I also have to admit that catching it with a bowl and plate is hilarious to me. That's the technique I use for spiders and other creepies if I'm feeling merciful. (Or bats when they would somehow get into my brother's room in my parents' house). Frogs/toads would totally be a simple scoop-up-in-the-hands capture.
Then again, almost all of the incidents involving frogs/toads getting indoors were caused directly by myself, my brother, or my cousins, rather than a sudden mysterious appearance, haha.
Even though we lived "in the city" growing up, our city was more of a large town. We had a decent-sized house with huge yards, so we'd regularly have to deal with all sorts of bugs, possums (the horrifying American ones, not the cute British ones), bats, bird, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, wood chucks, bees, etc., getting into our attached shed, attic, or house somehow.
yeah I was gonna grab it in my hands except then I realised I didn't know that much about toads and animals have this tendency to poop on me when I grab them
That whole "toads give you warts" thing is a myth. I cannot count the number of times I'd had them pee in my hands and I've yet to have a single wart.
That said, they only pee if you hold them too tightly. Cupping your hands closed so they can still crawl around inside them comfortably tends to keep them calm and they don't pee.
I've been musked by a wild garter snake, though. THAT was horrendous. Terrible smell that just would not wash off.
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I've never actually seen a raccoon before though
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IT'S GONE ALL ROUND I DON'T LIKE IT
rofl!
I also have to admit that catching it with a bowl and plate is hilarious to me. That's the technique I use for spiders and other creepies if I'm feeling merciful. (Or bats when they would somehow get into my brother's room in my parents' house). Frogs/toads would totally be a simple scoop-up-in-the-hands capture.
Then again, almost all of the incidents involving frogs/toads getting indoors were caused directly by myself, my brother, or my cousins, rather than a sudden mysterious appearance, haha.
Even though we lived "in the city" growing up, our city was more of a large town. We had a decent-sized house with huge yards, so we'd regularly have to deal with all sorts of bugs, possums (the horrifying American ones, not the cute British ones), bats, bird, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, wood chucks, bees, etc., getting into our attached shed, attic, or house somehow.
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yeah I was gonna grab it in my hands except then I realised I didn't know that much about toads and animals have this tendency to poop on me when I grab them
gdit animals
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That said, they only pee if you hold them too tightly. Cupping your hands closed so they can still crawl around inside them comfortably tends to keep them calm and they don't pee.
I've been musked by a wild garter snake, though. THAT was horrendous. Terrible smell that just would not wash off.
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I don't have a problem with warts or superstition or anything I just really don't like being peed on 8(
... also I have pretty small hands and it was a pretty big toad XD
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