Please help!

[linchpin82]

I forced a friend of mine into drug rehab, and when taking him in he begged me to go back to his house and take his "DMT" frog for him. I know all about DMT, but I do not know much about amphibians (plenty about reptiles however).Due to the state I found my friend in, I firmly believe he had no clue what he was talking about. I am rather certain that this animal is a toad, not a frog, and I do not believe it has parotid glands, or that it secretes DMT (bufotenine). I have no idea where he got it (he doesn't remember), its sex, proper housing/care, etc. Point being, I would really appreciate help with identifying this animal, some pointers on its care, and whether the housing I provided for it is adequate. I have plenty of pictures to aid with identifying. My ultimate goal is to be knowledgable enough to re-home this awesome creature, but ONLY to someone that knows what they are doing. Thanks in advance.

[Julia]

I am sure someone will chime in very soon and identify your toad for you but in the meantime I can offer some basics.

Make sure he has a large dish of clean dechlorinated water that he can easily climb in and out of.

Provide some crickets that are no larger then the space between his eyes.

Provide something for him to hide under. Some sort of cave...

If the substrate in the tank smells, or is covered in feces you may want to remove it. Paper towels or fresh coco husk can be used to replace it.

Best of luck!

[tgampper]

It could be a cane toad (Bufo marinus). Cane toads, along with Colorado River toads (Bufo alvarius) secrete large amounts of DMT, it's also found in some species of "magic 'shrooms" . For those who don't know about DMT, it is short for 5-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine or bufotenin. It is a psychoactive drug and listed as a controlled substance in the U.S. and Australia.

To care for cane toads, follow these guides:
http://www.frogforum.net/toad-care-a...-breeding.html

http://www.frogforum.net/toad-care-a...pelobates.html

[Kurt]

Its definitely a Colorado RIver toad, and your friend was probably using it to get high.

[SethD]

Its definitely a Colorado RIver toad, and your friend was probably using it to get high.

Ditto, except most likely he was "trying" to get high not actually succeeding. Toad venom tends to make most would be druggies sick as a dog rather than getting them "high". It's usefulness as an illegal drug tends to be greatly exaggerated unless the druggie knows what he is doing, and most don't. Thankfully I suppose.

[tgampper]

I don't know why anyone would want to lick a toad.

I knew it would be one or the other and I guessed wrong.