New to forum- have cane toad question

[hyla]

Hi, there and welcome. I know there are a few owners of cane toads on here. How is it they are legal to keep as pets? These are the same toads that rapidly produce and kill tons of mammals right? I would think if they escaped it would be a real disaster. Enlighten me please...

[hyla]

Oh and in the words of Monty Python, "Do you have a flag?"

[JBSFrogAndToad]

Thanks for responding! Cane toads are legal to keep as pets in some states. And I have no intentions of letting them out into the wild to totally mess up the ecosystem! What do you mean by a "flag"?

Jenn

[hyla]

The flag thing was a joke b/c it wasnt posted under your name yet when I responded. I wasnt sure if cane toads were legal or not, so that answered my question. You will learn lots of great stuff on here. I like your avatar by the way!

[beaux mitchell]

I have had my cane toad for a few years now. In the state of Michigan she is inded legal. She has been one of my favorite pets I have ever had. She actually likes to sit in a small wooden rocking chair and I rock her gently. She will crawl back into her chair if I take her off of it. She is a gentle giant of a toad.

[Skulldroog]

Don't know much about toads to be honest, but I'm sure you could get any questions you have answered on these forums. There's a lot of knowledgeable people.

[Deku]

Hi, there and welcome. I know there are a few owners of cane toads on here. How is it they are legal to keep as pets? These are the same toads that rapidly produce and kill tons of mammals right? I would think if they escaped it would be a real disaster. Enlighten me please...

The toads dont deserve the blame, the people do. The toads where simply trying to do their job but they couldnt. They couldnt reach a flying insect, so instead they looked for survival elsewhere. You realise we as in us humans and they the toads, are no different? We spread ourselves from the old world to the americas. Just like an invasive species. Humans are also "invasive". We are taking homes of other animals. We use up more space than an imals do. So technically speaking, we shouldnt treat toads like vermin. Cause to the animals we are vermin. Because we are taking their homes of course. Just saying.

Food for thought eh?