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I don't really care that much about it, but at night my wife is continually bothered by a very noisy bull frog somewhere in the vicinity of our back yard. (We live in a suburban subdivision.)  Every time I go out to catch the sucker, it stops croaking.  Frog croaking, or wife complaining, you get the picture.   ;D

Does any one have any tricks for getting rid of an allusive frog?  Traps, poison, etc.  NO explosives or guns please, the neighbors are too close.

I have frogs in my backyard that love to eat the dog's food.  You could put some dog food out and get rid of it when it comes to eat.

frog hunting with the dogs food  ???  Go to the pet shop and buy a female frog, that what his croaking about.

I know, wierd, isn't it.  I used to have to sit in the back yard and make sure the dogs got to eat before the frogs got to it.  One time I put the food down, came back out about 10 minutes later, and there were 6 giant frogs in the dog dish, one piled on top of the other, and all the food was gone...needless to say, I have some really fat frogs in my yard.  Now I have a bin feeder that the frogs can't get into, and the frogs look like they need liposuction cause of all the excess skin cause they're not eating like they used to.  I need to take a pic one of these days.

Frogs won't eat dog food but toads do. If it's a toad making all the noise it's not the female {the big ones} it's the male. Thet are about 1/5 the size of the females. They can be very annoying and LOUD!

sling shot lol

Last night it was worse, there were two of those croaks, really lonely desperate dudes or unmentionalbly perverse ;D

If you shine'um they have red eyes there BuBBa .

That funny  ;D

i had read this one time. if u want to catch em, fill a 5 gallon bucket about half way with water and they will be attracted to the moisture. when they jump in they wont be able to leap out. you may need to bury it a little so they can reach it. dont know if it will work with all the d@mn rain we've been having but its worth a try. if not maybe you can try with dog food or something. :-\

We have Cuban tree frogs in our back yard, a BB gun takes care of them. They have a very irritating croak and are like tree frogs but 3 times the size. I am going to the local feed store to see what they say to get rid of them, when i find out i will post and let you know.

Like J.D. said if you shine a flashlight on them you can see their eyes glow, then you will have a target glowing target for your BB gun....But if I was you I would just go outside with a fork and eat them.  :o

I tell ya Florida is just invaded with all types of Cubans( i.e. cuban frogs,cuban men,cuban women, cuban kids, cuban immigrants,i even saw a cuban dog...) gees.

Thats because there talking in spanish. ;)

I was going to post last night that I heard salt and frogs/toads "don't mix" but decided to research my thought first:

"Spray area with a heavy concentrate of salt water. The salt water will sting their feet causing them to go away."

But here's a more humane approach (if you can catch them):

The most humane way to kill juvenile and adult toads is to catch them and put them into a secure container with air holes (plastic takeaway food containers are ideal). Put the container in a refrigerator overnight which causes the toad to go into a coma-like state. Then move the container to the freezer the next morning and freeze until the next garbage collection day or freeze it for a couple days and then bury them in the backyard compost bin or garden bed.

Good luck!
 ;)

WOULD YOU REALLY ANT TO PUT A TOAD IN YOUR FRIDGE OR FREEZER.YOU KNOW THEY PISS ON EVERY THING.

I wonder if their croak would slowly get slower in the fridge ;-)

Id@

i'm thinkin by the time u get rid of the 1st 10 of them, another 40 will move in an join on the chorus...

   


I cant believe you would post that… The salt water thing is a good idea but c’mon you are not going to put a frog in the refrigerator and then the freezer C’mon babe!!!!!

Ya'll kill me.  Look.........I was only going to put the salt information, HOWEVER, I didn't want to upset any little froggie lovers  :D Purelogic....you're in trouble when I get home...  :-*  ;)

Hey babe can you get me some salsa…. Its next to the toad in the refrigerator.

Don’t mind the accumulation of moisture on top of the beer can as for it is frog urine from the frogs we are refrigerating.

 :D  You married me  ;D

My friends wife sprays amonia on them and they melt down.

bottle rockets ;D ;D ;D i like the bb gun thing though, :P

make him croak lol

I found this on a site, it could be helpful for you. The link is http://www.ehow.com/how_18427_rid-garden-toads.html if you would like a closer look:

How to Rid Your Garden of Toads and Frogs Frogs and toads are wonderful additions to any garden. They eat an amazing number of insect pests, including slugs and snails. However, if you are tripping over them on garden paths, you may want to discourage them from taking up residence.

Steps: 1. Remove any wood piles, old lumber or pots from ground level. Toads live in dark, damp places during the daytime and hunt in the evening hours. If you remove their favorite haunts, they will move on.

2. Keep pet food inside the house. Toads have been known to help themselves to a free meal from Fido's bowl of kibble. If you feed your pet outside, pick up any uneaten food before you retire for the night.

3. Empty water bowls, ground-level birdbaths or other containers that have standing water. Frogs and toads are attracted to moisture. Any standing water is an open invitation. (This step will also eliminate mosquitoes from your garden, but be advised, toads eat mosquitos, so once they have moved on, you may be plagued with an invasion of pesty insects.)


Tips: Think twice before you decide to rid your garden of amphibians. They do much more good than harm.


Warnings: If you use pesticides in your garden, you will kill frogs and toads. Their skin is a permeable membrane making them very susceptible to toxic chemicals.

Mama Grizz