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Bufo marinus help

azhael Oct 11, 2006 09:24 AM

Hi, my house-partner is thinking of getting a cane toad.
I have never had one so i can´t help him, and i was wondering if any of you ppl could help.
What are the temps/humidity perfect for them?? Do you have to take any special care with them being posionous or do they become docile and harmless in captivity???
How much do you feed them??
Any way to select the gender if they are subadults???(he wants a female)

Thanx for any help.

Replies (1)

draco_americanus Oct 11, 2006 04:26 PM

Generaly these toads are docile, not going to say harmless but it takes a lot of abuse to have one give off toxin. Generaly the most one will doto you is pee on you. The best recaution you can have is keep any and all pets away from the toad and wash your hands after handling him. My toad (Bladder) I keept at about 80F or so, You may beable to find caresheet for them and allways have a water dish that the toad can fit into comfortably. As for sex? That i don't totaly know, but if you pick one up and it churps, it's a male, Females get much larger as well.

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