Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Barbee Q

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Well.. My first year home and living in said cottage was OK, except for some bugs. I am on the concrete floor right on the ground.. I would spray every so often for Wolf spiders, brown spiders, ants, millipedes and what ever else would seem to make in the house.. We even had a service and the spray wouldn't work also. The sprays make me sick, so I heard that Frogs make great bug eaters.. So the following year while doing some gardening I found a frog in the ground. Brought the toad in the house and put him in a dirt clay pot and covered it for a couple of days. After that I took the top off the pot and that night the frog came out and hopped around the house all nite and just as the sun came up he when back to that pot and couldn't get in it. So I hear this cratching sound of the frog trying to get back into the dirt pot.. Got up and put him in it and he dug his way down in the dirt. That night I put a step next to the potso he could get back in.. That nite I'm watching TV and I look over and there is the frog on the floor watching TV with me.. He stayed for about 20 minutes and moved on through the house looking for bugs.. The next couple of days I found 2 more and added them in the pot also. I had them at least a month, I was almost bug free at least with those millipede bugs.. I let the frogs go in the spring and they stayed in the yard for about 2 season's.. I didn't know that they could wipe out bugs like they did and I stopped getting headaches from the pest master sprays..<br />The following 2 years I did the frog thing and I had been millipede free for about 5 years.. <br />It sounds crazy having frogs running around a house, but in this case it worked for me..<br />For some reason they liked the TV at nite.<br />Quite intertaining watching them walk across the floor too.. :D
 

rwise

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

I bet my cat would have a blast with them :D
 

one more cast

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

My cats hate toads but are always playing with green pond frogs.
 

alumistar

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

i have two cats. being one of land's most dominent killing machines, they keep all sorts of creepy, crawly things out, or insessantly hiding at the very least. my dog is predominately outdoors, so she patrols the yard for all living things. weirdly enough, she confronted a skunk a couple weeks ago. never got sprayed, and i haven't seen(smelled :mad: ) the skunk since then. :D <br /><br />gives me an idea. think i'll start trolling
 

RubberFrog

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

I'm not sure how I feel about this thread. :confused:
 

JustMrWill

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

RF - YOu should be happy...BD let you stay up late and watch TV with her! :) <br /><br />-JMW
 

KeltonKrew

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

and gave you your own pot to slip in! :D
 

Barbee Q

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Ya, but when I tried to slip him the cork he won't take it up the......... Well you can fill in the blank...<br />Sorry RubberFrog but I had to say it.....
 

brother chris

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Sure BD....you probably kept them to lick them and get high....come on...admit it. lol :eek: :rolleyes: ;) ;) :p
 

Barbee Q

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Oh BC you are a hoot.... Nope I don't do that anymore. :rolleyes: .<br /><br /> But I did how ever try to kiss a frog to get a prince, and wouldn't you know I found myself on iboats talking or writing to abunch of old bully frogs. :D :D :D
 

heycods

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Thats using the caranial for something besides a hat rack. :D
 

Pony

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Great.....now we will see a bunch of posts about how barbara dee is back because no one checks the posts dates..................how do you live with urself ;)
 

Boomyal

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Very observant P.O.N.Y., I wondered why there were no 'welcome back' accolades.
 

ob

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

That dang dog done dug up another bone.And one with warts this time. :D
 

Haut Medoc

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

BAD DOG! Well mods? Can he be "Fixed" ? ;) :p :p :p :) :) .....JK
 

beezee28

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

BD, frogs and toads can live for quite some time, all they need is food and some moisture and dark corner (surrounding) like the claypot with soil. The only time they make noise is mating season and when there is heavy rain. Then it is time ot come out and play!!! Very low maintenance. :D
 

heycods

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RubberFrog

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

Originally posted by beezee28:<br /> BD, frogs and toads can live for quite some time, all they need is food and some moisture and dark corner (surrounding) like the claypot with soil. The only time they make noise is mating season and when there is heavy rain. Then it is time ot come out and play!!! Very low maintenance. :D
Pony called it... sort of.
 

MYTJC

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Re: Frogs in the house make a great bug patrol.

reincarnated post?
 
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