http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/bufo_toads.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/bufo_toads.rss Bufo Toad Remedies Mon, 13 Feb 12 00:17:42 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_70486 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss1 Wed, 04 Jan 12 10:10:16 -0600 Nancy from Jupiter, Fl writes: "Bufo toads-BLEACH. WORKS. Spraying vinegar or bleach or anything else on them does Not. To kill these deadly poisonous toads either shoot them or catch them and put them in a bucket with bleach. They die instantly. Running over them with a golf cart, or even my car, did not kill them! Online it says they lay 30,000 eggs every other day. Killing one toad a week is not helping. So far there is not a suitable pesticide to rid us of these venomous creatures that were imported from Australia to Hawaii and South Florida to help the sugar cane owners rid their cane fields of their own pests to protect their profits. Problem is the toads took over and have become a (VERY DEADLY) pest to All of us. The sugarcane owners should be held responsible for this scourge. They should be held responsible to financially support science to find a 'cure' that will rid us of this deadly toad. This toad has the potential to eventually be in all warm weather states killing our pets. Similiar to the Lyme tick. The 'new' tick that was thought to only infect animals until it was finally discovered it infected humans. Who knew about this poisonous debilitating tick 25 yrs ago. Now it is rampant in Every single state, not just Lyme, Connecticut where it started. To try to rid our areas of as many toads as I can, I went to Wal-Mart and was in line purchasing a BB air gun. In line next to me were 7 others. They all were purchasing various guns. We looked at each other and all said almost at the same time... "Toads. " All 7 of us were trying to protect our pets from horrific, painful and drawn out death because sugar cane owners brought in these deadly creatures. Snakes, birds of prey like hawks, normal animals that might eat frogs, do not touch these toads. They somehow know better. Our house pets do not. My golden retriever has touched( not even eaten) a toad with his nose and been poisoned. All 4 times I was right there with him. Once he was even on a leash. In the yard the toads look like a leaf or piece of bark. All 4 times the toads were very small-2-3 inches. (I have killed them bigger than my entire hand including my fingers). I put the hose sideways in his mouth and stood straddling him so I could force his head down. You do Not want any water to get into his lungs and get pneumonia. I rinsed his mouth and rub his gums, insides of cheeks, tongue with a wet rag many times also. I hosed him 15 minutes minimum each time. Then rushed to vet. One time I thought I got it all, only to find him foaming again in the car. Luckily the nightime vet clinic is nearby. One day, hopefully in the very near future, we will get some big-time help from one of the chemical companies that have the funds to research a cure for this problem. It is already an epidemic in Australia and will be one here in South Florida soon. I think a concerted move should be made by concerned citizens to our legislators to lobby the chemical companies for help to protect our pets. My friends call me the 'toad vigilante'. So be it. Toads or my dogs? Toads are winning now. Let's end this war. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=TED_67815 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss2 Sun, 27 Nov 11 14:21:36 -0600 Sarah from Boynton Beach, FL writes: "I don't let my dog out in my fenced backyard at night during the summer without escorting him because I've seen deadly poison bufo toads. I killed one, and it sprayed me with the milky secretions that would have killed my dog. Can you suggest anything that would keep bufos out of my yard? Thank you." Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Sarah: It takes only 15 minutes for a bufo toad poison to kill the dog, so you need to find a way to prevent that or at least give the dog some common home antidotes when a poisoning does occur that might help this problem. The method of poisoning that bufo toads employs is the secretion by which it shoots at the victim up to 2 meters of the white liquid secretions called bufotoxin which is used in much smaller amounts to as a medicine to treat hepatitis B and also in the making of poisonous darts. Fortunately, the toad is only found in U.S. in Florida area. I often believe that bufo toads in general do not attack its victim, but because we are getting in its way or know it is being attacked. Dogs and cats are commonly poisoned, but mostly dogs because they tend to bite or provoke the toads. One way to prevent the dogs to bite is to put a muzzle over the dog's mouth to the prevent dog from biting when it sees a toad. So the worst that can happen is that it will get the liquids sprayed into the eye of the dog, which can be washed immediately. The dog won't be poisoned as much as orally when biting the toads. The other thing is to control the toad population and set a trap. One trap is to dig a hole in the ground and put a large bucket so that the height of the bucket reaches ground level - so a minimum of 5 gallons up. It should be high enough that the toads cannot jump out of the bucket. You can also use a much larger area to dig, like a baby tub, only