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Cane Toad Tadpole Trap and Lure Package

Name: Cane Toad Tadpole Trap and Lure Package
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Cane Toad Tadpole Trap and Lure Package

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Take control of cane toad populations with this world first technology!

The Cane Toad Tadpole Trap and Lure package contains the key to breaking the breeding cycle of cane toads.

Simply place your trap in the water near a swarm of cane toad tadpoles, and place a lure inside. The lure will attract the cane toad tadpoles into the trap, making them easy to remove.

The trap is ideal for use in cane toad breeding waterways such as dams, streams and ponds.

Package Includes:

1x Cane Toad Tadpole Trap (dimensions: 315 x 320 x 290 mm)
1x Packet of Cane Toad Tadpole Lures (5 individual lures, each lasting 24 hours in water and reusable 3-4 times)

How it Works:

Place the trap in a waterbody with a depth of around 15 cm.
Set the lure inside the trap to attract cane toad tadpoles.
Collect the trap and remove tadpoles after 4-8 hours.

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Humane, effective Cane Toad control is here!

Break the breeding cycle of Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) by trapping hundreds of tadpoles at a time. Our world first technology targets Cane Toads in their vulnerable tadpole phase, before they grow up to cause damage.

Use in toad breeding waterways - perfect for dams, streams and ponds.

How does it work?

Cane Toad tadpoles in Australia have evolved to cannibalise other Cane Toad eggs. The active ingredient in the lure is the same pheromone that attracts the tadpoles to the eggs! When placed in the trap, the lure creates a 'scent plume' through the water that Cane Toad tadpoles will follow into the trap, making them easy to remove and euthanise.

The lure is an environmentally friendly, humane solution. The lure is only attractive to cane toad tadpoles and has no impact on waterway health or native frog species.

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The Watergum Tadpole Trap works

The Watergum Tadpole Trap's clear plastic lid has simple instructions if you can read them. A colour contrast would improve the product out of sight. Don't expect the Arrows to align to close the lid, they don't, and even then you need the patience of a saint to get the lid either closed or open. Other than that, it works just the same whether of not you use the very expensive lures. It is effective in trapping tadpoles but you will need a small hand held net to separate the native fish from the tadpoles. In my case I have a very large pond with a large variety of native fish, luckily they jump from the net.

Thank you David for your review. We are sorry to hear you are having difficulties with the lid. The lids have been specifically designed to be a strong seal for the trap to maximise its effectiveness, however we understand that they can be a bit tricky when first dealing with them. Please do feel free to reach out to us at canetoads@watergum.org or at 07 2103 5796 should you continue to have trouble. You are correct that the fish can sometimes end up in the traps as they chase food or like the warm water accumulated in the trap. As our instructions state, it is always essential to check for bycatch like native fish in the trap before euthanising of the cane toad tadpoles. Another tip to improve trapping effectiveness is that it is essential to use the trap in sunny afternoon weather during peak cane toad season (in warmer months) and when there hasn't been too much rain. We hope this may help you for future success!

Really does work

We live in Woombah on the north coast of NSW and have a dam that we farm fish in and did swim in before we farmed fish. We have been trying to remove adult cane toads over the last 3 summers that they have moved into our yard.
The tadpoles do go into the trap if we can’t catch all the adults and they breed in the dam. We have been using the lures in a man made trap and now I have yours I find it sturdier and will last longer. As my man made trap from Woombah residents association has cracked with weathering in the sun.
I hope we can stop the breeding and look after all of our native frogs and birdlife that enjoy our dam !! Along with our fish!

Hi Michelle, thank you for your fantastic review! We're so pleased to hear that you have had success with our lures and find our trap sturdy and efficient - a design we worked hard to perfect. Keep up the great work protecting our native wildlife!

Definitely catches tadpoles

The lure work very well - lots of tadpoles. But I did also get a lot of small fish which I had to take out with a net. But I feel the design of the trap is a bit odd. The need to use a brick when weighing down a round bucket meant for me the brick either slipped off the angled back or the trap rolled over. Would be far better with a built in weight. I just let the water weigh it down now. But I am using it and it is catching tadpoles.

Hi Ian, thank you for your review and feedback. We're glad to hear that you've had some success with the trap and are grateful for your feedback as we are always looking to improve our products. Small fish may accidentally swim into the trap or be pushed in by water movement, but they are not attracted to the lure. As you have mentioned, using a net to remove any bycatch is best practice.
The trap is designed to maximise water tightness and durability, however we understand the round shape can take some getting used to. If you find placing a brick on top of the trap difficult, you can also place a weight inside the trap before placing it in the water to help weigh it down from the inside. We have also had some of our trappers with steep dam walls use stakes or other contraptions to stop the trap rolling down these embankments. Please feel free to email us at canetoads@watergum.org where we'd be happy to provide more advice.

Works a treat

So far I've removed kilo's of tadpoles from our ponds, so I'm going to take it to the next town meeting n try n get the locals on board, awesome product

Hi Alan, thank you so much for your great review! We appreciate you trying to get more people on board - the more tadpoles removed the better!

Very happy with the results so far Great name.

Gardener has trapped myriads in our pond at the retirement village We Will be wanting more lures

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