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John T Smith
John T Smith
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Frog in the house !!!

Jun 19, 2012 8:01 PM

My wife, the gardener, is afraid of wildlife... outside, and even more so inside the house

 

I am the designated "Dragon Killer" when there is anything from the outside that makes it's way to the inside

 

Tonight, that was a tiny green frog hopping across our bedroom floor... and under the bed

 

After first threatening to go stay the night at a Hotel, she sent me on a frog hunt

 

So there we were... me, a bit slow to get down on the floor with a bad knee... against a frog about the size of my thumb

 

With my wife supplying "conniption fit" sound effects in the background

 

Using my metal Mag-Lite flashlight to track the progress of the frog from one side of the bed to the other, I lay in wait

 

It finally made it's way to the opposite side, and hopped behind the night stand

 

The frog seemed determined to continue in a straight line, right along the wall, so all I had to do was bide my time

 

A swift pounce of my left hand (holding flashlight in right hand) and I wrapped it up into captivity

 

I released the frog into the backyard pond from whence it came... while my wife wondered out loud how it got in the house

 

I had to point out that the locking security screen door on the back was designed to keep LARGE animals out, and our cats in, but a tiny green frog could easily fit through the 1/2" opening between metal door and door frame

 

She will, of course, continue to have the inside door open... which means I will, of course, be called into Dragon Killer duty again

 

At least it was a frog and not a snake... then she WOULD have gone to spend the night at a Hotel

496 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: able123, Jun 20, 2012 12:00 PM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Jun 19, 2012 8:14 PM   in reply to John T Smith
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    John T.,

     

    Look closely. Is THIS the frog in question?

    frog.jpg

    If so, then I believe that I can shed some light on the situation (no Mag-Lite involved).

     

    We often get geckos, who wish to escape the heat, but so far, no frogs, and especially THAT one.

     

    Hunt

     
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    2. John T Smith,
    Jun 19, 2012 8:22 PM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    I can't really make out the size of this one, relative to the distant background (is that a far away windmill?) but mine was at least a green cousin

     

    At least I got to the frog before our gray cat... she used to catch field mice that got into the garden room at our last house... and then leave dead, half eaten, bodies laying around

     

    I think my wife would have moved out for good if she stepped on frog guts during the night

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    3. Bill Hunt,
    Jun 19, 2012 9:01 PM   in reply to John T Smith
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    Cats that a thing for frogs and lizards, along with birds and snakes too!

     

    Our big tuxedo cat, Tommy, used to hunt anoles (some call them American Cameleons),

    Analoe.jpg

    and would often come inside, yelling, with 2- 3 hanging off of his lips. Usually, he got them first, but sometimes, I think that he'd tackle a gang of the little buggers. He looked a bit like some of the youth of today, who hang all sorts of things from their lips. We'd just remove them, and turn them lose, much to Tommy's chagrin, as he wanted to punish the little beasts. Normally, he'd nail a few of them, the very next day - one at a time.

     

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    4. Stan Jones,
    Jun 20, 2012 4:28 AM   in reply to John T Smith
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    With my wife supplying "conniption fit" sound effects in the background

    That started my day off with a laugh!

     
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  • able123
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    5. able123,
    Jun 20, 2012 12:00 PM   in reply to Stan Jones
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    could maybe do a clip of the green frog against blue screen....tight, close up....

     

    THEN get clip of wife hanging out in garden etc...

     

    Combine so it looks like a GIANT FROG coming close to her....like the size of GODZILLA ( FROGZILLA ! )

     

     
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