that you have to dig a hole large enough so that the toads can fall. The second thing is you need to get a light bulb well protected from rainwater so that it doesn't blow up the lightbulb where the thin wood stick out to the center of the large bucket or baby's tub. When you do set up the tub, be sure to apply plenty of motor oil so it will be very slippery that there is no way the can climb out. Also make sure that the baby tub is steep enough that the toad cannot climb up. Whenever it reaches the night, the bugs will be attracted to the lights, and the bufo toads will see the bugs and attempt to jump on to the baby tub or the 5 gallon bucket. Make sure the tub of the baby tub exceeds or equal to about 10 inches. A giant toad can jump to the height of up to 10 inches. If it is not tall enough you may need to either dig a little deeper so that it is below the ground level, making the escape more difficult. If at all possible, usually not, but clearing water from the ground and making it dry will keep the toads away through improving drainage. In case of poisoning of toads, by a dog or cats a one possible antidote is plenty of vinegar plus some hydrogen peroxide 1% which can help, but won't neutralize everything as some have some vasoconstrictor elements in the bufotoxin venom poisoning. However, the easiest access of common remedies I can think of in dire emergencies that is everywhere appears to be only vinegar. So bathing plenty of vinegar might help. Raw white eggs, uncooked if eaten, might help and can be poured on the dogs mouth to suck up the toxins. Bentonite clay or activated charcoal in powder form is another possibility to suck up the toxin from the surrounding area. Whatever you do, you still need to send the dog to a vet who can further do treatment. It is not a perfect antidote, but it is better than not do anything." " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_64222 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss3 Wed, 28 Sep 11 22:38:17 -0500 [YEA] Jay from Tampa, Pinellas writes: "This is the second time that I have had one of my Frenchies lick or eat these toads ( by the way, they all have some form of nurotoxin) The first dog I revived 5 times on the way to the Emergency Vet. She had a 5% survival rate. Tonight (9/28) My second female Frenchie ate a small one. They go absolutely spastic trying to get the toxins out of their mouth. Both times hitting them with Benedryl help, also you need to get as much of the toxins out of their mouths(wet Cloth). She was bleeding profusely from the mouth due to a dollar shape (necrotic) circle. It may sound cruel but I also took the hose from the sink and forced as much water into her stomach and mouth. The first was to ensure she threw up, second to clean as much of the toxin into a wet cloth. The key is whatever you do has to be quick. The first 15 mins to half hour are critical. I have not heard of the vinegar before but if it works and I will check with the VET in the morning. Please pay attention to ALL toads. Theses incidents occured in Delray Beach and Palm Harbor. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_63055 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss4 Sun, 11 Sep 11 19:27:20 -0500 Bryan from Boca Raton, Florida writes: "We lost our 4-year-old English Bulldog yesterday when a Bufo Toad poisoned him. His mouth was washed out and he was rushed to the vet where they did a plasma transfusion on him. After his seizure he had a temp of 108 degrees C, which was able to be lowered to normal w/in an hour. He was unconscious when he was found, foaming from the mouth and barely breathing. We are truly devastated by his death and taken back, we were robbed of seeing our Bully with the most amazing personality grow to info an old man. Through the years we have seen toads around every so often and have washed our dogs' mouths out after they were poisoned before, but this one took its toll. Please do yourselves a favor, be vigilant whenever possible, escort your dogs outside and use the moth balls, and KILL THE TOADS before they kill your dog... Do whatever it takes because you never want to have the empty feeling of losing your beloved dog, especially when its way before (his/her) time. Our Moose will never be forgotten -" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_62368 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss5 Wed, 31 Aug 11 22:46:28 -0500 Justin from Naples, Florida United States writes: "they are a dangerous animals they dont kill in 15 minutes though. it took a few hours for my 12 pound chiwawa to finally die of poisining. i suggest getting a bebe gun and strapping a flaslight to it. 1-3 shots will probly do it-quick and safe-they will actually chase dogs sometimes. i reccomend one thing- kill on sight. no waiting and no picking it up and moving it away just to get sprayed in the face and have to deal with sesures for the rest of your life. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_59813 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss6 Thu, 21 Jul 11 10:41:43 -0500 Scissorgurl from Honolulu, Hi writes: "I moved to Hawaii 7 months ago and have never heard of a Bufo Toad. I have to boston terriers about 20 to 25lbs each and luckily the 1st time I caught it right away and rinsed there mouths being sure to keep them from not swallowing the water, its hard but try your best. It worked best for me to lay them on there side so it would drain out. And if the jaw locks up I used my sons fork that has the rubber grip to prey his mouth open to get some air. And then once you get them able to move a little and breathe go to the vet if not sooner. After that the vet told me they come out at night so be careful so after 5 I NEVER let them outside I only walked them on a leash. During the day I never saw them until monday afternoon I let them out while I had people delivering my sons bed and when I went to get them less than an hour later I found one dog already dead and the other I took to the vet. He stayed 3 days and now has edema on his left side the vet said he has never seen that before but he is ok. They are litter mates so I worry about him, This has been so difficult I dont know how I am going to get through this I feel like its my fault and I know people said they didnt want to kill the toads but I will now go out of my way to do so if I see one because they killed my family member. These are no joke! Watch out and take precautions. R. I. P Monk! You were the greatest dog! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MUZZLE_59579 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss7 Sat, 16 Jul 11 12:10:07 -0500 [YEA] Jess from Palm Beach Gardens, Fl writes: "My Cairn has become obsessed with catching toads and has caught two of the poisonous Bufos. Both times were outside normal vet hours. The first time after washing out her mouth we rushed her to the emergency clinic on Northlake. The bill was almost $500. The second time we took her to the new clinic in the Publix plaza on Hood Road. The bill was over $900 this time for the same treatment. She now wears a "cage" muzzle any time she is in the yard and when we walk at night. I ordered the muzzle from Pet Supplies on Northlake. Cost was $15 and she got used to it after one walk. The muzzle is like a little catchers mask for dogs and there is plenty of room to pant but she cannot bite anything. It buckles behind her head and is designed to hook to her collar but I got a collar with a snap catch to hook permanently to the muzzle. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=BENEDRYL_58696 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss8 Wed, 29 Jun 11 23:33:54 -0500 Kathy from Jupiter, Florida writes: "Please E mail a copy of your article to ulikediss(at)aim.com and Lisaeofolg(at)gmal.com I would greatly appreciate it. This is a wonderful article. Thank you Kercolano02(at)att.net " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=AM_55345 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss9 Mon, 25 Apr 11 16:26:48 -0500 Brenda from Lake Worth, Florida writes: "I live in Lake Worth Florida, I have two Brussell Giffons and they love to play in yard, we have alot Bufo toads here, I read all the articles they were great. I do the moth balls and I have a can of Ammonia always handy ready to spray and that really works on the spot. I don't dare let them out @ night by themself I stand on guard with my ammonia in hand. I have been lucky with my two dogs they are small breed, they see something moving and they attack. Your articles are life savers. Thank you Brenda, Molina, Shadow. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_35204 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss10 Sun, 22 Nov 09 17:16:33 -0600 Kristin from Pahoa, Hi writes: "My Pit has a grudge againt the Bufo frogs we have here in Hawaii and I find it interesting that nobody seems to know they exist here too! The last two weekends in a row he has gotten ahold of one. Luckily he didn't swallow it, just shook it. He immediate began froth at the mouth, his jaw locked up. I dragged him inside and started the flushing process. It usually takes about fifteen minutes of flushing with clear water and wiping gums with a wet cloth before I can even get his jaw open to start on the inside of his mouth. I know everyone says to flush the inside, but when a pitbull locks his jaw, it takes a lot more strength than I have to open it... Luckily my Pit is a big pussycat and the only danger is that he can't control his jaws when this happens.. I have noticed when they begin to unlock, they do have a tendency to involunarily snap back shut the first several times so watch your fingers!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=BENEDRYL_31770 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss11 Sun, 06 Sep 09 15:31:58 -0500 [YEA] Linda from Bisbee, Arizona writes: "My ex, myself, and our magnificient and curious miniature australian shepherd were renting in what was "Dog Heaven". Acres and acres fenced to run in and a water reclamation system that included a series of sedimentary ponds, the largest and last full of Koi, pond vegation, and unbeknownst to us, bufos. We lived in the desert and water was scarce so even with fencing we dealt on a regular basis with mule deer (great sport for Roxy), along with vicious and deadly javelina. Needless to say she chased the deer off of the property gleefully, was not so gleefully ripped to pieces by a large javalina male and two females (treated that after throwing myself onto her and into the middle of the javelina's blood lust who would just as well kill a human as a dog (not smart). I got lucky making awful noises and they retreated. I treated this after carrying her into the house by filling and filling deep the gore holes that simply swallowed two bottles of the only thing on hand