All About Deformities in Amphibians (and what causes them)

[@ClintsReptiles]

Emily, thank you for spreading such great information! You are such a treasure. It was a blast hanging out with you and Ed this weekend. Keep being amazing!

[@laartje24]

@@jyotiprakashbiswas9177 And you might want to learn some politeness.

[@carschmn]

Clint's Reptiles well hi there

[@reptilerant173]

Hi Clint. I believe Joyti Prakash Biswas may be a troll. She/ He claims to be a 13 year old and has been asking a lot of strange questions as well as insulting many others. My favorite thing they said was that We need to listen to them because god sent them, so they were superior to us.😂 Anyways if Emily goes and reports/ bans them they will no longer be able to comment. I have tried but I don’t have much “ power” since it’s not my channel.

[@AfallinAngel]

@@reptilerant173 I just reported them

[@reptilerant173]

Sugar & Spice yea, hopefully if enough people report them they will be blocked. I believe they may have already. They commented about 15 random questions.😂

[@glorysky1998]

Pollution said "do you need a hand?" Way too many times to the amphibians

[@janeyjpg911]

Comedy gold

[@moonglowland2717]

Ok let’s just hand you the award for being the most humorous person ever born

[@semenandgayuncle]

Bruh- that’s just- wow😂

[@greysonrodriguez4035]

That's so funny

[@plus-9]

Lol

[@Romanticoutlaw]

emily: lets a snake bite her knuckle, making it bleed also emily: very spooked by a toad licking her

[@reptilerant173]

Romantic Outlaw lol, I have to admit those frogs hold on tight.😂

[@pandurangan8730]

So true 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@prcervi]

Toads got quite a strong bite, that pixie frog at full size could probs fracture/break bone. Precaution is advised regardless, don't want them growing up thinking finger is food shaped...

[@-touya_todoroki]

@@prcervi true similarly bearded dragons i know can sometimes think fingers are food and will try to eat them and they have teeth and tbh is rather get bit by a snake then a frog toad or anything else

[@TheVoidIsBees]

That ting has teeth. I'd be spooked too.

[@caitlyncoleman9600]

Emily: *handles large snakes and other reptiles with teeth and large appetites with no fear or problem* Also Emily: *Worried about a bullfrog biting her*

[@MrsWolf87]

Pixie toad*

[@Psychocobrabilly]

African bullfrog, and they can make you bleed.

[@Scrubjay457]

@@Psychocobrabilly Yeah, but she seemed more alarmed about the frog rather than Rex.

[@prcervi]

@@Scrubjay457 Rex's mouth is a bit easier to keep track of and hold shut, toad is orb with teeth and no way to really not damage it while trying to stop it damaging you.

[@amy7189]

@@prcervi "orb with teeth"...you can have a like ^-^ heh

[@_typhoid_mary_]

Emily: *teaching us about how to help our amphibian friends and ways to protect them* Pixie frog: 👁👅👁

[@skullfullofbooks7398]

Can we just take a moment to recognize how insanely specific and complex of a life cycle that flat worm has developed in order to get eaten by birds? Like, that's insane! Talk about a niche ecosystem.

[@chelseariddle6662]

When i got my Axolotl she only had 3 legs, and it was the most AMAZING thing to watch her regrow her lost leg! Within a few months you couldn't even tell she ever was only 3 legged.

[@dainuwu6662]

I love Axolotls because they are a unique kind of salamander. I’m really sad because it’s an endangered specie, but I’m glad there is people taking care of them. And also I’m proud because Axolotl are 100% Mexicans 😂❤️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@alexistheamazing2796]

Dain UwU mine bites me when I try to feed her lol

[@cospaws8810]

My bearded dragon was also three legged. Couldn’t regrow his of course, but it never stopped him from running and climbing around.

[@thelittlefrenchhorn3955]

the salamander is so cute, its like when deadpool grows back his legs.

