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I'm thinking of purchasing a Marine Toad soon but the only ones sold here in the UK are Wild Caught. I was wondering if anybody has wild caught amphibians themselves and if they're concerned about parasites is there a specific readily available treatment for deparatizing them? Or am I being too overly cautious? Any views and opinions greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
Russ

I'm pretty sure that most Marine Toads are wild caught, although I hope that someone is starting a captive breed program out there somewhere. Anyhow, I have two of them. One was given to me at the end of a reptile show just because the vendor didn't want to have to bother bringing him back with him. My local petshop also tired of one and also gave him to me after having no luck selling him. I had them seperated for months, then finally decided to put them in together when I didn't see any signs of ill health. They are the best of buddies it seems.

If you do get a Marine, you could collect a fecal sample and take it to your local vet to have it analized. You shouldn't even have to take the toad in with you when you do this, and this would save you an office visit. Hopefully, all will be well, but your vet will know the best route to take if anything looks suspicious. I'm not sure what the treatments would consist of either.

im pretty sure that my american toads got ivermectan for there worms. they were about 5" stv when I caught them thats a lot of living space for pin worms. If they have worms and you dont keep the cage spotless the worm problem will become much worse because they are constantly in contact with there own poo which has the worm eggs in them.

Thanks for responding. Well my Marine Toad is due to arrive on Friday. I think I'll keep an eye him for starters. Are parasites visible to the human eye in the feces?
How long have you had your Marine Toads?
Roll on Friday!

Not all parasites are visible to the human eye, but just keep an eye out when you get yours for appetite loss, cloudy eyes, abnormal coloration-these kind of things. These may be signs of illness or parasites. You'll soon know just with day by day activities what seems normal or not with your toad's behavior. In the meantime, enjoy your toad when it comes. Do you know what sex it is yet? Usually, females are larger than males. Although both of mine are males, I enjoy their croakings from time to time. In October, I'll have had one for two yrs. The other I've had for a year.

Well he arrived on friday. I'm almost certain it's a he. He's staying in his hide at the moment and hasn't come out. Although I've got him to eat if I get a locust to wander into his hide i've seen him snap a couple of them up.
He seems very aware of his surroundings. If any loud noise is made he sits just inside the entrance to his hide with the tip of his head poking out as if he wants to know whats going on.
I will post some pix once he's settled in a bit.