Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Jan 2nd 2008, 3:44 am
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Killed my first Cane Toad Today
When we first moved to our new home I wasn't that worried about cane toads but of course all that has changed having a puppy - usually they seem to keep away during the day and at night I send my OH out to remove them. We looked up how to kill them humanely etc but today when I saw our puppy next to one - (the stupid toads are so slow that even I can catch one) - I saw red got the rake and basically ensured there is no way it can play dead it really is! I am usually a very humane person - I don't even kill spiders if they leave me alone - but these toads are horrid - they are even poisonous several days after death. What I really would like to do is get the idiot(s) who introduced them here and do the same to him (them):curse:
Jan 2nd 2008, 4:04 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
I hate them too, spiders don't bother me....but cane toads! :curse: show no mercy.
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:18 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Yuk - orrible things. Friends of ours collected them into plastic bags and put them in the new half empty freezer (which is supposedly the humane way) and we could hear them jumping around in there 
I think the rake is a much better idea - also running them over is fun!
I think the rake is a much better idea - also running them over is fun!
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:20 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
A 9 iron works well 
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:22 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by rebnatoli
When we first moved to our new home I wasn't that worried about cane toads but of course all that has changed having a puppy - usually they seem to keep away during the day and at night I send my OH out to remove them. We looked up how to kill them humanely etc but today when I saw our puppy next to one - (the stupid toads are so slow that even I can catch one) - I saw red got the rake and basically ensured there is no way it can play dead it really is! I am usually a very humane person - I don't even kill spiders if they leave me alone - but these toads are horrid - they are even poisonous several days after death. What I really would like to do is get the idiot(s) who introduced them here and do the same to him (them):curse:
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:27 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by themerlin
A 9 iron works well
It was ok though because He managed to get it on the shovel, the bad news is that I told him to throw it over the back fence......... oops with a bad aim, He managed to lob it over the side fence and all we heard was a splash in our neighbours new pool.............
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:46 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by themerlin
A 9 iron works well
Jan 2nd 2008, 5:49 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
No skill in that.
Might try some pool acid on one , see what happens
Might try some pool acid on one , see what happens
Originally Posted by Amazulu
A cricket bat is better!
Jan 2nd 2008, 6:28 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
We had a retaining wall where the blocks had gaps between them. Decided to concrete the gaps, hubby started packing the soil in first and was amazed to see it flying out again. Cane toads living in there didn't like what he was doing. Lots of concrete later, not seen a cane toad for months 
God knows how many bodies there are in there.
God knows how many bodies there are in there.
Jan 2nd 2008, 6:58 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by themerlin
A 9 iron works well
Jan 2nd 2008, 7:22 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I consider my hubbie and I experts now - we are almost up to 400.
I have done a lot of research, and the most humane way to do them in is to put them into a fridge for half an hour. They then go into a coma. You then put them in the freezer.
If you put them straight in the freezer, they suffer pain as their joints crystalise (sp?).
Are we lucky they left us an old fridge freezer or what, cos otherwise I don't know what we'd do - and anyone that says they are safe to handle, they can go off at the slightest touch and it does hurt.
Just seen a good film re cane toads which made us laugh, and also a good cartoon called "anyone seen Bas" in the cane toad section of YouTube.
Ok how sad am I. a x
I consider my hubbie and I experts now - we are almost up to 400.
I have done a lot of research, and the most humane way to do them in is to put them into a fridge for half an hour. They then go into a coma. You then put them in the freezer.
If you put them straight in the freezer, they suffer pain as their joints crystalise (sp?).
Are we lucky they left us an old fridge freezer or what, cos otherwise I don't know what we'd do - and anyone that says they are safe to handle, they can go off at the slightest touch and it does hurt.
Just seen a good film re cane toads which made us laugh, and also a good cartoon called "anyone seen Bas" in the cane toad section of YouTube.
Ok how sad am I. a x
Jan 2nd 2008, 7:38 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
I'm glad we're all agreed that whatever the method at least they are better off dead!
Jan 2nd 2008, 7:56 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by themerlin
No skill in that.
Might try some pool acid on one , see what happens
Might try some pool acid on one , see what happens
Jan 2nd 2008, 7:59 am
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Re: Killed my first Cane Toad Today
Originally Posted by rebnatoli
When we first moved to our new home I wasn't that worried about cane toads but of course all that has changed having a puppy - usually they seem to keep away during the day and at night I send my OH out to remove them. We looked up how to kill them humanely etc but today when I saw our puppy next to one - (the stupid toads are so slow that even I can catch one) - I saw red got the rake and basically ensured there is no way it can play dead it really is! I am usually a very humane person - I don't even kill spiders if they leave me alone - but these toads are horrid - they are even poisonous several days after death. What I really would like to do is get the idiot(s) who introduced them here and do the same to him (them):curse:
I haven't had the pleasure of meeting one yet and i don't intend to. Urghhhh, makes me shudder thinking of them