[@e.g.2261]

P much 😂

[@semenandgayuncle]

His lil foot 🥺 so cute

[@grettelguerra7511]

“Emily & Ed’s Convalescent Home for Jacked-Up Amphibians”

[@jslferrell]

I smell a Netflix series

[@claytonpaisley9721]

Just laughed so hard

[@grettelguerra7511]

Clayton Paisley and that comment made me think you have great taste in humor :)

[@alandraves2999]

Nemo has a lucky fin, that salamander has a lucky leg!

[@FlowerCrown_Shyboi]

Thomas has a baby leg, it's super cute ^w^

[@MrMiki819]

XD

[@pusheenandstormystudios3760]

I have a lucky number 😑

[@Mr.Robert1]

What is lucky about being born deformed? It may look cute on a frog but put yourself in the animals position I've seen people with deformities and it's not a good thing there's nothing lucky about it. I'm only one minute and 35 seconds into this documentary but I had to say something.🧜‍♂️

[@jessicaluu7822]

Yeah but it a SALAMANDER it can GROW back its LEG.

[@saturn4419]

Emily: "this guy makes me nervous cause he has teeth snd a big appetite" Toad 5 seconds later: *lick finger* "dis fud?" I laughed so hard! THE COINCIDENCE

[@itsgray4210]

she****

[@jasminjasmaa2724]

Where? What time?

[@melodymuse1170]

@@jasminjasmaa2724 9:57

[@nighthawke2149]

I think it was cute that the toad licked Emily

[@sophie9419]

Not gonna lie, the only thing that actually makes me uncomfortable about this video is the extra legs caused by the parasites. Those freak me out.

[@Pathfinder-qp1he]

Parasites in general freak me out cause they’re so creepy and the fact they squeeze into someone’s body and LIVE and BREED in there scares me

[@yamiryushi]

@@Pathfinder-qp1he Ditto. Parasites are the only thing I can think of that literally make me shudder in utter revulson and I'm a nurse! I've seen enough gross things!

[@jaisonfire1]

Can we just talk about how Emily is such an amazing person! #savetheearth

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

There’s a toad that lives by my house who is missing one of her hands. I don’t know what happened but she’s still thriving. Sometimes I feed her bugs lol

[@akio_kuro]

That is so wholesome omg

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

I try to befriend all the critters that live by my house. I live right next to a small forest and creek so I’m lucky that I get to be so close to so many cool animals.

[@dogocatostudios8719]

Nice!

[@bort3486]

MacKenzie Karsonovich youre so lucky and thanks for helping it out thats so sweet

[@averyvanderlouw1193]

Make sure you know what insect you’re feeding her. Some native insects and other Arthropods are poisonous

[@deemariedubois4916]

When I was a girl my brothers and I would spend hours outside in the deep ditches around where we lived. We found deformed frogs all the time. Some would have open ulcers on their faces. There we were barefoot in knee deep grungy water catching deformed frogs. Can’t believe we never caught anything or developed diseases when we got older. I always wondered why the frogs were in such bad shape.

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

Dang woman! SO glad you and your sibs have been OK. Amphibians are crazy great as indicator species, because of how directly environmental differences of any sort affect them. Poor critters...

[@lemonnomel9416]

I don’t know why I find salamanders so cute but that one just relaxing on the table really speaks to me, you know?

[@juanestrella7006]

One of my toads has one hey that's a little bit smaller that the other, so we named him Winkie, because it look like he's permanently winking 🐸

[@ashleyharris5409]

Your knowledge is seriously endless. Its both intimidating and fascinating. 😂 keep up the great work spreading awareness!

[@crystalw5424]

We need an updated tour of their animals. I didnt realize they had so many amphibians

[@peacefulbreeze366]

The salamanders new leg looks adorable to me. Its like a lil’ baby leg.

