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Frogs in the toilet... - kazelee - 2010-06-15
It's happened to me before. The remedy was to simply pick the frog up out of the toilet, with a plastic bag, and toss it outside. I got lucky.
Last night it happened again. I had a Jim Carey moment as I was relieving myself whilst simultaneously popping up from being startled by a googley eyed cuban tree frog that just happened to make its way into the second story toilet. Things got wet.
I managed to stop myself but couldn't hold it any longer. Those of you who have tried to stop mid-stream know exactly what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, it was 4am, and I got the genius idea to aim at the froggy thinking it would reconsider its mistake and crawl back down the drain. It leaped out at me (I guess because I was the tallest thing in the bathroom) and I dodged, thus, getting more things... wet. As I finished up, it just stared at me for a while. It then leaped into the bathtub. I slammed the tub door closed after it.
This gave me time to concoct yet another genius strategy. I would just blast it with water from the shower head until slid down the drain. 荒い水作戦発つ.
I fired up the shower head and to my amazement only a small bit of water shot out. Perhaps the damned froggies were still clogging the drain. I was shit out of options so I aim the tiny little stream of water at little beast. It seemed as if I was only pissing it off. It began to hop in the corner of the wall from left to right making its way up to ceiling where it could hop no more.
Alright screw this. I pulled out a rag and began to try to knock it down when ピョン it hops right at me. I manage to slap it away only inches from my face. It cowered behind the toilet. Now I had it.
I found a plastic bag, opened it, and set it at one side of the toilet, I then prodded the froggie with a towel rack from the other side. The froggy gladly hopped into the bag which I promptly tossed out the window... of the second story bathroom.
Anyone else have any experiences with these tree frogs? Any similar occurrences?
Yes I did clean the bathroom afterwards.
Frogs in the toilet... - Thora - 2010-06-15
... I had only just recovered from Katsuo's toilet creature.
Mr Wikipedia tells me the Cuban treefrog is large and famous for its huge appetite...which includes small mammals. And their skin of secretes a toxic mucus when handled that can burn the eyes and trigger an allergic reaction.
Good thing you peed on him first!
Frogs in the toilet... - ninetimes - 2010-06-16
kazelee Wrote:narrative artThis is quite possibly the greatest General post this forum has ever seen.
Frogs in the toilet... - zanzou - 2010-06-16
Made me laugh out loud in my very quiet Japanese high school staff room.
No advice, though. You handled it like a champ.
Frogs in the toilet... - Katsuo - 2010-06-16
kazelee Wrote:I got the genius idea to aim at the froggy thinking it would reconsider its mistake and crawl back down the drain. It leaped out at me...There's an expression in Japanese, カエルの面に小便, meaning, "water off a duck's back" (in the polite, more common version 小便 changes to 水).
Frogs in the toilet... - ファブリス - 2010-06-16
Where do you live kazelee?
Frogs in the toilet... - kazelee - 2010-06-16
IceCream Wrote:did you check it was ok afterwards?.... uhm.... no
f(^^;)
They are brutal killers at the top of the food chain here. They have no predators due to their semi poisonous secretions and they each anything that fits in their bellies.
Quote:it turns out shes scared of frogs. she opened her eyes, looked at it then jumped up screaming, and ran around in circles waving her hands around like a windmill.EVIILLLLL. Those huge eyes and bubbly fingers are no joke...
it was funny :D
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/134775-Giant-Frogs-Raid-Toilets-Power-Lines-
Thora Wrote:And their skin of secretes a toxic mucus when handled that can burn the eyes and trigger an allergic reaction.The part of my arm I smacked it with got a bit itchy. I had to wash it off. I was glad I did so when I looked up on the frog later.
Quote:Good thing you peed on him first!Nah. That was the first volley in a psychologically draining war. If I saw it early I could have just put him in a bag, instead of trying to melt it (it was 4am).
ninetimes Wrote:LOL. Thx.kazelee Wrote:narrative artThis is quite possibly the greatest General post this forum has ever seen.
ファブリス Wrote:Where do you live kazelee?I live in Florida in the US. Cuban tree frogs are everywhere at night. I almost thought the frog was seeking revenge as I clearly remember running one over earlier that night. I thought it was garbage on the road before I got close. I could hear the sound of crushing bones when it happened.
Apparently they get in through drainage pipes or pipes on the roof.
Frogs in the toilet... - chochajin - 2010-06-16
I rather have frogs in the toilet than what happened here yesterday.
Well, it's quite common that you'll have ARMEES of insects in summer in Japan, but yesterday was ridiculous! Mountains of small insects, I kid you not!! We had to spray at my workplace, too! In front of the entrance, people didn't dare to come in because there were so many!!!
And this morning in front of my apartment there was a small hill of something that looked like sand, but it was dead insects. Sooooo gross!!!! ;____;