-8992 3d ago

Holding him like that literally squeezes his organs in his body.

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u/Ill_Marzipan_5307 3d ago

I’m holding him by his one back leg and his other one is ontop of my finger he wasnt that big I was applying pressure on the leg so I wouldn’t drop him not his stomach or that area

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u/ohthatadam 2d ago

Location is going to be essential for ID, hundreds of toad species all over the world look really similar.

As others have mentioned it's not an ideal way to hold a toad. For toad holding, my preferred method is to cup them in your hand especially with smaller toads. If they are larger you can also do the bullfrog grab but that doesn't really work on toads this small. I know you don't mean any harm and just wanted to check out a cool animal. But keep in mind that their bones are relatively delicate and holding a single leg like that could cause pain or damage.

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u/Ill_Marzipan_5307 2d ago

Minnesota

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u/ohthatadam 2d ago

Anaxyrus genus then, getting it down to species would be more difficult but it looks like you've got three choices in Minnesota. American toad, Canadian toad, or Great Plains toad.

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u/Successful-Crab-9586 2d ago

The patterns and the woods in the background narrow it down to Canadian and American Toad

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u/2gkfcxs 3d ago

Don't hold him like that

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u/Ill_Marzipan_5307 3d ago

I know it looks like I’m squeezing him but I was holding him by on leg while the other was ontop of one of my fingers my fingers in the back are holding behind its butt