Post by papaof2 on Sept 9, 2018 0:11:38 GMT -6
The bird flying through the kitchen and almost hitting my head some months ago I could at least explain - the basement's garage door had been open for a while as things were moved in and out. We usually call it a boat door because that area isn't adequately sealed from the rest of the house to be called a garage. The bird found his way to the stairway and came up to the main level - probably following light. Odd visitor but entry explained. I opened and closed doors to make a path to daylight and the bird went back outside.
Late last night I was in the recliner reading and noticed motion at the edge of my vision - something small moving on the carpet. First thought was "another Palmetto bug" but a closer look told me it wasn't the right color. And then it hopped. A little frog, about the of my thumb from knuckle to nail. Had he stayed in place I might have been able to pick him up and toss him out in the rain. However, he moved into little spaces where my hand wouldn't fit - such as the gap between the piano and the wall. With nothing else small enough to fit back there, I used the hose of the small wet/dry vac to collect him. Not the safest method for Mr. Frog but better than having my wife scream if she stepped on him in the morning :-(
The entrances to this level are all one or more 5" or 6" steps up from ground level - from chasing him through the room, all the steps are higher than this frog could climb or jump. Still trying to figure out how he got inside. Maybe as a passenger on something brought from outside?
Late last night I was in the recliner reading and noticed motion at the edge of my vision - something small moving on the carpet. First thought was "another Palmetto bug" but a closer look told me it wasn't the right color. And then it hopped. A little frog, about the of my thumb from knuckle to nail. Had he stayed in place I might have been able to pick him up and toss him out in the rain. However, he moved into little spaces where my hand wouldn't fit - such as the gap between the piano and the wall. With nothing else small enough to fit back there, I used the hose of the small wet/dry vac to collect him. Not the safest method for Mr. Frog but better than having my wife scream if she stepped on him in the morning :-(
The entrances to this level are all one or more 5" or 6" steps up from ground level - from chasing him through the room, all the steps are higher than this frog could climb or jump. Still trying to figure out how he got inside. Maybe as a passenger on something brought from outside?