which was hydrogen peroxide and stuffed the wounds with dressing to put pressure inside hoping to stop the bleeding....yes, I know this is about bufos. The bleeding was totally stopped by morning and slowly she began to heal. And now, the Bufo toads, One morning I went to drink my morning coffee with her while she took her morning swim, herding the koi from one end of the pond and back, something she did daily and for hours and I noticed a white film covering the enire pond. Then I looked at Roxy and could see her struggling to get on shore. By the time I had her in my arms she was convulsing with eyes rolled back. I checked her gum color for oxygen and they were very gray...all the meanwhile rubbing her everwhere trying to keep her blood flowing. Again, grabbed the only thing on hand which seemed close to appropriate, this time it was a full adult size benedryl pried her mouth open and opened the whole capsule in her mouth rubbing it into her tongue both top and bottom, on her gums thinking that from under the tongue on a human goes straight to the brain. Within just a few minutes her eyes began focusing and I began walking her just like a puppet thinking it might help keep her blood flow going, soon she began to try to walk on her own but needed help. She did show a rapid significant improvement with the benedryl, she weighs 29 to 34 lbs depending on how spoiled she is at the time. I am just sure the benedryl turned the tide. Roxy and I are moving back into this rental which was really paradise and peace for both of us so now I want to know....Exactly just how much benedryl I can give her at the max possible dosage, also does it come in a gel cap (haven't seen any) because in liquid form it would absorb much more quickly into her system. I will definetely keep large amounts of vinegar for killing the toads and for her to drink and I very much appreaciate both this site and the information from all participants. I will also use the tub and light solution and lower the population. One more problem. It is my understanding that other frogs do not co-habitate with bufos so all of the guppies in differing stages are bufos. Roxy sticks her whole head into to the water trying to bite and catch them. Are they poisonous at this stage? During her second incident she crawled halfway from the pond headed towards the house when I found her. We went through the whole poisoning thing one more time and the benedryl once again brought her up quickly. Now I will use both prevention and cure. Bathub and lights and motor oil. I will make it my mission to lower the bufo toad population which it seems given the choices here will be a steady but doable new defense. Thank you, Linda A. Bisbee, Arizona " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_30312 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss12 Sat, 01 Aug 09 05:53:58 -0500 [YEA] Ohnoice from Coral Springs, Fl. writes: "MOTH BALLS DO KEEP KILLER TOADS OUT OF YOUR YARD!!! REMEMBER, THESE TOADS DIG UNDER FENCES AS WELL AS SQUEEZE THROUGH. PLACE MOTH BALLS AROUND OUTER FENCE ABOUT 2-3" APART. REPEAT AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. NO ANIMAL WILL EAT THEM IF A TOAD DOESN'T LIKE THE SMELL!! SO, BRAVO TO THE PERSON THAT CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, AND THANK YOU. MOLLIE, BOOMER, AND BLAKE." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=BSOO_28691 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss13 Tue, 23 Jun 09 11:03:04 -0500 Paulette from Thonotosassa, Florida writes: "On June 22, 2009 our little Jack Russell was poisoned by a Bufo Toad. We caught her almost immediately after we saw her flipping it with her nose. Her left eye was shut. I immediately washed her head and nose with Baby Shampoo and rinsed for an extremely long time. I gave her a teaspoon of olive oil and she started throwing up volumous amounts of frothey white liquid. She started stiffening up and closed her left eye completely. We rushed her to the vet and they started an IV to push fluids. We were sent home as soon as she could walk. They gave us anti convulsants in case she started to have seizures in the night. I think that the extreme wash saved her life. We are still watching the eye to make sure that she doesn't form an ulcer from the poison. She is one lucky little dog." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_28527 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss14 Sat, 20 Jun 09 10:03:44 -0500 Colleen from Wesley Chapel, Florida writes: "I was very lucky when one of my mini doxins bit a bofus toad.This was the first time I have ever heard of this toad. After the dogs went outside and got into there crates for the night I heard two of my dogs howling and crying. I go to there crates to see what was going on and my sallest younger doxie was laying on his back. He did not wag his tail when I came in the room and I knew some thing was wrong. He had already thrown up in his crate. I took him out and he was frozen in the fetal position with his eyes hardly open. The first thing I did was take off his colar then I wrinsed him off in the bath tub because he was covered in this sort of sticky slimy stuff I kept trying to open his mouth but he had lock jaw. Finaly I got his mouth open and made sure he wasn't chocking on something. I wraped him in a towel and kept rubing him to keep him warm. His mom came over and licked his nose and kept a watchful eye on him. A few mins. after that his stomach started to rumble. He threw up again. He started to come out of the sorta trance he was in. He also started to loosen up his body and move his legs and head. At that point I knew my praying would keep him here. About an hour after all this happened he was wagging his tail and showing the loving affection he all ways does. The next morrning he was still fine and ready to run out of the door to do his morrning duty but before I let them out I scouted the yard for more of those "killer toads" and found the one from the night before. It was dead with what looked like teeth marks on the top of his head and under the throat. I tell ya I was truly lucky that my dog survived. I love my Little Sabastian!