Anyone here have Cane Toads?

[demon amphibians]

I have 1 female cane toad named Bubba,when they shed they skin color will turn lighter for a day or a few hours,your cane toad is a girl since she is a dark color.

I read that the males were darker in color with less pattern. either way the one that i suspect is a female is twice the as the darker one. when i got them they were both the same size. I am still learning a lot about these guys. One is larger then my american bullfrog yet it will not even attempt to eat large sized prey like the american bullfrog will. The smaller the prey the more interested they seem. they even shy away from adult dubia at times. Dont get me wrong i have gotten them to eat small mice and even large hissers. But they like smaller bugs more.

[Truffs1178]

I only just saw this and yes I agree. My cane toad won't go after anything larger than a locust or Dubia but my african bullfrog is a beast and isn't afraid of anything.

[Amphibious1]

• I have 2, both recent acquisitions about 4 months ago , one from a reputable dealer, one from not so much...both are originally from Surinam, where the native variety seem to grow the largest.
• acclimation is not easy, I have had 5 others in the past, and learned a lot since. Finally eating after several treatments of Flagyl and Panacur , but very picky.....Karen (in the pic)is up from 685 gms to 1 kg finally!
• i agree that the stories of 4 pounders are BS.
• here is her xray from her vet check

[dragonfry]

Cane toads are loose in florida where i live and are considered a pest. They eat our native oak and wood toads and have poisoned many a dog. While i find them very interesting, i can not allow them to romp in my yard due to the fact i own dogs.
But i have captured them for educational purposes because i train with a local dog training club. So i take the canes in for people to see what a live cane toad looks like. And if i get lucky enough to locate a native toad i can bring it in for comparison.
For a toad they are pretty personable. Shame they were introduced to this area.

Also male canes have a splotchie patten on their underbellies much more then females and they have a dark bruised colored throat area. Both will churp when held if they don't like it.

[maxQ]

I have been contemplating a Cane Toad, my local Reptile Store has two, but the size kinda intimidates me and I hear they eat a butt load....are they friendly?

I have a friend that claims that he has gotten a worse bite from his Cane Toad than any of his snakes.

[Amphibious1]

No, I hear they can be, but of the seven I've had, all have been rather timid. Of the two ginormous ones I have now,One will finally eat in front of me, one won't. They live in a 48 sq. foot enclosure that needs frequent cleaning as they produce a tremendous amount of waste. Miss a few days cleaning and it smells like the elephant house at the zoo.

all need worming and Protozoa treatment x2 or 3after you receive them or you'll have problems.

i maintain dubia roach colonies for feeding and they stopped eating super worms. Never saw one eat dog food either.....

[maxQ]

No, I hear they can be, but of the seven I've had, all have been rather timid. Of the two ginormous ones I have now,One will finally eat in front of me, one won't. They live in a 48 sq. foot enclosure that needs frequent cleaning as they produce a tremendous amount of waste. Miss a few days cleaning and it smells like the elephant house at the zoo.

all need worming and Protozoa treatment x2 or 3after you receive them or you'll have problems.

i maintain dubia roach colonies for feeding and they stopped eating super worms. Never saw one eat dog food either.....

Yeh I heard they are high maintenance.