A friend of mine was telling me he has a toad thats lived under his house for years and its huge,,,,, helps rid him of many pesky bugs. He says he is taking the toad with him. I say it should stay in its home it has had for the last six or seven years and is part of that house? Is it right to force the toad to leave with him? And wouldnt it be part of the new owners property and be sold with the house?
Well, without getting into Toad’s Rights, from a property law perspective you only have six options: either its real property, chattel (tangible/movable), a fixture (was chattel, now part of the real property because it was attached), intellectual property (intangible), currency (intangible), or a person (not property).
By process of elimination, it’s not real property, money, or ideas. Normally animals are chattel, and long tenancy does not normally make them physically attached to the structure of the house/land, thus not fixtures.
So, that leaves us with either chattel, or a person. Or a wild animal, not owned but subject to capture (at which point it becomes a chattel).
That’s where my analysis stops, because I’m not willing to offend the Right-to-Hop crowd by arguing whether the toad is a person or not under the law. I guess if all else fails, you could evaluate this using an undue burden standard, whether the friend’s interest in the potential relocating of the toad outweighs the toad’s interest in maintaining a stable environment.
How would Roberts and Alito rule on that one?
I’m finding a lot of little cricket toads in my yard, and I think that my bearded dragon, Garth would find them to be tasty little treats. Does anyone know if they are toxic to beardies?
"There is no such thing as a "cricket toad"."
Just because you’ve never heard the term doesn’t mean they don’t exist, Mr. Know-it-all. Where I’m from, it’s just another word for the juvenile common toad.
There is no such thing as a "cricket toad".
However, toads are toxic. They are not a good choice for a bearded dragon.
* "Common toad" is not a proper species name either, Mr. Know-it-all. You really don’t know what kind of toads you have, do you?
Are you even sure you have a bearded dragon?
I have 5 common frogs, and this is the first year I’ve had them, as it is the first year of thier own lives. What should I do during the winter months? Should I provide a place for them to hibernate in? This would be the first winter for all of them, so they’re bodies might not be expecting anything, but then again instinct might say otherwise. So what’s your insight?
How bout you croak!
On Thanks Giving Day I was called a poisonous toad because on election day I decided to be pro prop eight and we went door to door to encourage people to vote on the issue. Is it wrong tell people to vote let me know why he would call someone a poisonous toad?
It means he’s terrible at generating insults.
I for one am against proposition 8 simply because "marriage" never began as a Christian institution. Secondly, the idea that a civil union could be used instead is absurd. Civil unions do not award the same benefits as a marriage.
In a civil union, if one partner dies, the other does not have the same rights to their partner’s estate. If one partner dies, insurance companies do not recognize a civil union in the same way as a marriage and the house will not be paid off, nor many other insurance benefits allotted to a husband or a wife. They do not receive the same tax breaks despite the fact that two people in a loving relationship, no matter what the sex, do support one another and keep each other off the social assistance program.
Christians did not invent "marriage" as a word, nor as a concept and "civil union" just won’t cut it when protecting spousal rights.
Henry, my Australian tree frog has escaped his terrarium, and is now somewhere in my 1800 sq ft home. I’ve searched frantically to no avail. Any suggestions on how to get Henry home?
You should try looking for him in wet areas, under furnitures, plant, or places where frog would usually go. And try to keep the area closed and secure so that Henry can’t get out.
That happened to my hamster once, but I found him scurrying around living room.
I found a toad in my room 2 days ago and put him outside… then last night when i was about to go to bed i found(i think its the same one) under my bed. Does this "mean" anything. And i have no idea how it keeps getting in, my house doesn’t have holes in it, and we don’t keep the front door open because we have two dogs… any suggestions on toad repellent? haha.
Not unless an ex boyfriend of yours, that you were mad at, is missing.
(I just had to do it. My funny bone has been itching me all morning.)
I have thousands of Baby toads. I have an old pool that is more like a pond that is now filled with literally thousands of baby toads. The problem is they can’t get out of the pool. SHould I try to take them out or leave them in there?
There are thousands, I can’t build a home for them. My question is are they better off in the pool or out in the woods. SHould I take them to a local pond or something?
if they are stuck, take them out. if you like them, why not make a shallow little pond in your yard with some veggies to attract food and nice shade? we get turtles every year and set aside the area where she lays eggs for her with lots of fruit and veggies and things that attract bugs for the babies. it doesn’t really look out of place and they aren’t much of a nuisance. maybe your toads will stick around and croak you to sleep this summer!
My friend and I have been discussing this for a while, and we really would like to know. A lot of people assume the frog is faster, but is it true? I’m sure there are specific frogs are faster than specific toads and vice-versa, but in general, which one is faster?
Can’t really tell.
Because: Although there are around 300species toads, and more than 400 frogs, the median speed of the faster toads will be higher from that of the faster frogs. However the average speed will depend on the age, size, nutrition and environment the toads of frogs live in.
Anyway, you should know that on LAND frogs jump short distances but they can’t move away from water for too long, while the toads mainly just walk and sometimes jump to get away from danger. On WATER however the frogs are faster than toads as the toads are not made for water.
So frogs are faster in water while toads are faster on land.
and what items i can use for her (my american toad) to hide under?
Just buy a fish tank, probably, 6′ x 2′.
In creating a grat enviroment for her, use your imagination !
You could borrow some books from the Library, but don’t let them limit you.
And most of all have fun doing it and looking after her.
Whats her name?
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