[@lokiwolfgirl1855]

Peaceful Breeze like Nemos lucky fin

[@samcarter4886]

Him baby

[@justeh5424]

Baby boi

[@inescavill8820]

ikr

[@rebekkahgarcia2750]

She has a video over Thomas and his growing leg I think

[@bigbirdbigbird]

"One-eyed Willy..." 😂😂 Pun intended? hehe Edit: I love how Ed added in the Cha Cha Slide stuff in at the end! 😁👍🏻

[@beitermf]

Punky Brewster that was almost certainly Emily. she edits the videos. :)

[@Velcraft]

Gives "licking the toad" a whole new meaning ;)

[@glorysky1998]

Idk if it was a pun or from Goonies or both or neither. But it's a great name!

[@SnakeDiscovery]

It was actually the name given to him by the young girl who found him down the road! I kept it because of that and the pun :P

[@angietourigny763]

D

[@SandraSine40]

that parasite whole goes thru that whole process to just be eaten by a bird and reproduce more is mindblowing, like how those this even exists

[@keepcalmyouexist358]

"She's trying to eat my shadow" is the funniest thing I've heard recently and it's not even a joke XD

[@desireespencer6364]

I'm a student vet and I love how informative your channel is. 💚

[@terriataylor2378]

I love when Emily sits down and talks to us about different things for example this video about frogs and toads and it’s very interesting feels like I’m taking a science class all over again but even better

[@battlebear437]

More interesting imo

[@moistlydripping8416]

Emily: I'm scared of this frog because...teeth. Hypno-toad: *licks hooman's finger* Emily: * is shookith* Thank you, for only licking me there.

[@moonglowland2717]

Do you even know about something called *GRAMMAR*

[@moistlydripping8416]

@@moonglowland2717 Really that's you're concern, grammar?! The last line, sure I messed that one up, I'll agree on that. But the first line is meant to be that way. You are aware that this channel is family friendly right? So you should know that kids who are still learning how to read and write in cohesive sentences and paragraphs, are going to comment things that aren't going to have complete sentences, nor have the where with all to even use perfect Grammar. I will admit, I'm an older viewer (26) but that doesn't mean that I'm a grammar snob like you are,. None of us are perfect. That all being said; if it makes you feel better, I'll edit it, so you can calm the heck down.

[@PriscillaNix]

@@moistlydripping8416 im 10 and this happens all the time and like you said none of us are perfect...😊😊😊

[@PriscillaNix]

@@moonglowland2717and to you...be nice

[@moistlydripping8416]

@@PriscillaNix I've worked with kids with various disabilities. And people saying that sort of garbage, that doesn't actually help a child learn the basics of reading and writing. Like that's not going to help anyone LEARN anything, it'll just make them feel like they're not good enough.

[@emclassplanet3624]

"She flipped it somehow" Ahh, the proud parents. 😂

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Wow! Thank you for doing such a comprehensive, perhaps unbiased informational video about this thing happening with amphibians. I had heard it was just pollution of various kinds previously. I feel like I have been exposed to the knowledge of most of the problem.

[@YourAveragePancake4171]

11:41 also if you don't use pesticides on your plants the toads and frogs that are in your garden can also eat those bugs that eat the plants so it's free Pest Control for your plants!

[@Mufumaify]

One of my absolute favorite KZbinrs. I love the variety of your content while still strongly focusing on your central theme. Amazing job as always~

[@arniechavez5180]

I love this channel I don’t have any reptiles or anything like that but I think that it is interesting

[@21whichiswhich]

I'm so addicted to your channel Emily and Ed it's 1AM here. Cheers from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@ohrats731]

Ugh the heckin dragonfly nymphs. I had an outdoor fish breeding project but I got almost no yield thanks to them 😑

[@RobsNeighbor]

We had a eyeless toad at our house. May have been naturally taken... Seemed healthy. We love your channel!

[@Dogrin]

"Thank you for just licking me, there" When the Wisconsin just jumps out out of you :P All you needed was a "bud" at the end (Hello from Madison, WI)

[@kaitlin6184]

I was eating lunch , but this is more important,

[@marlenathorvald]

Last night I was doing the laundry in my basement, and I almost stepped in what looked like a ball of dust and debris in front of my washer. My foot touches it and I step back. At first my eyes couldn't make out what it was I thought maybe it was a dead mouse covered in dirt balled up. Then I looked closer, and it was a Fowler toad covered in dryer lint, so I cleaned her off and took her outside. Went back down to finish the laundry, and found 2 more by the dryer. The night before I found a woolly bear while I was shaking out a blank to put in the wash. My basement is turning into an animal sanctuary.

