TECHNICAL PAYBACK OF LIVE FEEDSTUFF AND THE GROWTH IN YOUNGS OF THE LATAST’S TOAD, BUFOTES LATASTII (BOULENGER, 1882) IN ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONS

We present the results of studying the growth of the Latast’s toad, Bufotes latastii in artificial conditions using different feedstuff. The experiment involved the toads from one offspring. Within 150 days, the toads were fed with honeycomb moth larvae, Galleria mellonella (first experimental group) or two-spotted cricket, Grillus bimaculatus (the second experimental group), or both (control group). On the whole, the experiment involved 90 animals with 30 toads in each group. In all groups, the toads had a 100% survival rate. The toads from first experimental group had the best characteristics of technical payback. Juveniles of the Latast’s toad in the control group per weight unit consumed 1.45-1.97 times more feedstuff. The second experimental group exhibited intermediate values with respect to the technical payback of feedstuff.

жаба Латаста (Bufotes latastii), лабораторное выращивание, живые корма, большая восковая моль (Galleria mellonella), двупятнистый сверчок (Grillus bimaculatus), Latast’s toad, Bufotes latastii, laboratory cultivation, live feeds, honeycomb moth, Galleria mellonella, two-spotted cricket, Grillus bimaculatus

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