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:D he he very funny! this made me laugh out loud in the middle of the office.

love your witty posts man

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I hate those bl**dy toads! When we stayed in my Aunts house in Elimbah we often found one hopping around the kitchen in the morning. *gross* I watched one night as they were hopping around the front lawn - they were going under the garage door (which had a 2.5 inch gap!) then their door into the hall from the garage was rubbish (not sealed or anything) so I reckon they were getting under there - although some of the toads are so fat I think they must eat each other. I will have a super duper sealed door (like my front door) between the garage and main house - cause thats how a lot of spiders and lizards must get in.
If you have green tree frogs in your garden then that is excellent because I believe the cane toads are eating them too - they are a sign of health in your garden tree frogs, I think they are so cute :p

Lynn

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Very topical. Eldest daughter has just come home and said she has to do a project on .......... Cane Toads. Told her I had just found some info on them but unfortunately don't think a 12 year old can use the previous messages :scared: especially not madsad's descriptions :D

If anyone has any useful info, she would be grateful.

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DollyDaydream,
couldn't you get the inventers of the robot carpet sweeper to do a cane toad eater, incorporating your previous design ;) :D

It could ven be solar powered :cool:

Bye
Mark

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Toads can squeeze through spaces that no animal should feasibly be able to squeeze through. And yes, they do eat each other, as well as practically any Aussie wildlife that will fit into their mouths.

If you're getting native frogs, then they are most likely Green Tree Frogs (stupid name because every species is green), as they are adapting well to the presence of Cane Toads. If you're getting other species then encorage them. They eat cockroaches and other undesirable beasties, aren't poisonous like Cane Toads, and look rather nice! :)

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I used to have this little pic as my avatar - much cuter than a warty cane toad anyday - I loved the green tree frogs - there was one we had to remove from the BBQ under the cover every time we wanted to use it! It persisted on going back there to sleep every night :)

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(Professor hat on) Not true actually Tony, as the majority of treefrog species are colours other than green. Another (much rarer) species native to QLD, for instance, is the pink treefrog, which is in fact actually pink, albeit a funny sort of flesh colour.

For the person asking for info: Cane toads were originally brought into Australia to poison snakes infesting the canefields, and to eat cane beetles which ruin the crop. Unfortunately the snakes are pretty smart and don't eat canetoads. The canetoads don't eat the beetles either, as despite the name they are actually from completely different parts of the planet. Cane toads do, however, eat practically everything else, including cat or dog food if you leave it out. This is why (a) they have become the most successful imported species of animal apart from rabbits, and (b) why they pose such a threat to native wildlife that the government is offering a great big sum to anyone who can wipe them out.

On the plus side, you can dry and smoke the skin, or boil a toad and drink the water, as the skin contains a compound similar to mescalin and gets you high (if you are desperate enough and somebody has ripped off your dope plants). They also make excellent pets. :D

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I love your pic too! We used to have one that lived happily in our tin letterbox for over a year. It didn't seem to mind the letters landing on top of it every day!

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are cane toads poisonous?

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I'm well aware of Tree Frogs of other colours, but the point I was making is that there are loads of species in Aus which are green or have green on them. These include (reaches for my copy of Hoser), Green and Golden Bell Frog, Red-eyed Green Tree Frog, Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, Northern Dwarf Tree Frog, Leaf Green Tree Frog, Warty Green and Golden Bell Frog, Splendid Tree Frog, Giant Tree Frog, etc. Calling a species the Green Tree Frog can equally apply to many of them. My comment was meant in jest. I don't need a Professor hat to talk about frogs or any wildlife for that matter. ;)

Personally I wouldn't recommend smoking toad skins, but whatever floats your boat.....

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Yes. Most of their poison is located in the swollen protuberances on the back of the head called the parotid glands. Our own British Toads have similar though less noxious glands.

Generally, you might get a dose if you mistreat the toad, like using it as a cricket ball for example.... ;)

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A handful of cooking salt thrown over them works wonders; dehydrates them to death!

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Ah!
you can get salt free from the sea, so it's freebee.

Bye
Mark

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I love it when a plan comes together!!!

D D ;)