Our new addition...Bufo Alvarius, AKA Colorado River Toad

Mermaidia · 02-24-07, 10:18

Ok, first much thanks to BBB for their patience and to all of our friends here at Topia for their support.

Now, to our new addition, L.P (Lollipop). Hahaha....My daughters named him/her.

Lollipop 001.jpg Lollipop 002.jpg

Again, most of you know this but BBB ROCKS!!!!

CoyoteMesc · 02-24-07, 10:33

I feel like a small child at x-mas!
I believe that the toad is a girl because the lack of color on the thumbs and the way she was blown up so much.
She was placed under a little wood thing so she can warm up and get comfortable. I may try to feed her some crickets this evening

I don't plan on bothering her for a little while. Just to make sure she is happy, and eating.

sHroomno0b · 02-24-07, 10:35

colorado river toads are awesome
Nice looking toad Merm

~sHroomno0b

chimp · 02-24-07, 10:38

What kind of toad is that? Does it secrete hallucinatory compounds?

reverend trips · 02-24-07, 10:40

Cute!

Great name

CoyoteMesc · 02-24-07, 10:43

Bufo Alvarius, AKA Colorado River Toad, and yes that is what they say. But Merm says we are not milking her.

hey Rev, I never thought that I would say this but,
She is a very good looking toad, very cute.

mycobri · 02-24-07, 10:45

and you can get the pair of bufos from bbb for just a little more money

im sure LP has found a good home

spacecake · 02-24-07, 11:54

Lollipop,..lol

Cool looking toad !

TVCasualty · 02-24-07, 12:49

If you do get around to drying out some toad venom and smoking it, you'll probably only do it once. I've tried it, and it was kind of like an elephant was sitting on my head, not exactly painful but definitely not pleasant. I was not in a good setting, but only a little more in the bowl and I'm sure setting would be irrelevant. I was actually able to change my setting during the rush...I got up and ran out of my friends' house and sat by the creek flowing by his land and held my hand on the surface the water until the rush subsided. I absolutely could not stay in his house. It came on full-speed before I could exhale the hit, which was fascinating, but I got the message and now I'm trying for just plain DMT. I don't regret it, but feel no need to repeat it. Some people like it, apparently, but I don't know them.

She is cute, however.

Mermaidia · 02-24-07, 12:56

She seems to be settling in nicely...

Lollipop 003.jpg Lollipop 004.jpg

golly · 02-24-07, 15:07

Kewl Toad guys...So you buy crickets for her to munch...?

CoyoteMesc · 02-24-07, 15:27

yeah Golly, I'm gonna get crickets, some mill worms, and once shes gets a bit older I'll get her some mice. I'll ask every time I go to the pet store for a pinky mice. If they have one I'll get it for her then. Pet stores around here always have small ones but don't always have 'em that small.
The toad will get larger too. She is six months old and they usually are full grown around a year or a little more. (So the limited info. on the net reads).

Sweetness says they will eat in a month
approx.
2 mice
100 mill worms and
2 dozen crickets

BIG eaters huh?

02-24-07, 15:29

wooooow! i <3 amphibians
those eyes are craazZzy
what flavor Lollipop is she?

Hippie3 · 02-24-07, 17:56

nice addition to the family

the_chosen_one · 02-24-07, 18:41

very cool. have you given her any mice yet? it's kind of a strange show. i don't know about that particular breed but you may want to feed them to her where she can drag them underwater. i had frogs that would do that. saved them from too many nasty bites.

doh. nevermind, just saw the pinky part. hehe just wait til ya feed her a full grown mouse.

rocketman · 02-24-07, 18:51

Mermaid, let me be the first to ask............May I lick your toad 8)

Mermaidia · 02-24-07, 19:29

....sure, but it's really CM's toad.

kiddo · 02-24-07, 20:43

Oh wow! he/she is so cute!^^
great addtion
Can i lick the toad too?

CoyoteMesc · 02-24-07, 20:58

None of you are licking my toad, she is not a salt or mineral block.

But If you insist on licking a toad, you could get one of your own. Haha

Now if you just have a problem finding a use for your tongue, I can give you guidance....................get a "Lollipop" of your own,,,,,hahahaha

you guys rock, you really do...lol

Mermaidia · 02-24-07, 21:00

hahaha....

CoyoteMesc · 02-24-07, 21:02

loochypooch · 02-25-07, 02:04

Nice toad. Great initials too.

