Cane Toads

At the risk of being shot down by the greenies, i reckon the best way to kill the bloody things is to get some fire clackers (oops, crackers), a bucket full of toads & have fun... Just remember to place the toads down, then get outta the way as bits fly everywhere!!!

Cheers, Brad

Every back yard in Jabiru has a 7 iron.

Proven time and time again, but if you can't swing the iron, spray detol on them and there was a report in the N.T. News once that hemorrhoid cream rubbed on them works, My answer is Fooouuur.

Cheers Steve

G'day Kev ,, there are many other good ways ,, but you are allready using the only legal way ,, many will give you the others , but don't alow your self to get caught by the animal activists !!

All the best ,, Neil ..

HI Kev,
If you can get a copy have a look at yeterdays Courier mail (pages 40 & 41). Story about a National Day Out.
In brief - CSIRO is trialing bohl iradovirus which will stop them able to produce eggs.
Pestat (Canberra Company ) is waiting on Federal approval for an anaesthetic aerosal spray for Toads.
Other current ways to kill are by refrigeration and then freezing, or rubbing them with haemorrhoid creem (presumably by a stick or something) which is an anaesthetic and puts them to sleep (for good).
Else the old golf clubs etc
based on this article it semms the old toads days are numbered somewhat - especially if the CSIRO project comes off
Cheers,
Glen

I have a star picket beside the hot water system.

Just half an hour ago I noticed one heading towards my duck's foot plate. I just spear them.

I live in Brisbane, have killed must be thousands. I used to use an air rifle, even a BB gun - one shot straight through the soft bit almost between their eyes. Once I went down at night to the creek near my parent's house at Samford, i took my .177 and a box of 200 pellets. One shot one toad. I used the entire box that night, and a few batteries for the torch. Then the whole gun ownership thing go expensive and messy so when the air rifles died I haven't replaced them.

Now it's the star picket, I'm quite good, usually only need one stab. Then I just chuck it down the back of the yard and let the ants do their thing.

Wish I still had an air rifle though, then I'd regularly go back to that creek.

Kev,

i remember about 20 years ago we went to bundaberg to see family friends that had moved up there to run a business,after tea the 2 kids (about 4 & 7 odd year olds)came out of their rooms carrying a baseball and cricket bat asking mum to go outside and play.all we could hear was screaming,squealing and lots of laughter,i asked what they were up to only to be told toad whacking ha ha ha ha.they absolutely loved it.so i guess my answer is brush up on your cricket or baseball skills!cheers Paul

Garden sprayer with Dettol in it, a little jet of that on the neck and they soon die.

Trouble is with 2 little Pups here they have been collecting the deaduns, with a hiding for doing so

Littleborgy

Stuff the greenies , libertarians , health and Safety
I can and will live my life without bloody advocates .

you could freeze them with a fire extinguisher, carbon dioxide type, and put them straight in the neighbour's bin, or keep em for Kiwi when next she visits.
The former might not be good for neighbourhood relations, you might find the latter more fun, just in there with the bundy cans, new queensland frog coolers...

Ride on mower is a good option ! but a while ago I tried to run one over and it survived ? So I reversed over it, and to my surprise it lived ! so I got down and had a look, a the bugger was jumping the blades ! True !

Cheers
Giffo

Dig a hole & bury a bucket. Mount a light above the bucket. The light attracts insects, insects attract toads & they fall in the bucket for easy disposal. If you put some dettol in the bucket (to keep the germs down of course) this will unfortunately kill the toads.
from Marty.

If you use Dettol do not spray them when they are on the lawn, the Dettol will also kill the lawn!!

Bob

Put them in the freezer.........as if !

when staying at flora river i got up to see a blackened petrified toad> i thought WTF??
until i remebered after many beers the night before an incident involving a can of RP7 a cig lighter and a toad

Ho Hum, just another reason for staying south of the border! LOL

spray detol on then that works

Saw a show on the weekend (ABC I think) some CSIRO boffins have come up with an aerosol spray that first aneathsatises (?? puts it to sleep;-)) the toad and then over about three minutes or so kills it. NIce clean easy humane way to keep all the tree huggers happy.

Won't be on the market for about 12 months or so..

Kev, give a spray with Dettol from a spray bottle. Quicker than freezing.

A lot of interesting ideas. I like the hole in ground idea. A better and considerably cheaper option to dettol is cloudy amonia in a spray bottle / water pistol. This is only 2 bucks odd a bottle and the grass loves it. Works the same as dettol.

Kev I believe there are a few user names we could discuss amongst ourselves that would love to receive a wrapped up gift in the post!

Cheers
Jo

Kev,
Dettol is the go.
Now how about a sure fire remedy for the imported Geckoes that are invading the place.
Cheers,
Bros.