MOTW - Aug 25 - Sep 3 2013 - Gail (Kueluck)

[Jenste]

Congratulations to this weeks Member of the Week!!

Don't forget guys - send in more nominations either by going here http://www.frogforum.net/member-week...ead-first.html or sending me a PM

[Mentat]

Congrats Gail, a very deserving MOTW !

[kueluck]

Thanks, but I don't know about the deserving part.

[flybyferns]

Hi Gail,
This is way overdue for you
I'm looking forward to this . It's great !
Fondly, Lynn

[N3XU5]

Congratulations Gail. Everyone break the wine bottles. jk

[Jenste]

Monday, tell us all about you! We know you obviously like amphibians, but we want to know about the rest of your life. Details about you, your life, hobbies, families, past times, favorite colors, poems you have written etc etc....just use this post to brag/boast/bore us how you please.

[Heatheranne]

Yay!!! Congrats!

[Heatheranne]

Good morning, Gail . It's so nice to finally hear more about you.

I remember the days we raised our toad tads together awhile back . Yours look great! We released our babies when big enough to fend for themselves. So much fun raising them .

Great photos and tanks! Your amphibian and snake kids all look so happy . I loved the video of your living room.

My husband said he loves your tractor, ha ha! He was telling me which model it is, lol! He asked if you have a farm?

Which are your favorite frogs/toads if you had to choose?

Heath

[kueluck]

Sad to say it's not ours, we visited some old USN buddies in IA this past June and went to the JD plant for a tour. Not a farmer by profession, but it is in my bloodline. And I can honestly say I enjoy the smell of cow manure. Yup, I like cow poo and I'm not ashamed to say so. As for my favorite amphibian that I keep, it would have to be Rufus, my Fowlers toad; he is my tried and true, never fails me. (now watch me get home and find him dead in the tank). But my all time fav amphibian would have to be the Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus), just have to figure out how to get some here.

Good morning, Gail . It's so nice to finally hear more about you.

I remember the days we raised our toad tads together awhile back . Yours look great! We released our babies when big enough to fend for themselves. So much fun raising them .

Great photos and tanks! Your amphibian and snake kids all look so happy . I loved the video of your living room.

My husband said he loves your tractor, ha ha! He was telling me which model it is, lol! He asked if you have a farm?

Which are your favorite frogs/toads if you had to choose?

Heath

[Heatheranne]

Lol! No worries, so does my hubby (pinching my nose, lol!) . He grew up doing a bit of farming on the side.

The toads definitely have personality, don't they? We loved our big old fella we had years ago. He used to sit in his food bowl waiting for dinner . Funny!

I've never seen a Japanese toad, but not you've sparked my interest so I'll have to check it out.

[kueluck]

Huge toad I found in bushes - YouTube they are amazing creatures.

Lol! No worries, so does my hubby (pinching my nose, lol!) . He grew up doing a bit of farming on the side.

The toads definitely have personality, don't they? We loved our big old fella we had years ago. He used to sit in his good bowl waiting for dinner . Funny!

I've never seen a Japanese toad, but not you've sparked my interest so I'll have to check it out.

[Heatheranne]

Very cool!

[Mentat]

The Japanese Giant Toad are quite a sight !

[kueluck]

This is my "dream" toad, just gotta figure out how to get some to the states. Any ideas how??

The Japanese Giant Toad are quite a sight !

[Mentat]

This is my "dream" toad, just gotta figure out how to get some to the states. Any ideas how??

Well, I've never imported a toad from overseas; but have been involved is several fish importations from Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Simplest thing is to get one from distributor here... but guess there is none.

Second easiest IMO would be to have someone you know is visiting Japan bring you one back. If legal to collect in there; a single pet can be flied in as long as airline OKs before hand and the animal is not in CITES (it's not).

The third is a bit complicate and would require a "group buy" of sorts. Importing an animal requires expensive permits and paper work, a transhipment licence, air freight, etc. Obviously will need a frog knowing contact to handle collection, US customs paperwork, and shipment in Japan. It's not a simple thing; but can and has been done before. Only way to do so is to get a large number of them (3-4 dozen at least), so that all those extra costs are then divided among all buyers and brought down to a reasonable level. Still, that could easily become the $100 toad... or more !

Hum... forgot about Samurai Japan. Currently frog breeders and distributors are importing Pacmans from them... maybe one could bring us some toadlets as part of their shipment. Sorry I'm not the bringer of good news, personally would like one too !

[kueluck]

I acutally have a very dear close friend from Japan who now lives in the States and she was talking about going back to visit next spring. She already said she would bring some back for me.

Well, I've never imported a toad from overseas; but have been involved is several fish importations from Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Simplest thing is to get one from distributor here... but guess there is none.

Second easiest IMO would be to have someone you know is visiting Japan bring you one back. If legal to collect in there; a single pet can be flied in as long as airline OKs before hand and the animal is not in CITES (it's not).

The third is a bit complicate and would require a "group buy" of sorts. Importing an animal requires expensive permits and paper work, a transhipment licence, air freight, etc. Obviously will need a frog knowing contact to handle collection, US customs paperwork, and shipment in Japan. It's not a simple thing; but can and has been done before. Only way to do so is to get a large number of them (3-4 dozen at least), so that all those extra costs are then divided among all buyers and brought down to a reasonable level. Still, that could easily become the $100 toad... or more !

Hum... forgot about Samurai Japan. Currently frog breeders and distributors are importing Pacmans from them... maybe one could bring us some toadlets as part of their shipment. Sorry I'm not the bringer of good news, personally would like one too !