Hognose feeding question/colorado river toad question

Colubrids Western Hognose
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I’m gonna be breeding hognose snakes for the first time next year, and I know some babies can be picky and want scented mice, so would getting a colorado river toad to scent the mice with be a good idea? I know people like to use live toads to scent them, but I’m not sure if a colorado river toad would be good to scent with, because I’ve heard that they secrete poison, but is it a situation where the hognoses are immune to it? If colorado river toads aren’t a good option, what would be a better toad species? I’d also be open to smooth sided toads, southern toads and great plains toads if those would be better options.

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Best thing to do, honestly, is try and avoid using toads for scenting at all. If you get hatchlings just try them on F/T. Those that do not take, try washed F/T. Those that do not take washed, try drop boiled. Those that do not take drop boiled, try chicken broth dipped. Those that do not take chicken broth dipped, try tuna-dipped. And if you have any hold outs at that point… Then and only then would I worry about considering toad scenting

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Thanks for the advice! Also, what do you mean by washed, do you mean you physically wash them with water or something like that?

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Mostly. Warm water to rinse them then suds them lightly with a drop of dawn dish soap then rinse them really really well and then offer them.

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Thanks, will do that if I have some picky hogs!

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