Got a new frog :)

[Kristen]

3 cane toads!! I believe two are males and one is a female

Not a fan of Cane Toads, aha. They're a big pest in Australia.
But I'm sure they will be lovely

[KingCam]

Not a fan of Cane Toads, aha. They're a big pest in Australia.
But I'm sure they will be lovely

So I hear, lol

I know they're a pest, but I can't help but be impressed with their ability to completely dominate new environments. I think that's one of the reasons I wanted a couple of them :P

[Kristen]

So I hear, lol

I know they're a pest, but I can't help but be impressed with their ability to completely dominate new environments. I think that's one of the reasons I wanted a couple of them :P

Yeah, if they weren't such a pest here, I'd probably love them.

[kueluck]

The problem with Cane toads in the US is people get tired of them and release them in the wild. In the southern parts of the US it poses a threat to the native frogs and toads, and even some pets.

[Kristen]

The problem with Cane toads in the US is people get tired of them and release them in the wild. In the southern parts of the US it poses a threat to the native frogs and toads, and even some pets.

I don't see how anyone could get sick of a frog/toad

Yeah, here they are regularly found in dog/cats water bowls. When the dog/cat goes to get a drink it attacks the toad and ends up getting poisoned. They also eat alot of the native frogs. We have services to remove them and 'destroy' them. But then I just feel bad :/ even if they are a pest, they still are a living creature.

[KingCam]

But then I just feel bad :/ even if they are a pest, they still are a living creature.

It is indeed sad, but it's mankind's responsibility to bear that sin in order to (attempt to) restore the natural way of things. Those toads wouldn't even be there if they hadn't been purposely introduced.

It's just like the pythons that need to be exterminated in the everglades and beyond. They are eating and destroying native wildlife.

I kill american bullfrogs all the time (during the designated Missouri bullfrog hunting season), of course I also eat them so they are not wasted. They are an invasive species in many places, one that dominates other species of native animals. They also make good pets :P

[Kristen]

It is indeed sad, but it's mankind's responsibility to bear that sin in order to (attempt to) restore the natural way of things. Those toads wouldn't even be there if they hadn't been purposely introduced.

It's just like the pythons that need to be exterminated in the everglades and beyond. They are eating and destroying native wildlife.

I kill american bullfrogs all the time (during the designated Missouri bullfrog hunting season), of course I also eat them so they are not wasted. They are an invasive species in many places, one that dominates other species of native animals. They also make good pets :P

Yeah, I guess. Atleast they haven't got to all of Australia (yet). I think they were introduced to control cane beetles that were eating the crops or something like that.

I actually watched some documentary about how bullfrogs are taking over the other day. But they didnt kill them, they just monitored them. What does frog taste like? lol.
Haha yeah, thats like how cane toads are such pests here, but still, great pets :P

[KingCam]

The problem with Cane toads in the US is people get tired of them and release them in the wild. In the southern parts of the US it poses a threat to the native frogs and toads, and even some pets.

Yeah, there will be no releasing of these. They wouldn't take hold in Missouri anyway, but I would never release a non-native species.

[BadKat]

So I hear, lol

I know they're a pest, but I can't help but be impressed with their ability to completely dominate new environments. I think that's one of the reasons I wanted a couple of them :P

You menfolk and your control and dominion issues....*runs*

(Just pretend I added something worthwhile to this discussion, please.)