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    You submitted the following rating and review. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. Item s unavailable for purchase. Please review your cart. Some frogs have poisonous skin like the poison arrow frogs, so kissing could result in a painful or quick death. Amphibians are known to carry salmonella however, so be aware that kissing frogs could cause some serious intestinal discomfort!

    Amphibians are very sensitive to new pathogens and chemicals because their skin is very permeable stuff can cross the skin barrier into the frog very easily as opposed to other animals like reptiles, which have a thicker, tougher outer skin that protects the animal from outside pathogens and chemicals.

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    If I lick a frog or a toad, what will happen? If you are lucky, nothing will happen!

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    However, many frogs have bacteria and parasites that can be harmful to humans including salmonella, which can be a very unpleasant experience. Some frogs secrete toxins from their skin and if you are unlucky enough to lick one of those, serious repercussions could happen. There is no way to know how much of the toxin you ingested and how you will react. Depending on the toxin, you could get very ill, hallucinate or possibly even die. Please do not lick frogs or toads! There is great risk in neurotoxins as they also interfere directly with the nervous system.

    They can disrupt your ability to think, move and even interrupt your regular heartbeat.

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    No, there are no amphibians that give you warts. This myth has been around for a long time and is probably related to the fact that many frogs and toads have warty looking bumps on their skin. These are glands and do not secrete anything that can cause you to have warts!


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    Although some skin secretions of some amphibians may irritate your skin and cause a rash. Warts are actually caused by viruses.

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    What happens if you freeze a frog? Most frogs will die if you freeze them. However, there are some frog species that can survive freezing temperatures by maintaining a high level of glucose in their blood that acts like antifreeze. Some of the frog will actually freeze, like their bladder, but their blood and vital organs do not freeze. The heart can stop beating and the frog can stop breathing, but it when it thaws out, it will still be alive. If I catch a frog, can I keep it as a pet? Although it is tempting to keep a frog that you find as a pet, it is really a bad idea for a number of reasons.

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    Often wild caught animals die in captivity from stress; they are not used to living in glass cages! It can be really difficult for them to adjust their diet from wild caught food to crickets that are most often used for frogs in captivities. It is also difficult to get the right environmental conditions, including temperature, de-chlorinated water and moisture levels.