How do toads have their babies?

Frogs live in water and jump everywhere they go. Toads do lay their eggs in water, though, because their babies start off as tadpoles, just like frog babies do. The difference is that frog eggs are laid in bunches, or clusters, and they have a jelly-like substance around them. read more

Still, toads are so beneficial—eating slugs and other pests—that we hope a good many survive. It's hard to know how many do survive since mating season in the ponds is the only time we see toads routinely. (Frogs hang around the pond all the time—one reason we really miss them.) It's always fun to discover some of our own toadlets growing up. read more

Toads do lay their eggs in water, though, because their babies start off as tadpoles, just like frog babies do. The difference is that frog eggs are laid in bunches, or clusters, and they have a jelly-like substance around them. read more