cane toads and dogs

[MarkP]

I have no direct experience with them squirting toxin. It is my understanding that the squirting occurs if they are squeezed as when an animal grabs them in its mouth. They can't squirt voluntarily. My sister in law raised some from tadpoles. Me and her kids would catch wood roaches in the lawn at night and put them in the bottom of a tub, then put the toads in. It was like the Roman Colosseum. They would get 2 or 3 in a single gulp. Anyway we handled the toads at will and felt no ill effects. The toads were tame I guess, didn't squirm and we didn't squeeze them hard.