Lefty · 02-25-07, 03:35

Cool toad. Sweetness knows toad

CoyoteMesc · 03-20-07, 20:24

In less than one month this lady has
put on some weight. Is it possible that she
can eat to much and be unhealthy? She does not
eat every day, even if I try to get her to. But
every other day she rips through 10 or so crickets
like she is starving. As fast as I can dust 'em, break their
knees(so she has the advantage and they don't jump away)
and toss them in, she has them in her mouth.
She loves meal worms too

*Then*
Lollipop 004.jpg Lollipop 003.jpg

*Now*

2007_0320Image0001.JPG

Sunstar · 03-20-07, 20:39

Now she has a good home

Hey Merm or CM you guys gonna post the pic of her posing against the wall of aquarium? She definitly looks healthy.

CoyoteMesc · 03-20-07, 20:44

haha,

yeah, this one?

Lollipop 006.jpg

or this one

Lollipop 008.jpg

btw, she had a good home before she got here, she was with Bouncing Bear.

Sunstar · 03-20-07, 20:50

Look there she is posing in her new home

I meant a good permanent home

CoyoteMesc · 03-20-07, 20:54

Hippie3 · 03-20-07, 23:53

looks healthy & happy
i'd feed her plenty, still young growing

CoyoteMesc · 03-21-07, 00:37

Will do,
thx

03-21-07, 01:26

Man, amphibians are so awesome!
and yours in no exception!!

Mycorama · 03-21-07, 02:10

could you do a pictoral showing how you go about milking a toad?
i always wanted one, did it take long for BBB to fill your order? or did they have toads ready?
i heard they were out of stock, but i guess not huh..

cool pet, im definatly jealous.

Mermaidia · 03-21-07, 17:51

BBB is a sponsor and did a great job with our toad. My suggestion would be to contact them with your interest and wait for a reply just as we did.

Best of Luck to you.

CoyoteMesc · 03-21-07, 18:07

Maybe sometime we will,
there are details here in the archives and on the net, the only thing that I have found to be challenging is to hit the plate. In the description it says to milk above the plate,
this is almost impossible cause the venom comes out like your popping a pimple. So holding the toad under clear glass and having the glands facing you. This allows the venom to "pop" up toward you, on the glass and if she/he decides to piss, well hopefully you have something under her/him to catch that.

To give you a visual of what I'm talking about,
Imagine a clear glass coffee table...
your head hovering over the table...
the toad in your hands below the table...
and when you squeeze the gland, it squirts
on the bottom of the table.
This is the concept...

http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1077071711

and heres the milking process
http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...s/5/13004.html

beebopboy · 03-21-07, 20:27

Wow that really is a nice lookin toad.

Freaky · 03-21-07, 23:02

Super Cool toad! I like the name too!

shroom_seeker · 03-22-07, 16:13

Sweet toad Coyote and Mermaidia

duaut · 04-12-07, 22:31

Nice Toad!
Just some advice, MealWorm are a NO NO.

The meal worm will not die right away and have been known Quite frequently to eat from the inside out People's frogs toads and Lizards.

You can pinch off the head, but to do that all the time ... i don't know.

The best food is Giant Earthworms gut loaded on High protien Premium dog food.
Worms are at WalMart or you fishing store.
When Toad is big enough you can feed baby pinkie mice.
Make sure to vary the diet all the time so as to mimic nature.
From experience, feeding toad the same thing all the time slows venom production, and makes weak gland sauce.

Hope you enjoy your Ally!!!

Rasa · 04-12-07, 23:09

WOW, what an amazing looking little creature!!

Very Intrigueing life form for sure! mermaid n CM, did you guys get her just to have, or also to experiment with? (Humanely that is)

lol.
Thanks alot for sharing, Blessings, Ras

Mermaidia · 04-13-07, 07:02

Her diet varies as she does not eat the same thing all the time. Any thing we feed her is either gut loaded or dusted in vitamins like shake and bake.

Her appetite is great and she is very happy. She is growing like a weed.
I can't believe her growth from the time we got her till now.

Thanks for the compliments,
Merm

Bobcat · 04-13-07, 12:13

Yuppers, watch out for those meal worms.... munch munch munch.

CoyoteMesc · 05-16-07, 20:43

I been giving her live fuzzy mice,(alive)
well that has been a battle to find em live. So Merm thought that giving her a frozen one may work. Despite what we have read about them not eating frozen ones. Tonight we bought two to see. I thawed them and with some learning on my part(there is a technique...lol) we were successful. She ate two of them,,,,,gulp gulp.
So now I'm thinking that I can take the vitamins and the calcium, mix em up with a bit of water and with a dropper inject the goodies in the belly of the mice then feed em to her. What ya think?

CoyoteMesc · 05-16-07, 20:46

ps, we are buying hiimtony's toad Friday...

so Lp will have a buddy,,,awe how nice.
I plan to build them a condo this summer...

Sunstar · 05-17-07, 18:40

Thats good to hear CM

syvel · 05-18-07, 21:37

how in the world do you actually, erm, "harvest" the compound from the frogs?

