TJ
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I know how this may sound to some people, but philosophical and moralistic questions aside, how practical is this?
I am again this year raising some Bufo japonicus eggs from a small, isolated inner city pond in which probably 1 millionth (wild guess, but probably accurate
) of the embryos make it to adulthood. I was thinking of raising some 40 embryos to the froglet stage for release back into the pond (as I did last year), and use some early hatchlings for newt food (knowing full well that once they hatch, I probably won't have the heart to go through with it...).
<u>But</u>... I have been warned that Bufo species, even the tadpoles, could be toxic to newts and salamanders, though C. pyrrhogaster, for example, is known to eat them without ill effects.
Does Ed or anybody else have any knowledge about the toxicity of tadpole larvae and their suitability or unsuitability as newt/salamander food?
I am again this year raising some Bufo japonicus eggs from a small, isolated inner city pond in which probably 1 millionth (wild guess, but probably accurate

<u>But</u>... I have been warned that Bufo species, even the tadpoles, could be toxic to newts and salamanders, though C. pyrrhogaster, for example, is known to eat them without ill effects.
Does Ed or anybody else have any knowledge about the toxicity of tadpole larvae and their suitability or unsuitability as newt/salamander food?