My baby frog died

[charlamanda]

"I don't disagree that people can be cruel and stupid, but there is no way that a guinea pig could die from inhaling pot smoke. I don't want to start any political arguments but the scientific fact is that it is not nearly toxic enough. It would suffocate from lack of oxygen long before overdosing on the actual drug."

I don't think necessarily it was "toxicity" or an "overdose", but when an animal is "intoxicated" in any way it can be very frightening. Small animals like rabbits and Guinea pigs can be frightened to death. I've also heard cases of dogs dying too. They simply do things they normally wouldn't, like thrashing in their cages or eating odds things, etc., which causes their deaths. I'll try to find a few articles related to this. I don't have any problems with pot smoking myself, to each him own, but don't agree with giving an animal drugs or booze, it's dangerous and frightening to the animal.

I am glad to hear it was an honest mistake though! If someone did something as cruel as that to any of my animals, I would have made sure they knew how PO'd I was!LOL
Again, I am truly sorry for your loss. Please forgive the petty bickering!LOL

[Scog]

Charlamanda,You have convinced me that it could have happened. Small animals like that probably have an instinctive panic response to smoke, to protect them from forest fires. It's just that there is a lot of misinformation surrounding cannabis and I like to make sure people have the facts.

Rocko, sorry for derailing your thread. Please don't be discouraged, it was an easy mistake on your part and I'm sure you are more than capable of raising a frog from any stage. Raising them from tadpoles is fascinating to watch if you can get them.