Marine Toad Temperment

[n321]

I used to have a Marine Toad that would hiss, secrete poison, squirm, and pee on me every time I tried to hold it. Are they all like this? I'm asking because I am thinking about getting another one.

[Poly]

Most toads do not like to be handled. This one sounds like it was extremely stressed.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

It was probably very scared and stressed as Poly said, also, Marine toads are not very easy to tame. If you really want one, I'd suggest to get one early in life, as either a tadpole or "toadlet". It will slowly adjust to infrequent handling, but it is not recommended to make any contact with it, anyways. If you must hold it for veterinary or feeding purposes etc, then wash your hands with mild soap and rinse them thoroughly before you touch it, as our skin oils can harm them, though unlikely. They aren't a pet for cuddling though

[n321]

Yeah, I know. But I had to take it out of it's cage for cleaning, etc. It wasn't just upset when I was handling it either. It would constantly ram into the walls of the tank and bruise its nose. And the cage was definitely large enough.

I think it was definitely stressed out. It was just a very wild toad. That probably led to its somewhat untimely demise (I had it for about 3 years). I want to know if this is common with Bufo marinus.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

I'd think it would be worse in wild caught adults, how old was it when you first got it? and yes it is fairly common in marine toads

[n321]

It was about 6 inches long, so it was fairly old.