PsychoDrogue · 05-19-07, 08:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by syvel

how in the world do you actually, erm, "harvest" the compound from the frogs?

Its pretty easy. I've done it on accident a few times and almost gotten shot in the eye. kinda scares you a bit. I personally don't get great yeilds out of my toad, but its more of a pet. I only milk him for the rare dose. I don't really stock pile the material at all.

Its kinda like popping the biggest zit in the world, but not much really comes out. The hardest part is finding a good position to hold the toad while you can still manage to squeeze the glands on its legs and behind its eyes. It's easiest done with 3 people. one supporting the toad, one milking, and one more is nice to have your plate maneuverable. I use a large plate and keep it close. The venom can have some pressure behind it. I've had streaks shoot more than 6 feet. If the toads skin was looser and you could pull the gland out a bit before squeezing it would make it a lot easier, but he looks uncomfortable as it is so i just keep it light.

It dries in hours. You can easily scrape it up with a razor blade and it turns into an almost crystally substance.

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02-24-07, 10:18	#1 (permalink)
Mermaidia Comfortably Numb Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,554	Our new addition...Bufo Alvarius, AKA Colorado River Toad Ok, first much thanks to BBB for their patience and to all of our friends here at Topia for their support. Now, to our new addition, L.P (Lollipop). Hahaha....My daughters named him/her. Lollipop 001.jpg Lollipop 002.jpg Again, most of you know this but BBB ROCKS!!!! __________________ Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.

02-24-07, 10:38	#4 (permalink)
chimp Space Lord Modulator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,425	What kind of toad is that? Does it secrete hallucinatory compounds? __________________ Respond, Vibrate, Feedback, Resonate

02-24-07, 11:54	#8 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Lollipop,..lol Cool looking toad ! __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

02-24-07, 12:49	#9 (permalink)
TVCasualty Embrace Your Damage Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,803	If you do get around to drying out some toad venom and smoking it, you'll probably only do it once. I've tried it, and it was kind of like an elephant was sitting on my head, not exactly painful but definitely not pleasant. I was not in a good setting, but only a little more in the bowl and I'm sure setting would be irrelevant. I was actually able to change my setting during the rush...I got up and ran out of my friends' house and sat by the creek flowing by his land and held my hand on the surface the water until the rush subsided. I absolutely could not stay in his house. It came on full-speed before I could exhale the hit, which was fascinating, but I got the message and now I'm trying for just plain DMT. I don't regret it, but feel no need to repeat it. Some people like it, apparently, but I don't know them. She is cute, however. __________________ First they ignore you; then they mock you; then they punish you; then you win. -Gandhi

02-24-07, 10:33	#2 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	I feel like a small child at x-mas! I believe that the toad is a girl because the lack of color on the thumbs and the way she was blown up so much. She was placed under a little wood thing so she can warm up and get comfortable. I may try to feed her some crickets this evening I don't plan on bothering her for a little while. Just to make sure she is happy, and eating.

02-24-07, 10:35	#3 (permalink)
sHroomno0b Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 26	colorado river toads are awesome Nice looking toad Merm ~sHroomno0b

02-24-07, 10:40	#5 (permalink)
reverend trips Former Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,366	Cute! Great name

02-24-07, 10:43	#6 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	Bufo Alvarius, AKA Colorado River Toad, and yes that is what they say. But Merm says we are not milking her. hey Rev, I never thought that I would say this but, She is a very good looking toad, very cute.

02-24-07, 10:45	#7 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,731	and you can get the pair of bufos from bbb for just a little more money im sure LP has found a good home

02-24-07, 12:56	#10 (permalink)
Mermaidia Comfortably Numb Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,554	She seems to be settling in nicely... Lollipop 003.jpg Lollipop 004.jpg __________________ Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.

02-24-07, 15:07	#11 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,198	Kewl Toad guys...So you buy crickets for her to munch...?

02-24-07, 15:27	#12 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	yeah Golly, I'm gonna get crickets, some mill worms, and once shes gets a bit older I'll get her some mice. I'll ask every time I go to the pet store for a pinky mice. If they have one I'll get it for her then. Pet stores around here always have small ones but don't always have 'em that small. The toad will get larger too. She is six months old and they usually are full grown around a year or a little more. (So the limited info. on the net reads). Sweetness says they will eat in a month approx. 2 mice 100 mill worms and 2 dozen crickets BIG eaters huh?

02-24-07, 15:29	#13 (permalink)
~DaGoon Guest Posts: n/a	wooooow! i <3 amphibians those eyes are craazZzy what flavor Lollipop is she?

02-24-07, 17:56	#14 (permalink)
Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 43,272	nice addition to the family __________________ visit dial-a-hippie .

