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Finding young frogs inside house in November.

  • 24-12-2013 8:22am
    #1
    Aestivalis
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    I generally get dozens of frogs in my garden and surrounding neighborhood. We're right by a small stream and some marshy land, some of the neighbors down the way have a pond too.
    My garden doesnt have any significant water feature, aside from being about 100ft from the stream, which is past a steep rocky slope and a wall.

    Anyway, earlier this year in early November I found a tiny common frog in my house. It was a little bit bigger than my tumbnail.
    I put it back outside and he hopped off.

    A few weeks later, I found another frog the same size, in a different room at the back of my house.

    I'm baffled at how they managed to get in, because my house is less than 15 years old and very modern. There's no major cracks/holes in the wall anywhere.

    The only thing I can think of, is I was cooking chips and had the back door open for about 20 mins to let the smell waft out. But I doubt the frog would have made a bust in the backdoor, which is up a steep step and made it across 3 rooms to where I found him.

    Secondly. The frogs were very small compared to the larger fully grown ones I see in the garden often. So I presume they were very young.

    Isnt November a bit late in the year for frogs to be spawning?
    Where they possibly trying to find a spot to hibernate in my house?


Comments

  • #2
    Half-cocked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Half-cocked


    Could they be looking for somewhere to hibernate?


  • #3
    olly_mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭olly_mac


    Frogs can get in any where :) I was working in an office in North County Dublin a few years back, and we had similar experiences in November. I also reckon they were just looking for a warm place to hibernate. I was all in favour of "live and let live" but some of my colleagues were less than enamoured by the critters...


  • #4
    Aestivalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭Aestivalis


    olly_mac wrote: »
    Frogs can get in any where :) I was working in an office in North County Dublin a few years back, and we had similar experiences in November. I also reckon they were just looking for a warm place to hibernate. I was all in favour of "live and let live" but some of my colleagues were less than enamoured by the critters...

    I kinda figured as much. I'm just so surprised at how they managed to get in. I didnt think they would be as versatile and able-bodied. Adorable little fellows but I think having them hopping around my house would be too dangeorus.
    Might get stepped on :(


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