I also did my spring clean today and when I pulled out a particular plant, there were many stings of black pearls encased in the jelly like substance. I was AMAZED! I took the plant out and had my BF remove as much of the strands as possible and I put them in a bucket to see if they will hatch. I have no aerator in there though. I was truly amazed at the vast amount of them.

I'm truly never queazy, but that stuff made me a little woozie. I'd like to hatch a few just for the experience so if someone can tell me how to successfuly do this I'd appreciate it.

As I type, the mating calls are starting again, and there are answers to the calls. I will probably have more strands tomorrow.

If anyone in Austin wants any, please let me know.

When I'm on the phone people ask me where I am, ... "the Amazon?"

I definitely won't mind having toads, but I don't want the amount that when I walk I have to be afraid of stepping on them constantly, or mowing them down. I'll be grateful for their bug eating reputation.

I think that you can have too many toads. Would you want to have to tip-toe through your yard, be afraid to mow, be afraid to have people in your yard because your yard has 1,000 toads? I'd rather cull the population in egg stage rather than smashing full grown toads underfoot and mowing their heads off. I guess it's personal preference.

They are gone in my area only the jumbo marine toads.

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