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Amphibians are sadly, more susceptible to environmental toxins than reptiles are. I think it’s because their skin is more absorbent than reptile skin, but my bi
by dhosek 2y ago
Amphibians are sadly, more susceptible to environmental toxins than reptiles are. I think it’s because their skin is more absorbent than reptile skin, but my biological knowledge is fairly limited.
- robocat 2y agoNot just toxins. Amphibian chytrid fungus is a major threat to frogs worldwide.
- Suppafly 2y agoI sometimes hang out with people that are super into retiles and amphibians and even somewhat know a guy that raises axolotls for a university, they are very careful about they put on their hands when going out looking for them in the wild or even when handling them as pets and such. No recent use of lotions or hand sanitizer and such. It sucks having to be careful with things like bug spray when you are going to be in prime mosquito territory.