A Year With Frog and Toad

When they were tadpoles I checked photos on the internet to see if they were cane toads and they didn’t fit the description and now they have turned into little tiny frogs (still with tails on) and they are brown and I am starting to wonder again.

Toads are generally warty and rough as guts looking and can tolerate drier conditions. Frogs are smooth skinned and like to stay wet at all times…

Did people expect the toads to hang around and not spread out or just to die?

you should read up on the host of other species that the Australian’s introduced as pest control it would be funny if it wasn’t so devastatingly stupid

Note: Toads do NOT drink with the mouth. They absorb through the skin. Therefore a toad sitting in brewed green tea which has been cooled to room temperature they will in effect be drinking the green tea.

I can’t imagine in the wild toads would have access to green tea so I doubt sitting in cold green tea would benefit them at all and may well harm them.

We found these 2 little toads and now there are like 10 or 12. I was just wondering how fast toads reproduce.

They reproduce rapidly.. Like a thousand or more at a time.. They are prolific egg producers and soon the 10 or 12 will become thousands..

I have a toad and I always see there are all green, dark brown and light brown toads. why is this. I have a light colored toad that has several green spots with its black ones of course. but why is this?
does it have to deal with there toxin too. I hear it does.

It’s quite simply recessive and dominant genes and how the pigment cells are arranged.

I have 2 firebelly toads in a 12 gallon tank. Can I get any other sort of frog or newt or will they be too territorial and kill them?

Being territorial and killing other tank mates is not what you have to worry about if you ever decided to mix species with your fire bellies.

All amphibians have different levels of toxicity in their skins which may harm other inhabitants if you were to house them together. Aside from that, adding other species is a very high risk of spreading disease, parasites, and bacteria which can in turn kill, sicken, or injure other tank mates.

I wouldn’t risk mixing any species with them if I were you. It’s not good to take chances with the lives of anything, even if they are only toads.

I always wondered if those bufo toads actually produce psychoactive responses to your body. Also, don’t people get sick just from the germs on those toads???

You have no way to know if the toxic secretion is going to put you into shock, you could be allergic. Dogs, cats and small animals die from biting the toad, peoples skin is irritated and eyes inflamed and irritated if you touch hand to eye after handling the toad. If you are asthmatic it could be very dangerous. Regular toad, frog, fish, germs or bacteria can be problems for Humans as well, Salmonella for one.

Somehow I just ended up with two adult horny toads. They are currently in a ten gallon aquarium. Help. I have no idea what to do now. How do I water these buggers?

Put some real or plastic vegetation in the cage and spray it. The lizards will lap the moisture off the leaves. You can put a small dish of water in the cage, but they usually don’t have pools of water where they live.

The problem is that horned lizards normally eat ants. You can try mealworms and wax worms to see if they work, but your best bet is to get a care sheet: Try www.repticzone.com. Also, ask your nearest pet shop that specializes in reptiles what you can feed them. You also need to pay attention to warmth (they tend to like it very warm during the day) and humidity (they live in dry climates).

Get some good advice or your horney toads will soon be dead.

Good luck!

Can fire belly toads make water toxic for other animals, such as reptiles?

Fire-bellied toads have glands that secrete toxins which make them very untasteful to their preditors and even poisonous. These glands are on their back and often can be seen as a lighter color than the rest of the toads skin.
When a fire-bellied toad senses danger it arches its body, flashing the brilliant warning spots on its belly. This reaction is called the unkenreflex and is derived from the German name for fire-bellied toads (unken).
Fire-bellied toads do NOT cause warts. Warts are caused by human viruses, not toads. They do have glands which secrete toxins. This can cause skin irritations and may be poisonous to some animals. Do NOT handle your fire-bellied toads unless you absolutely have to and after touching them wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

No,Fire belly toads donot make water toxic 4 other reptiles.

My house has toads everywhere and they freak me out? I would really like to get rid of them.Please help!

don’t be freaked out. If you need help removing them into a safer environment contact animal control or something and see if there is a safe humane way to remove them so that they are happy and you are toad-less. Personally I would like the company but I can see where you are coming from. Just don’t hurt the critters! Don’t lay traps don’t poison don’t try to capture yourself. Let a professional do it. Or at least have a pro give you tips. Toads are living creatures, please don’t try to hurt them.