02-25-07, 02:04	#22 (permalink)
loochypooch Heavy Metal Drummer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 714	Nice toad. Great initials too. __________________ “Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor” --Da Vinci

02-24-07, 18:41	#15 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,120	very cool. have you given her any mice yet? it's kind of a strange show. i don't know about that particular breed but you may want to feed them to her where she can drag them underwater. i had frogs that would do that. saved them from too many nasty bites. doh. nevermind, just saw the pinky part. hehe just wait til ya feed her a full grown mouse. __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

02-24-07, 18:51	#16 (permalink)
rocketman GATE KEEPER Join Date: Feb 1971 Posts: 4,537	Mermaid, let me be the first to ask............May I lick your toad 8) __________________ robbing a man of his cherished delusions does not make you any wealthier, it just makes him poorer. H3

02-24-07, 19:29	#17 (permalink)
Mermaidia Comfortably Numb Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,554	....sure, but it's really CM's toad. __________________ Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.

02-24-07, 20:43	#18 (permalink)
kiddo Haus Of GAGA Presents: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 201	Oh wow! he/she is so cute!^^ great addtion Can i lick the toad too?

02-24-07, 20:58	#19 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	None of you are licking my toad, she is not a salt or mineral block. But If you insist on licking a toad, you could get one of your own. Haha Now if you just have a problem finding a use for your tongue, I can give you guidance....................get a "Lollipop" of your own,,,,,hahahaha you guys rock, you really do...lol

02-24-07, 21:00	#20 (permalink)
Mermaidia Comfortably Numb Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,554	hahaha.... __________________ Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.

02-24-07, 21:02	#21 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045

03-20-07, 20:24	#24 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	In less than one month this lady has put on some weight. Is it possible that she can eat to much and be unhealthy? She does not eat every day, even if I try to get her to. But every other day she rips through 10 or so crickets like she is starving. As fast as I can dust 'em, break their knees(so she has the advantage and they don't jump away) and toss them in, she has them in her mouth. She loves meal worms too Then Lollipop 004.jpg Lollipop 003.jpg Now 2007_0320Image0001.JPG

03-20-07, 20:39	#25 (permalink)
Sunstar Gazer of the innerself Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,098	Now she has a good home Hey Merm or CM you guys gonna post the pic of her posing against the wall of aquarium? She definitly looks healthy. __________________ I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, how I love to watch them roll ~John Lennon~

03-20-07, 20:44	#26 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	haha, yeah, this one? Lollipop 006.jpg or this one Lollipop 008.jpg btw, she had a good home before she got here, she was with Bouncing Bear.

03-20-07, 20:50	#27 (permalink)
Sunstar Gazer of the innerself Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,098	Look there she is posing in her new home I meant a good permanent home __________________ I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, how I love to watch them roll ~John Lennon~

03-20-07, 20:54	#28 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045

03-20-07, 23:53	#29 (permalink)
Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 43,272	looks healthy & happy i'd feed her plenty, still young growing __________________ visit dial-a-hippie .

03-21-07, 00:37	#30 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	Will do, thx

03-21-07, 01:26	#31 (permalink)
~DaGoon Guest Posts: n/a	Man, amphibians are so awesome! and yours in no exception!!

03-21-07, 02:10	#32 (permalink)
Mycorama Fungitarian Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 639	could you do a pictoral showing how you go about milking a toad? i always wanted one, did it take long for BBB to fill your order? or did they have toads ready? i heard they were out of stock, but i guess not huh.. cool pet, im definatly jealous. __________________ Load Universe into Cannon. Aim at Brain. Fire.

03-21-07, 17:51	#33 (permalink)
Mermaidia Comfortably Numb Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,554	BBB is a sponsor and did a great job with our toad. My suggestion would be to contact them with your interest and wait for a reply just as we did. Best of Luck to you. __________________ Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.

03-21-07, 18:07	#34 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	Maybe sometime we will, there are details here in the archives and on the net, the only thing that I have found to be challenging is to hit the plate. In the description it says to milk above the plate, this is almost impossible cause the venom comes out like your popping a pimple. So holding the toad under clear glass and having the glands facing you. This allows the venom to "pop" up toward you, on the glass and if she/he decides to piss, well hopefully you have something under her/him to catch that. To give you a visual of what I'm talking about, Imagine a clear glass coffee table... your head hovering over the table... the toad in your hands below the table... and when you squeeze the gland, it squirts on the bottom of the table. This is the concept... http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1077071711 and heres the milking process http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...s/5/13004.html

03-21-07, 20:27	#35 (permalink)
beebopboy Mycotopiate Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 257	Wow that really is a nice lookin toad.

03-21-07, 23:02	#36 (permalink)
Freaky Magik Mod Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,901	Super Cool toad! I like the name too! __________________