Cane Toad poison?

[Raya]

Hi.

I was wondering how poisonous are the Cane toads?

Let's say that you have a dog and a cane toad at home, would the dog have to actually bite the toad to be in danger? Or can it spread from your hands, from when you're cleaning the tank or something like that, to the dog?

Just curious on the subject since they seem like a pretty common pet toad.

[John]

It would have to bite or mouth the toad to be in danger.

[Deku]

A drop of cane toad poison can kill 10 fully grown adults(not talking about old people with weakened state). Also cane toads are toxic throughout their life. I THINk there is one point where they arent AS toxic. Its in a younger state. But I think tadpoles and eggs are toxic to kill. Toadlets I THINK they arent as toxic. Adults are toxic.

[SethD]

A drop of cane toad poison can kill 10 fully grown adults(not talking about old people with weakened state).

Even bufo alvarius venom does not always kill dogs that mouth them though it can do so occasionally. Bufo alvarius is more toxic than cane toads and dogs that mouth them tend to get more than a "drop" of venom as well. More like a couple of squirts. Most bufo toxins do no more than give the predator a bad taste unless it actually ingests the whole toad ignoring the toxins. In Australia where canes are an introduced species they have been known to kill predators as large as crocodiles that ingest them but in such cases the crocodile is usually feeding on a substantial number of toads. One toad isn't enough to kill most of the time unless we are talking a smaller animal.

[Deku]

Even bufo alvarius venom does not always kill dogs that mouth them though it can do so occasionally. Bufo alvarius is more toxic than cane toads and dogs that mouth them tend to get more than a "drop" of venom as well. More like a couple of squirts. Most bufo toxins do no more than give the predator a bad taste unless it actually ingests the whole toad ignoring the toxins. In Australia where canes are an introduced species they have been known to kill predators as large as crocodiles that ingest them but in such cases the crocodile is usually feeding on a substantial number of toads. One toad isn't enough to kill most of the time unless we are talking a smaller animal.

I was basing my answer on this documentary by animal planet I watched a year ago. It was talking about how a cane toad killed a child and then they went off about how its poison can kill 15human beings. I think the most extreme also covered it? Gosh it was along time ago sooo many shows I watch. Anywho I will look into it.

[bshmerlie]

Deku, Do you just make this stuff up...man? You make everything sound so factual, like everything is black or white. But most of the time I can't figure out where you get your facts from.