[@franklinthesheep]

the lil amphibian cha cha slide made me smile an unreasonable amount

[@sawyer8242]

My toad has a double toe. The longest toe on his left back foot has an extra toe tip on it :)

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Out two cats have extra toes lmao and our third has tiny feets their so cute!

[@Elaine-2448]

The cha Cha slide part is hilarious. I like these informational video. Hopefully it opens people's eyes and they change their ways

[@ShadeyLadey]

Lmfao when Hypno nestles down, being so squishy and cute, but then she attack. She's so cute and fat I love her

[@wolvensong18]

I know Ed doesn't want to be on camera, but it would be cool to have him narrate a tour of his favorite reptiles / amphibians, talking about them and why he likes them!

[@AngelOfRuko]

I laughed at "one-eyed willy," your dirty sense of humor cracks me up

[@amy7189]

He's named after the pirate from the Goonies =)

[@SnakeDiscovery]

@@amy7189 Or is he?? 😂

[@MiaWolfmoon]

@@SnakeDiscovery The answer one saw coming a mile away 😂 Great info video though, puns or not 😁

[@ManojPatel-yf7tf]

@@SnakeDiscovery 👍👍

[@carschmn]

The salamander stalking your shadow is so cute! Ed’s frogs are adorable!

[@mysticmistress6101]

That salamander is me. “What? Food? Where? Are you food?”

[@kittykay7781]

Emily! I live in florida and I had a juvenile black racer chilling next to my front door. I thought they were born black! Only the back end of him was black and after a lot of googling I learned more about florida species. Thank you for being such an inspiration 💕

[@snorlaxcrossing95]

I haven’t seen any frogs or salamanders around my house, there’s cottontail rabbits tho:) I wanna go pick up trash now, seeing these deformities is sad😞

[@karmicbinds1524]

The Pac-Man frog is so angry just by Emily's presence

[@cerridwendragonart8167]

This isn't quite like your other videos, and I love it! I would love more similar content to this! It's very informative and enjoyable :)

[@fluffbungle6533]

i have a one eyed frog in my garden, or at least a regular visitor. we call him Odin and he seems to be holding his weight despite his injury. it looks a fairly old injury but it always makes me feel better to see him again.

[@reptilerant173]

fluff bungle we had a frog that would hang around and was missing an arm and multiple toes. We named him army.😂

[@xx0124xx]

I never thought I’d need these video but now I’m glad I’m watching, just in case. Thank you for all the info!

[@melskunk]

I love how hongry that salamander is, trying to nom everything

[@laurameissner229]

lil nom noms

[@shilpakrishnan4652]

Dear Em and Ed,I really love your channel..... Egg cutting videos and baby noodles are my favorite....Hoping to see more baby noodles...

[@IndigoWolfTail]

I was just casually listening when you suddenly mentioned Ramshorn Snails. My ears perked up and my eyes widened; I have at least 100 amongst my four fish tanks! I had no idea they carried flukes, I'm kind of in shock really! SO glad I don't keep any frogs.

[@SubparDumpsterFire]

Love seeing the notification for a new video from you guys! Would love to see more videos with your larger snakes and how your female black tail cribo is doing!

[@sewitseams]

I like salamanders and newts, but I fear frogs and toads. Legitimately at a phobia level. This video helped just a tiny bit, and I could stand to watch it. I won't be touching or going near them any time soon, but I don't hate them quite as much as I did before. Thank you Emily.