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=VINEGAR_27004 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss15 Thu, 21 May 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Grateful from West Palm Beach, FL writes: "Vinegar cured a dog poisoned by a bufo frog We live in rural South Florida and have a lot of bufo frogs in the yard. Our small dog was outside in the evening after a rain, when it was prime weather for them to be out. When my wife called him in, he didn't come. She found this unusual, so went out to find him, and he was staggering around in circles under a bush. She came in to call for me to help, but by the time we were able to get to him he had fallen over and had lost all motor control. He had clearly been poisoned by a frog. By the time we got him inside where we could see him in the light, he looked done for. We are a long way from an emergency vet and doubted we could get him there in time. Within the first couple of minutes he could not move a muscle and his eyes were rolling back in his head. Although we washed out his mouth as best we could with his jaw locked, he had ingested too much poison already. I also noticed his ears were sticky, which from what I read now after the fact sounds consistent with the poison. In desperation I ran a quick search on the web for remedies and ran across your site. I tried vinegar as you recommended, and when I spilled it on the outside of his mouth or got some in with an eyedropper he licked his lips - his tongue must have been the last muscle he could use and I suppose it was an involuntary reaction. By then he had gone entirely stiff with all his muscles contracted, and only his tongue and eyes were moving. He probably drank (not including spillage) about 1/4 cup of vinegar - this for a 10 pound dog - before we started to slow it down, as that's a lot of vinegar. Relative to size, that's like an adult person drinking a quart or so. Ugh! We also kept petting him, talking to him, stretching his limbs, and stimulating his paws and tail to try to get back sensation - I have no idea if this was useful or not. After about 15 minutes with no apparent change I was trying to get him to take some egg white, as I read elsewhere, but with little luck. We still doubted whether he was going to make it. However, he slowly started moving his head to follow my daughter around, then stretched his front paws, and shortly stood back up and started staggering around again. Within a few more minutes, he was walking more normally but in circles, and a few minutes later was running around the house with his tail back out. He isn't quite himself yet an hour later, but we're hoping the remaining effects will wear off. It was a remarkable recovery after we'd assumed that we had lost him. It sure seemed like the vinegar did it, unless the effects were wearing off on their own. Thanks for the recommendation!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=AMMONIA_26543 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss16 Tue, 12 May 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Lisa from West Palm Beach, Florida writes: "We have alot of Bufo Toads in area. Our dog run is secure with plexi glass to keep critters from getting in however these toads can get through very small cracks. The best way to get rid of them is pour 1/2 to 1 cup of ammonia on them. Amonia is cheap and since they breathe through thier backs the ammonia kills them instantly. I don't like killing anything however I have a few small dogs and can't risk one of my dogs getting a hold of the bufa toad. If I see one in my dog run I have to get rid of the toad before my dog goes after one. Small dogs are at most risk however my friends large dog swallowed a bufa toad and died within 15 minutes. If your dog gets hold of a bufa immediately take a wet cloth and wipe gums and tongue. Then turn on side and run water through the mouth. Make sure your dog does not drink the water, you must get the poison out of the dogs mouth as quick as possible. Then rush to vet." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_23368 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss17 Sun, 01 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0600 [WARNING!] Mary from baltimore, MD/USA writes: "Thank you for the information you shared on some toads being poisonous, and the problem this is with dogs. I would like to comment on or question the 'remedy' submitted about using moth balls placed around the property to repell the toads. I believe the moth balls themselves may be a problem because of toxic fumes, or possible ingestion by animals." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_21872 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss18 Fri, 30 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 Marilyn from Miami, Florida writes: "Get a wet towel, throw it over the toad and then call your exterminator and he removes it to a canal far away...." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=LA_15784 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss19 Fri, 15 Aug 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Elizabeth from Brisbane, Australia writes: "The most simplest remedy of getting rid of poisonous toads from your property is to spray them with Dettol. Just a few squirts and the toad is no more!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_14653 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss20 Sun, 06 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0500 [NAY] Donna from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida writes: "Bufo Toad Remedies: I tried the mothballs and they did NOT work at all. They smelled bad and I had to collect them all back up. It was a "bad' experience." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=SALT_14654 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss21 Sun, 06 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0500 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Donna from Sunrise, United States writes: "re: salt and bufu frogs Actually, salt CAN work. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. You have to chase them and keep pouring it over them until they're totally covered. They may survice, they may die later and still be "out there" dead and somewhat poisonous. It's definitely worth trying but again there's always more. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_13804 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss22 Sat, 07 Jun 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Jim from Stuart, Florida writes: "There are two forms of Bofus frog, only one is dangerous. In my many years I have found that a garden hose and wasting the mouth of the dog, holding the head sideways, as quickly as possible is very effective in saving the dog. Also rub the mouth and gums. Once it gets into the blood stream, it will take 15 minutes or less to kill a dog or cat, generally a smaller size. Humans will get a rash or burning eyes so wash asap. The bad one is the Bufo marinus. The Southern Toad is the smaller of the two, no larger then 3 inches and is not plump as the other is. They are brown or gray-brown on top, sometimes with cream colored spots scattered across their backs, sides and legs. The underside is a sickly pale yellow, sometimes flecked with black. The back and legs are covered with spiny warts." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=SALT_11335 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss23 Sat, 05 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Craig Wolf from Coconut Creek, Florida writes: "I was told that salt works on Buffos the same way it works on slugs. Since they are made up of mostly water the salt gets into the poors of the skin and dried up their skin and affects their nervous system." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_11336 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss24 Sun, 07 Oct 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Kathy from Homestead, Florida writes: "I live in South Florida where Bufo Toads are abundant. I have several acres and have 8 dogs, Bufos are my worst nightmare! But as it has happened by accident I think I have found a way to keep BUFOs away or at least reduced in amounts!! I heard that MOTH BALLS repels snakes and snails which I have plenty of those also since I live just outside the Everglades. In the past 6 months since I have put the moth balls around my fence line....I have found ONLY 1 BUFO toad where I usually find at least 10 a day!! Im so happy!! but still on guard because you have to keep putting the moth balls down....ALSO...I have had many of my dogs get Bufo poisoned...and the thing that works best for me is simply rinsing the dogs mouth out forcefully with a garden hose and IMMEDIATELY afterwards giving the dog 100mgs of BENADRYL (OTC)....works like a charm. Havent had any problems at all...but the best is to prevent them from coming to your property...and so far...MOTH BALLS WORK! no snakes or snails either!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_11337 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss25 Fri, 06 Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Linda from Pahoa, Hawaii writes: "In Hawaii and at night, the Bufo Toads rule the garden. When the garden contains several koi ponds, you better believe the toads are in residence. My large rotti/lab mix has gotten in the habit of hunting these poisonous critters. By habit, I mean she is addicted to the \"high\" she gets when she bites into one of these creatures. I\'ve taken to flushing out her mouth with water using the garden hose when she approaches me and is frothing at the mouth. Eyes glazed, rolling on the lawn, and snorting, she appears to be having a grand old time. The only way I can prevent her from indulging in this toad sport is to tie her up or keep her in the house at night. The toads are an asset in the garden as they keep the centipede population in check as both creatures are nocturnal. We are learning to co-exist and I am lucky my dog weighs over 100 lbs and is only mildly affected by this toad venom."