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Kat2 · 10-02-2015, 11:09 AM

On a not quite opened banana leaf I noticed a shadow. For just a moment I held out hope that a green tree frog had found his/her way to my yard. No. I wasn't looking forward to doing it but I grabbed an empty plastic mayo jar and a lid. I missed on my first attempt to trap it; it hopped to the top of the leaf out of my reach. Let it be? I really felt I needed to pursue the hunt. I knocked the leaf; it jumped onto the yard. I missed again. Those Cubans are quick! It jumped onto the closed French door. It was staring at me with those bulging eyes. These are not very attractive frogs.

On my third attempt I managed to slide the "jar" over thus entrapping it then waited while it jumped around. Finally I edged the lid into place. I set it down; the jar was jumping! My effort to help balance the FL ecosystem is in the freezer.

I don't feel good about killing a creature. (Okay, the huge rat pinkie that grew up in my house and refused to leave despite my gentle coaxing didn't make me sad when, after a year, I poisoned him.) BTW, if this was the frog I saw when I started this thread, he/she has been eating good because he/she has tripled in size. Blech. Fingers crossed there aren't any more...

10-02-2015, 11:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
Kat2 Location: Now nesting in Titusville, FL Zone: 10A or 9B ish. Like it matters? Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,153 BananaBucks : 308,965 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,921 Times Was Thanked 2,669 Times in 1,322 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 595 Times	Re: Since moving south I haven't seen a green tree frog On a not quite opened banana leaf I noticed a shadow. For just a moment I held out hope that a green tree frog had found his/her way to my yard. No. I wasn't looking forward to doing it but I grabbed an empty plastic mayo jar and a lid. I missed on my first attempt to trap it; it hopped to the top of the leaf out of my reach. Let it be? I really felt I needed to pursue the hunt. I knocked the leaf; it jumped onto the yard. I missed again. Those Cubans are quick! It jumped onto the closed French door. It was staring at me with those bulging eyes. These are not very attractive frogs. On my third attempt I managed to slide the "jar" over thus entrapping it then waited while it jumped around. Finally I edged the lid into place. I set it down; the jar was jumping! My effort to help balance the FL ecosystem is in the freezer. I don't feel good about killing a creature. (Okay, the huge rat pinkie that grew up in my house and refused to leave despite my gentle coaxing didn't make me sad when, after a year, I poisoned him.) BTW, if this was the frog I saw when I started this thread, he/she has been eating good because he/she has tripled in size. Blech. Fingers crossed there aren't any more... __________________ Last edited by Kat2 : 10-02-2015 at 07:08 PM.