[@peachxtaehyung]

The "r u ready to do the cha cha slide" stuff killed me. That made me spit my drink out lol i almost died XD

[@freemekawaii2747]

Your channel is so amazing I've not even slept since the night before but I gotta watch this despite exhaustion

[@alysonshorthouse8858]

Totally addicted to Emily's videos. They're amazing

[@shadowviper5160]

Alyson Shorthouse they are

[@amynunweiler2936]

Just watched the NERD vid for tinley and saw more of ED THAN EVER !!!!!!! Lol nice to see you on camera ........ you should do it again! You guys are amazing as always ! Thanks for the awesome entertainment

[@jonzaremba]

"Happenstance" is an under-utilized word.

[@michellei9662]

I read your comment at the exact time she was saying it!? Weird!

[@BigShrimpin_]

At 11:00 minutes, I think you mean postive correlation, since like you mentioned as one increases so does the other. EG: As the amount of pollutants increases, so does the amount of deformities in an amphibian community. Great video as always though, amphibians really are the indicators of a healthy ecosystem.

[@kylieszoo5720]

i have a three eyed snail! of the two main eyes, there is another eye branching off of it!

[@Mary-wg5ye]

I love your vids never stop your the best and don't let ppl bring you down

[@Frozenxrain852]

I'm so sad I didnt get to say hi to you at Tinley. I saw you a few times but you were either busy or running off cause Ed was calling you lol.

[@TeeJ312]

Rain I didn’t even see her, I did see Clint though!

[@mangotap]

I was never allowed to swear as a kid, but one day me and my dad were down by a river and I found a frog with an extra set of back legs, I let a "what the f***" slip out and my dad heard it, he was getting mad when I showed him the frog, he calmed down and agreed that he'd let it slide this time because he agreed, that was messed up

[@arachnoskull6311]

"I Don't Like Them Putting Chemicals in the Water that turn the Freakin Frogs Gay" -Alex Jones

[@janeyjpg911]

Turning em gay or giving them a hand?

[@averyvanderlouw1193]

【Arachno Skull】 that is based on an actual thing which makes it funnier

[@funkykenan]

looking for this

[@notchpoodles5864]

I️ immediately thought of this too because a lot of my queer friends joke about how silly it is that some guy thinks chemicals in the water are turning the frogs gay. Also I’m going to Like the comment so you can have 69 likes, you’re welcome.

[@arachnoskull6311]

@@notchpoodles5864 nice

[@evely21writer]

This video is lowkey 'watch Emily's counter get covered in more and more dirt for 16 minutes' Also, thanks so much for the information! I actually learned a lot :D

[@SnakeDiscovery]

The pixie frog added the most when we were filming 😂

[@reptilerant173]

Snake Discovery I have a question about that. I’m pretty familiar with most reptiles and amphibians, but I’m wondering about what a pixie frog’s environment should be. Most people seem to keep them in a tank with eco earth and a large water dish. However, I have noticed that a local pet store near me has one in a tank that is completely covered in about 2-3” of water. Is this safe for Pixie frogs?

[@spykoexotic6701]

emily watch your fingers round that pixie, my fire bellies are getting old and still think my fingers are food. also as a frog lover this kinda broke my heart :( that poor little pacman though no matter what happens they always have an appetite

[@kellykell121]

I loved the cha cha slide part at the end Emily. Great touch.

[@asyoz]

Did anyone love how the bench started out clean... Then just got a little by little bit dirtier until at the end it was somewhat swamp-esque? :)

[@jokelly2069]

Holy smokes. Emily you are very smart. I feel like I have just sat through a biology class! I actually learned so much more from you than I did in real class!

[@Wing-stealer]

I had never thought of how our weed killers and chemicals we put in our lawn affects our wildlife that lives around our homes. We have a ravine in our backyard adorned with wildlife, I'm going to stop using that lawn-care stuff for their sake.

[@golddragonette7795]

Thank you for not using them, a lawn isn't really worth the deformities. Fertiliser can be wildlife friendly

[@amyrex3575]

Best reptiphibian channel on KZbin! ♥️

[@marwaalaqra4845]

5:34 frog: dang it Who edits the videos ?? I need to know who is the whisperer who writes those cute comments 🤣🤣😅

[@solsoil]

your pfp is adorable :D

[@ijustdontcareanymore1022]

That Cha Cha slide was so cute!

