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Jun 4^th, 2007 at 8:23pm

Cane toad cannibalism may be the answer

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Cane-toad-cannibalism-may-be-the-answer/2007/06/04/1180809420366.html

Encouraging the cannibalistic tendencies of cane toads could be the key to controlling their massive population explosion, new research suggests.

The cane toad diet consists mainly of insects but a University of Sydney researcher has discovered they have an appetite for their own young, consuming up to 12 other cane toads in a lifetime.

Adult cane toads wave one of the three toes on their hind legs, luring in the young who are fooled into thinking it is an insect. The unsuspecting youngster is then eaten.

"We will modify ponds to encourage cane toads to breed in the same place then the toads can control themselves," he said.

Unlike other native wildlife, the cane toad has no reaction to the poison held in its gland, enough to kill a small dog.

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Reply #1 - Jun 5^th, 2007 at 1:37am

These canetoads are now entering SA...

As for Cannibalism being the answer..I doubt it. At 12 canetoads being consumed as a total of 12 in a lifetime..would be self defaeting..have you seen the rate at which these ugly little sh!tes breed?

The rate of breeding is very prolific..walked over them every moring on the way to school in qld.

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AusNat Ex Member Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #2 - Jun 5^th, 2007 at 11:04pm And in sydney the have crossed the very wide saltwater Hawkesbury River. I am waiting with my shovel.
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IQSRLOW Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 1618	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #3 - Jun 5^th, 2007 at 11:15pm You know that some environmentalists want you to sequester them in plastic bags and put them in your freezer so they can gently go to sleep? Make sure you lick their backs first!
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Reply #4 - Jun 5^th, 2007 at 11:24pm

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You know that some environmentalists want you to sequester them in plastic bags and put them in your freezer so they can gently go to sleep?

I know, but

1. I dont want cane toads in my freezer.

2. For what they do to our native animals, they deserve a good crushing.

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Make sure you lick their backs first! Cheesy

Yum Yum!

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danny New Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 26 Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #5 - Jun 5^th, 2007 at 11:56pm sequester..that doesnt sound right.. Put them in plastic bags sounds correct
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41788 Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #6 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 12:05am I am comfortable with the concept of a headlamp and a cheap #4 iron. Maybe a #5 wood ?
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AusNat Ex Member Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #7 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 12:12am Driving cars over them was fun too. ''Thump Thump''. Thats one thing i miss about living in Queensland.
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ex-member DonaldTrump Gold Member Offline Oh mere mortals, open your eyes! Posts: 1995 Overseas Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #8 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 2:03am Ausnat wrote on Jun 6^th, 2007 at 12:12am: Driving cars over them was fun too. ''Thump Thump''. Thats one thing i miss about living in Queensland. ...Or practicing your golf swing.
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AusNat Ex Member Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #9 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 1:48pm Quote: ...Or practicing your golf swing. Too much risk of the venom splattering up to your mouth. It's happened before.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53184 At my desk.	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #10 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 1:50pm It's never happened to me. I suspect it may be a bigger problem further north where the cane toads are fatter.
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AusNat Ex Member Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #11 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 1:59pm Quote: where the cane toads are fatter. Hell yeah! Ive found ones the size of a big mans clenched fist. thats excluding the legs.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41788 Gender:	Re: new anti-canetoad weapon: canetoads Reply #12 - Jun 6^th, 2007 at 3:02pm Cripes - that is just about time for a baseball bat ! Don't want to risk a club breaking. I see the reasoning for the "thimp thump" method. Are they the ugliest animals alive ?
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