Geoffs Life After Work !

Our FIRST Cane Toad and how to eradicate them

Today we had our first Cane Toad experience by finding ONE in our water logged Garden !  Tough Annie “sprayed” it !!Most Australians don’t like toads . Other people believe that the toads themselves aren’t really to blame for being in the wrong place (Australia) – after all, they didn’t ask to be brought here! Me and Annie  feel this way – so that although cane toads don’t belong in Australia, and their numbers should be reduced as much as possible, it’s also important to be sure that toads are killed humanely. 
To kill a toad humanely, the easiest ( I dont think so !! Annie will have to do it !) approach is to pick the animal up (gloves are a good idea, to ensure you don’t get exposed to the toad’s poison!) and put it in a plastic bag, then pop the bag into the fridge. After a few hours the toad will be pretty much asleep (although still very much alive) and you can pop the bag into the freezer. Leave it there for a long time – preferably a few days ( I dont think I will use this method !! takes up my ice making room !!)– because there are lots of stories about apparently-frozen toads coming back to life if they haven’t spent long enough in the freezer! Our local plumber says he just puts them in his bin !1  (too cruel for me that method) Gaining popularity in Queensland is the use of  DETTOL , apparently a quick spray kills the frog within 30 seconds !  Then he can be buried (in the bin !!) Sadly these creatures are decimating small animal life and need to be controlled taking into consideration upto 35 000 eggs per frog are hatched ! Wow !!

December 13, 2011 - Posted by Luxxys Lovely Lived Life | Uncategorized | cane toads