Re: toad and salamander need homes

[DonaldR <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com>]

Hi June and welcome back. Sounds like a great trip. My 12 year old
daughter has been bugging me about a frog or toad for quite some time,
so we will have to talk about the toad!
Thanks.
Don Rudee

--- June  Olberding <jdolb1@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> Got back from long trip to southwest. Desert was very pretty this
> year with
> lots of flowers and birds. Also unusually warm for so early we got to
> see at
> least 3 kinds of rattlesnakes.
> I looked at Colorado river display which was full of java looking
> moss.
> Looked very much like the "Christmas tree" stuff. Couldn't find any
> one at
> the exhibit that could tell me if it was really from that biotype.
> The
> pupfish at salt springs in death valley were very active. Was able to
> watch
> what looked like males guarding nest of fry and one area that was
> very
> shallow but still moving water that had hundreds of fry, variety of
> sizes
> and one male, guarding them, I think, becasue he was running any
> other
> adults away that tried to enter the area.
> 
> Looking forward to the seeing everybody at May meeting.
> 
> I have a tiger salamander and a great plains toad that will need
> homes by
> July. They go into hibernation at that time and as my house is likely
> to be
> sold before they come up next spring, I want to find good homes for
> them
> this summer. They both are very tame, especially the salamander who
> will
> crawl into your hand. They have lived for 15 years (not kidding about
> their
> ages) in my greenhouse and will make someone great pets and on the
> bright
> side at that age, you can let your kids take one with assurance that
> they
> will be gone in another 5 years or so. ;-> I can probably come up
> with free
> 15 or 20 gallon aquarium to house each one.
> 
> So if any one is interested or has contact to local "fibby" club,
> please let
> me know.
> 
> June
> 
> 
> 
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