Fowlers Toad

Question
Hi, I was at this lake that my Dad's work owns, and this man came up to me and gave me a toadlet that's less than an inch long. I'm very sure it is a Fowler's Toad, but my problem is that it's too hard to feed. We give the people at the pet store a $1 tip to pick out the tinniest crickets, and even then they're a bit to big. He's still eating them, I know that because I keep on having to clean out his cage of crickets that just have the abdomen missing, but I'm starting to doubt whether or not to keep it at all. First of all, there's not much research to be done on the Internet, since they're not commonly sold as pets. I just want to know how big they get, and how fast they grow, because it's getting very difficult, having to count crickets before I put more in. Also, about two years ago I had two adult Common American Toads, Bufo Americanus. According to the Internet at least, I did everything right, but then my favorite one, the female, died. the day after, the male died. I think back, and i forget if I gave them a light, which I think I didn't. I Don't want to give the little guy too big of a cage, because it'll be to hard to find food, but right now he's in a tiny plastic one, and I can't put a lamp over it, because it'll melt it. Also, he's got a little mark just under his chin that looks like a little bowtie. Is that just a birthmark, or is it proof he's a fowler's toad or another species? By the way, i named him Bo =]. Also, I want a smaller food, but the only thing smaller is "flightless" fruit flies, which i know are just fruit fly larvae that haven't developed wings and will get them if you let them live too long, and they're way too expensive. Should I just let him go? People say you shouldn't take animals at all, but I didn't! The man gave it to me, and so i feel kind of like it was a gift, and he's so young I don't know if he'll be ok out there. I don't even know where the man got it from. The lake not only has a lake, but as little field, woodland, and of course the shore. I don't know what to do. I usually make decisions very well, and I decided to keep him, but now I'm having second thoughts. Will a pet store take him maybe? I'm afraid of letting him go in the backyard because of lawn mowers, and out local creek because of bigger animals, and, well, lawn mowers. And my dad seems to like him. I'm sorry my message is so long and I'm mixing up questions and making run-on sentences(like I am now) and that you aren't a person who knows as much on toads as I'm asking, but there's no one in the amphibian section and I just need answers fast. It's also very late at night and I only ate one cookie for breakfast. Please answer soon, I'm going away for a week and my dad's going to take care of my animals, including my turtle, tortoise, cat, the fish in the turtles cage, and on top of that my toad, and i want it to be simple enough for him, if it's possible. Again, sorry for how freaked out I am. he is eating, I'm just getting sick of going out every two nights to get tiny crickets and giving them a tip.

Answer
Hello Crissy,

I can imagine this being a hard decision.  He is so cute I would hate to let him go, also.  
You could get a clamp light to clip onto the side of the tank & it would not melt the plastic tank.  It doesn't have to be a very hot temperature.  He only needs around 68-75 degrees in the tank.
Do you have some humidity in there for him, too?
Hm, pinhead crickets would be perfect for him, but you would have to order them & it would be too hard to keep them since they grow & would get too large for him.  
They only get to around 2-4 inches, max, in size.  :-))
They do not need much food at all!  One small cricket, or waxworm, every other day is adequate for him.  So, not much food is needed.
Maybe that will help with your decision...

Tracie