[GpaVader]

Sunday morning, my blushing bride flips on the light switch and to our surprise we found a large frog in our bedroom. She assured me it wasn't her prince charming... I captured the frog and took him out to the yard. My guess is that he found is way into the house when a door was left open, but one of the people I golfed with said something about them coming up through the plumbing. Is that right???

[Stu from NYC]

Guess you cannot ask the frogs but probably just hopped his way in.

Lately anoles are coming to visit way to often when we open a door. Sad that it is a death sentence for them but hard to catch and take outside.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

Sunday morning, my blushing bride flips on the light switch and to our surprise we found a large frog in our bedroom. She assured me it wasn't her prince charming... I captured the frog and took him out to the yard. My guess is that he found is way into the house when a door was left open, but one of the people I golfed with said something about them coming up through the plumbing. Is that right???

It's highly unlikely that the frog came in through the plumbing.

[asianthree]

Was there a wet trail from the bathroom? Cause that will need Clorox.

The only time our Deans inside person said to worry is if toilets go completely dry, then yes you will get vermin, but she stated sink drains have trap, so they can’t come through, but they will go down drain to drink. We had the same person for 14 years

[queenpalmgirl]

Make sure you close your toilet lid. We have had them show up twice in the toilet bowl and surprise us when we lifted the toilet lid!!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Guess you cannot ask the frogs but probably just hopped his way in.

Lately anoles are coming to visit way to often when we open a door. Sad that it is a death sentence for them but hard to catch and take outside.

Hubby and I have caught two anoles so far since we are in our home, one just yesterday, and released them outside.

[Velvet]

I shoo anoles out with a gentle leaf blower. The little guys can be even blown out from under couches. Depends on the size of the frog I can increase the power. The blower was bought for getting snakes out, works on leaves too.

[Northstar]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It's highly unlikely that the frog came in through the plumbing.

It is "Likely" that a frog can come through the plumbing. We had one in our toilet once.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Hubby and I have caught two anoles so far since we are in our home, one just yesterday, and released them outside.

Guess you have better reflexes than me, too fast for me to catch.

A neighbor suggested dropping a towel on them but tried that and they laughed and ran away finally to starve. Sad.

Guess I will call you next time we see one.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

Sunday morning, my blushing bride flips on the light switch and to our surprise we found a large frog in our bedroom. She assured me it wasn't her prince charming... I captured the frog and took him out to the yard. My guess is that he found is way into the house when a door was left open, but one of the people I golfed with said something about them coming up through the plumbing. Is that right???

Dunno about frogs coming in through (actually along) the plumbing but snakes surely can.One morning last week I spied one slithering along the hallway; when he saw me he turned and hightailed it under the door to the guest bathroom. Not very big...maybe 12"...but a feisty little bugger. Finally corraled him and put him in a box: turned out (after a couple of calls and texted picture) that he was a juvenile black racer. Apparently they can crawl along sink plumbing and will get in if it isn't sealed.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Was there a wet trail from the bathroom? Cause that will need Clorox.

The only time our Deans inside person said to worry is if toilets go completely dry, then yes you will get vermin, but she stated sink drains have trap, so they can’t come through, but they will go down drain to drink. We had the same person for 14 years

Frogs can swim.

[Michael G.]

We have a shop vac that works great on anoles,
empty outside and he's free again.

Most of those critter's cling on the inside door jam,
open door and in they hop.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Northstar

It is "Likely" that a frog can come through the plumbing. We had one in our toilet once.

I'm not saying that a frog cannot come in through the toilet, but the frog would have needed to enter the plumbing system from the manhole in the street, or from a vent pipe on the roof. Very unlikely. Some people assume that an animal or insect came in through the toilet because they see them in the toilet. But, all animals need water, and they will seek out the toilet to get water even if they came in from somewhere else.

[jmg1046]

Google frog in toilet and you’ll see that it is actually a thing. We have had tree frogs in our toilet in our house up north where we live in a very wooded area. It is surmised that they come in through the roof venting. It is also easy to surmise that a frog in the toilet with the lid down did not get there the conventional way.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jmg1046

Google frog in toilet and you’ll see that it is actually a thing. We have had tree frogs in our toilet in our house up north where we live in a very wooded area. It is surmised that they come in through the roof venting. It is also easy to surmise that a frog in the toilet with the lid down did not get there the conventional way.

I agree, but I think a frog in the toilet with the lid down doesn't necessarily mean that the frog didn't squeeze in under the lid. My toilets have a one-half inch gap for anything to enter.