[@negilaorjustella772]

4:03 looks like its right eye is just pupil or something?

[@professionalkilljoy4028]

The school that discovered the deformed frog was actually the high school I go to. Minnesota New Country School in Henderson MN. It was the biggest thing to ever happen to our school. Our school mascot is the five legged frog based on how our school started. One of my projects was about Herpetogogy and I had Emily come to our school. It was the best moment of my life.

[@Lillith.]

I live near a pond and recently these perfect little frogs started showing up in and around our garden. Not a deformity in sight. I've also never seen trash lying around. Weed killers and animals are a terrible combination, so we don't use them(seeing bees in your garden is an added bonus).

[@TwistyToad]

I have a toad named hook with one eye and now I know how that could've happened thanks for the information

[@TheGreatWolfYT]

We all know those extra limb frogs were made by the French

[@Lionloverky]

The Great Wolf it’s Doc Hopper, wanting to restart his deep fried frog leg chain again. Kermit needs to stop him again

[@nighthawke2149]

@____________@

[@lizarrrrrd795]

This is super helpful! I found a tree frog that had only one eye and it looked like he never had one. Now I see that it’s possible he lost it as a tadpole. This it really cool!

[@thehanji4146]

The people that my parents bought their house from used to spray the entire lawn so much that no flowers would grow or anything but since we’ve been here there has been so many amphibians hanging around. Also once my dad was digging holes for fence posts and a bunch of dark frogs came out of the ground and I was wondering if you would know what kind of frog that would be.

[@yulmarodriguez4]

I don’t plan on getting a snake any time soon but I find the videos so informative and interesting. You can really tel from the videos how much they care and respect these animals. I personally love frogs so I always get excited when I come across from videos.

[@babyblu2015]

“Your frogs biting me!” 😂😂😂😂

[@emmaharding1692]

I have a snake but my other Snake dyed it was called evey

[@anayahinton]

I love your channel, Emily your such a great teacher, you always explain things thoroughly. I didnt know that amphibians could regenerate.

[@allenjones1947]

10:03 imagine a big red flower on it's back....

[@spiralsart_1215]

I found a young toad with one eye and a cleft looking lip , felt so bad for the poor little guy but he recovered and lives near the pond

[@harley4682]

15:43 I watched in slow-mo, she flipped with her leg

[@MonikaZabcik]

This editing was so cute I got completely distracted, but thank you for the information guys. I’m trying to be a better friend to every animal I can!

[@TheSnakeking24]

I collected some frog spawn a little while ago (most like 90% were infertile) and alot of the ones developed to have crooked spines or legs that didnt work properly

[@MsCherade9]

I remember the reportage here in the UK about the deformed frogs in Minnesota. It was reported on in New Scientist magazine, I was 16 or 17 when it came out, fascinating story.

[@yagottachill3031]

Aww, Thomas is so cute! 💕

[@080unknown080]

Usually this kind of topic makes me sad, but seeing a ball of squished frog makes me smile regardless.

[@hi-yq5tb]

Hi Emily!! Cool video! U have to make mooooore videos. Like I need new ones to binge watch! Also when will ur snakes be available? When will the expo video be out?

[@adrionnagrace2808]

I love this channel so much. So educational yet interesting.

[@mialambert9675]

Hey! Just wondering, what is your favourite animal and are there any other animals that you would love to get in the future? Thanks!

[@hippiedragonfly8398]

I learn so much from you all the time thank you for this channel . I also love the pop culture in your pet names and decorations.

[@FreedomAnderson]

I have a Toad named one eyed Willy, but he's missing his right eye which was caused by an injury.

[@JuliusCaesar2005]

Please bless KZbin with a video of one eyed Willy

[@devilcookie7964]

You and Emily got twins ! Brother from another mother some may say

[@FreedomAnderson]

@@devilcookie7964 - Mirror twins, since they are missing opposite eyes.

[@MyNameBorax]

amphibians are also called indicator species since they can be the first indication of environmental damage