[tinytrump]

i had one on my sliding window --pretty-- but hear they are poisonous ?

[chickenoodle99]

Originally Posted by tinytrump

i had one on my sliding window --pretty-- but hear they are poisonous ?

Doubt it, I pick them up all the time. We have a little family living by my front door. I don't want to hurt one in the door or have it get inside and stepped on so if I go through the front, I'll just grab them and move them out of the way.

They're pretty to look at but that noise they make is awful. Thankfully I can't hear them unless I'm outside.

[CapnTrips]

Originally Posted by Wwanderer

A couple of days later, we walked over there, and there hundreds of little tiny frogs jumping all over the place, underfoot. It quieted down after a couple of dry days, plus the egrets, spoonbills and ibises came and dealt with the problem.

Poisoning the frogs not only kills a food source for other animals, the animals that feed on the frogs might also be poisoned, as well as other animals in the area.

As a frequent traveler to Florida and hopefully a full-time resident in the near future, I would prefer to save whatever wildlife is left after more than a century of development, and could not care less what the other tourists or the tourist industry thinks or how comfortable they are.

As an alternative to killing the wildlife, I'd like to suggest earplugs, if really necessary. Somehow, tho, I find it hard to believe that they cannot be controlled by addressing their habitat and necessary conditions for growth.

[Rabflmom]

Originally Posted by chickenoodle99

Doubt it, I pick them up all the time. We have a little family living by my front door. I don't want to hurt one in the door or have it get inside and stepped on so if I go through the front, I'll just grab them and move them out of the way.

They're pretty to look at but that noise they make is awful. Thankfully I can't hear them unless I'm outside.

Actually they secrete a toxic mucus from their skin that can cause a burning sensation if you get it in your eyes, so might want to be careful handling them and be sure to wash hands after you do.

If you have the tree frogs they need to be caught and "put to sleep" not released. UF recommends capturing them in a plastic bag and killing them humanely.

The Cuban Treefrog in Florida

[chickenoodle99]

Originally Posted by Rabflmom

Actually they secrete a toxic mucus from their skin that can cause a burning sensation if you get it in your eyes, so might want to be careful handling them and be sure to wash hands after you do.

If you have the tree frogs they need to be caught and "put to sleep" not released. UF recommends capturing them in a plastic bag and killing them humanely.

The Cuban Treefrog in Florida

The ones I see are bright green. I always wash my hands after touching them of course.

This is what I find

Some of the time
http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/frogs...treefrog.shtml

Most of the time
http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/frogs...treefrog.shtml

[Rabflmom]

Originally Posted by chickenoodle99

The ones I see are bright green. I always wash my hands after touching them of course.

This is what I find

Some of the time
Green Treefrog

Most of the time
Squirrel Treefrog

Then you are talking about a totally different frog than the Cuban tree frog that is not only annoying, but taking over the habitat of the native Florida frogs so not really relevant to the topic.