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Usually I catch small to medium sized toads for him to eat but this big one was all I could find. It took him awhile but he finally got it in his stomach and is doing fine now, guess I will not have to feed him for a few weeks.

Are you serious? Why get it on a diet of toads when 1) they are loaded with parasites, 2) there are plenty of commercially available feeders, and 3) there aren't any toads out in the winter. What a joke...
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Andy Maddox
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Not to mention, toads contain Bufotoxin, which can actually make a dog sick if the dog merely licks the toad. Sure, the horned frog's stomach acids may be strong enough to counter the toad's toxicity, but if it has a cumulative effect or something, then kiss the frog goodbye.
Wild toads need to be conserved anyway, not fed to our pets when better alternatives exist.
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