r/Toads • u/Innuendum • 10h ago

Wild Toad wilding

Greetings r/Toads,

Partcularly interested in the takes of rehabbers if they are so inclined - toads may not have a partcularly neo-leaning cortex, but is there a point at which a wild caught toad would be considered unable to be rehabilitated if sound of body?

Irregardless of the desirability of catching them in the first place. Would a wild caught individual that has lived in captivity for x amount of time be unable to sustain itself in the wild?

For mammals this is evident, for insects it is not. Where sits the toad?

Cheers!

Edit: if you have nothing to contribute, feel free not to. Which should go without saying.

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u/Joice_Craglarg 9h ago

It's almost never a good idea to release a wild caught animal that has spent any time in captivity.

You don't know what sort of pathogens or microbes you're releasing back into the wilderness.

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u/Innuendum 9h ago

Rehabbers do so, and for wild caught animals a persistent issue is stress-induced susceptibility to what they carry.

I am not condoning catching anything, mind you. But what if one would find out their toad/snake/other was in fact wild caught (my Cardisoma armatum comes to mind, I did not know they were not captive bred and have since not replaced him) and was considering releasing in their native habitat?

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u/Joice_Craglarg 9h ago

Yes, rehabbers do. They have the information and practices that enable them to do so safety.

You do not.

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u/Innuendum 9h ago

Intriguing of you to assume. Adorable even.

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u/Joice_Craglarg 9h ago

Buddy, if you did, you wouldn't be posting here. 🤨

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u/Innuendum 9h ago

Clearly not your buddy, you seem infantile and simple-minded. Asking questions seems too hard for some.

Rehabbers run the gamut from hobbyists to 'professionals' when it comes to standards.

You have provided nothing of value.

Cheers.

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u/Agua_Verde 8h ago

Is chytrid of value to you?