I live in central Florida and fortunately, we have not had a problem with the toads...yet. We are overrun in tree frogs, however and they sit above our window sills and congregate under the waterhose reels. It's annoying. It's only become a problem in the last 5 years and I don't know why there is an increase. I've read about the cane toads, but haven't seen them here yet.
--- [email protected] wrote: > "Not native to Florida, the Cane or Giant Toad was > introduced to our state > many years ago and has and is common to south > Florida. It is usually a rusty > or orange-brown color. This toad secretes a milky > secretion in its parotid > glands that is quite toxic and and has killed dogs > and cats unlucky enough to > try to eat it. Human exposures are not usually > fatal but can cause severe > irritation to the eyes and mouth if contacted" > Since I've seen many Floridians on the CS site, I > thought I'd ask this > question. Has > anyone else had the experience of coping with this > huge toad and its > tendency to poi- > son pets? A couple of my neighbors lost their > small dogs to this pest when > they tried > biting it. I try to keep them out of the yard, but > somehow they get through > fences > and multiply quickly. They are usually hiding in a > cool, damp area, like > where a hose > is hooked up. If my dog or cat should get > poisoned, would flushing their > mouths with > CS mitigate the poisoning? A few years ago our > Chow/Collie was a victim, > but we > saved her life by running a hose in her mouth. > PanAm > Kandee, mom to Hannah and Grace -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
