cathyvv

The original post was meant to be on the humorous side.

For the record, I really don't like to kill bugs, snakes, frogs or anything if there is another option. However, if it is necessary, I do what I have to do. DH isn't as particular about whether a critter lives or dies during the extraction process, so usually handles that. Since he is a city boy, he occasionally needs some advice on how to do it. He used to ask me, but lately goes to the internet to get that info.

nancia

my son woke me one morning by holding a small green snake at eye level. ' hey, mom, i found this in the toilet. can i keep it?' can't believe i said yes. i don't make the best decisions when awakened rudely. lol. he got bored with it in a few days and released it outside. we had a vast number of varmint short term visitors. the tarantula we found in the backyard, and brought in, lived in a tank for about a year. after it molted my son let it go. my husband taught biology and that just led to our kids observing and honoring animal life. not everything came into the house, and only that one snake came through the toilet! people with inground pools often find animals swimming or drowned. the chlorine kills them. but ducks, frogs, squirrels, birds, snakes, possum, raccoons, etc. all will be attracted to water and those too young , old or sick will be unable to get out.

Sewnoma

We had a pool at our old house, and part of my morning routine was to go out and check the pool each morning and remove the frogs. There was a creek nearby and we'd have 2-3 frogs in the pool every single morning. If I didn't get them out before the pumps switched on at 10AM they'd get sucked into the system and killed, so I made sure to get out there every single morning rain or shine and rescue the frogs. I enjoyed it, I really like frogs so it was an opportunity to see them up close and it was nice starting off my day by being a Frog Savior, lol.

Never had any critters in our toilet, though! I think a toilet frog would crack me up! A toilet snake would be a little unnerving though, and I love snakes. Or I should say - I love snakes as long as I can identify what type they are. I fostered a 7-foot boa constrictor for about 2 years once, she was a beauty but I would NOT have wanted to find her hiding in the john!! A toilet opossum or any other small bitey mammal would probably be the scariest for me - I worry about rabies.

What a funny story. I know I'll be thinking about this all day.

earthwalker

My eldest son is currently living and working in the Northern Territory.....he has an assortment of wildlife sharing his bathroom, tree-frogs, geckos......Down here we get, possums, lizards, geckos, huge flying bush cockroaches and whatever the cats drag in....makes for some entertaining times

Sewslow

I would rather find a DEAD one than the live one I heard splashing in our RV toilet while I was brushing my teeth, after using said toilet. DH calmly flushed it down while I "uncalmly" screeched "How does THAT help - where do you think it came from?"

Edie

How about keeping the frog - use him as a Watch Frog to keep his beady little eyes out for possums, mice and rats that tend to reside in peoples toilets. You could rent him out! Private Investigator and Dispatcher of anything that gets in the toilet! And who knows, he might become a pet!!!!!! Edie

garysgal

In Montana we had little green frogs come into our basement and they headed straight for the bathroom and water. We found out that they can flatten out and come thru a tiny crack in the basement foundation and once in, they go for water. They live about 6 inches or so beneath the dirt. Maybe it came in that way and somehow managed to leap into the toilet.

misseva

I just flush 'em too. I have counted as many as 50 on the side of my house at one time. They've fallen on my shoulder when I enter/leave the house, seen 'em dried up around the commode, seen 'em IN the commode. If they're anywhere except in the commode I just pick it up and throw it outside.

lots2do

As we all make mistakes.. I've enjoyed reading this thread.

cathyvv

I don't think that this little frog came in through cracks in the foundation. He was in the 2nd floor bathroom and there are two bathrooms on the first floor. I guess he could have been picky.

Tree frogs can leap 18" to 24" feet at a time. I saw one do it, so jumping onto/into the toilet is very possible.