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I moved my compost pile into a banana patch closer to the house. The other night I went out to put in veggie leftovers and discovered the pile was surrounded by cane toads (15 or 20 of them!) Because the pile used to be farther away, I never went there at night and never noticed this before.
So, is there anything I can do to drive them back into the forest? Of course I could go out and catch them--I net them from our pond when they start "singing"--but their numbers are a bit overwhelming. What would I do with a bucket of frogs? Anyone like frog legs?
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Do you really want to be rid of them? They eat a lot of "critters". I never bother them.
When I've had lots of bufo toads I've had few centipedes...coincidence?
I didn't like bufos when I first got here but I got over it. My cats seem to know better; there's some concern if you have a dog.
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A couple of times of "No pup, No kitty" and just letting them sniff the toads was enough, my 2 dogs and 3 cats have lived for years with the bufos.
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What would I do with a bucket of frogs? Anyone like frog legs?
Of course, Bufo marinus is a toad not a frog. It was introduced around 1932 from Puerto Rico (hmm? seems to be the origin of another of our favorite amphibians...) when someone in the cane industry thought they would be of value against cane pests. Whoops! Just before it was figured out how wrong that was, they were introduced to Australia, which seems to be having quite a time with them.
Maybe you should move your compost farther away again, or stop visiting it at night. They're probably laying eggs in your pond.
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Maybe you could gather them up and swap them at the plant cutting swap? I could use a few more toads around to eat bugs and things. Betcha cane toads would eat coqui frogs, don'tcha think?
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>>>Betcha cane toads would eat coqui frogs, don'tcha think?
I wonder. Bufo are nocturnal, right? At night the coquis are up high, probably out of reach of toads. In the day the coquis are on the ground and the toads are in hiding too.
I think bufos might help with centipedes as they're both nocturnal. Do you know about that, Hotzcatz? *dislikes centipedes intensely*
