Frogs are awesome and if you really, really want a pet frog than look into captive bred frogs at your local pet store. The can give you instructions on how to properly maintain and feed your pet frog so that it is happy and healthy! They pee to try and make you drop them so they can escape. Many animals will either urinate or defecate when handled or threatened. This is a normal defense mechanism to try and avoid being eaten.
Often their urine smells and tastes bad and will make a predator drop them and they can make a quick hop away to safety. Do you know where rattlesnakes live in our state? Or which salamander breathes through its skin? Explore the fascinating diversity of the 26 species of amphibians and 28 reptiles found in Washington state.
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Warty-looking skin provides protection for frogs by providing a surprising amount of camouflage, allowing it to blend in and hide in plain sight from predators. While working our Native Plant Sale this year, I pulled out a plant container that looked like it had a large clump of dirt in it. About ten minutes later, that clump of dirt moved! I was certainly startled to see the clump had turned out to be an American toad.
If it had not moved, I would have never known it was there. Toads also have large bump-like pads located behind their eyes that house their main defense mechanism. Known as paratoid glands, they secrete a milky neurotoxin that makes them foul-tasting to predators. Their bumps also function as a suit of armor, protecting their skin from injury.
Although frogs do not give you warts, should you still handle them? I suggest that you do not. Not for your protection, but for theirs. They are such strong jumpers that they can easily escape from hands and end up falling onto the ground, likely injuring themselves.
Still want to get a closer look at a frog the next time you encounter one? But, unlike other warts, the pressure from walking and standing makes them grow into your skin.
You may have one or a cluster. Most warts are harmless and many people try to let them run their course by using over-the-counter treatments such as salicylic acid or covering the wart up with duct tape. Waiting for warts to go away could backfire, however, as the wart might continue to grow, new warts may appear, or you could give them to someone else.
If you have diabetes or a weakened immune system, you should see the doctor before you treat a wart yourself. Ana M. To schedule your appointment, call or use the secure online appointment request form. Children's Skin Center. All rights reserved. Duarte is board certified in both adult and pediatric dermatology.
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