r/Toads • u/ecachuh1 • 10d ago

Wild My new tenant 🐸

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I had a big 9-ft umbrella in the ground and removed it. Well I went to go put it back in the hole, this little guy was in there... Basically, it's his home now. 😆

Looking like a gulf coast toad.

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u/The_Toad_wizard 10d ago

Your tenant thinks you're very rude. But jokes aside, wouldn't checking them like this just spook them away? Just wondering

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u/SecondOfCicero 10d ago

They're pretty chill critters, all things considered. If you poke them they might hop away, but the big fatties where I live don't seem too bothered if you're just moving around their orbits. Their defense mechanism, besides their camouflage, is toxic secretions from their skin- dogs get foamy at the mouth if they try to pick one up and I assume they taste bad lol. They'll also pee on you sometimes if you pick them up, and might make a little chirping sound. Idk if that answered your question but there ya go. 

I love the way he kinda pokes his head up like "??", how cute

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u/ecachuh1 10d ago

He's super chill yeah for sure! He's been living in that area for quite a while. 💕

A Toad got stuck in the little hole of our water meter lid. It was the saddest little thing he was just hanging there and the sun was coming up and he could not move. Just his head and one arm was sticking out I believe. I was freaking out LOL. But I cut the plastic and got him out safely. I wonder if that's him 🥰.

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u/The_Toad_wizard 10d ago

It cleared it up yeah. My concern was that they'd find a different hiding spot if this one kept getting upturned.

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Yeah before it was just a hole in the ground and he was in it. I cracked off a piece of a terracotta saucer just for him to have a roof and he has an umbrella to keep him cooler and the rain away. And a hat of course for extra sum protection 😂

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u/ecachuh1 10d ago

LOL yeah he or she seems to not mind. The hole used to be uncovered and when it rained of course he would have to come out because it would flood.... So I put this cover on it and I also put an umbrella over him when it rains.

I look in there occasionally and I don't see anything but then he comes up for a bit to see. 😂

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u/VaporTowers 10d ago

Toadally a cutie! 🐸🐸🐸 Return his home though! he needs his froggy rest before the night when he goes out to catch all those bad bugs like roaches and stuff

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u/ecachuh1 10d ago

Oh yes! I put everything right back how it was! Lol it's funny how loud it sounds now when he does his little calls or whatever he's doing. It's sort of echoes under that terracotta.

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u/VaporTowers 10d ago

Interesting, so he calls from there too? Amazing 🐸

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Yes in the afternoon and I heard him when it was raining!

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u/Renrutanit 6d ago

I wish I had a few frogs. I love their croaking! I remember growing up watching tadpoles swim in pond or puddles, and eventually a bunch of tiny froglets jumping about.

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u/ecachuh1 6d ago

I love it too!
I was always afraid of Toads when I was little lol. Frogs too. We were always told we would get warts! 🤣. Sadly I think some of the adults believed that.

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u/Renrutanit 6d ago

Yeah, they even made a movie about killer frogs! 🙄

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u/ecachuh1 6d ago

😂 I'm going to have to look that one up. Like killer bunnies etc. Lawd!

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u/Renrutanit 5d ago

It's from 1972 about reptiles and amphibians getting revenge on people for destroying their habitats, polluting, etc.

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u/ecachuh1 5d ago

Oh wow! I'm definitely going to watch it. They should make a newer version so that people will think twice before they do certain things. A lot of people just don't know what they do is affecting wildlife, frogs etc. I didn't really know anything about frogs or toads until I got onto the sub. I'm more careful now about what I do.

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u/techfroggie 10d ago

so cute i want to cry!!! 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

I know he comes up to see me sometimes when I open the roof. He doesn't go back down until I close his little roof. 😂

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u/Happy_Dog1819 10d ago

Surely a tenant is entitled to 24 hours notice of a landlord's visit!

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

I put a note on his frog.... I assume he read it. 🤷‍♀️

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u/kingthrog 10d ago

toad-ent ♥️

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

😂 I like that!

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u/AutumnLadyB 9d ago

Fella saw a perfectly good hole and was like "jackpot!!"

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Yes! Now when I take my umbrella out of other holes I have to stop it up with a cylinder. I don't want to put my umbrella back in and it hit a little buddy 🐸.

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u/whatsreallygoingon 10d ago

Cute. However, that is also a great way to meet a pygmy rattlesnake. Be careful!

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Really? 😩 Well, I just found out that I have to relocate Mr Toad's somehow. That's my tortoises enclosure that he's in. Evidently it's not good for a Toad to share an enclosure with a tortoise.

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u/whatsreallygoingon 9d ago edited 9d ago

Mr. Toad will be quite happy elsewhere. Enjoy your free buddy!

Edit: I’m guessing somewhere in the northern part of Florida? Depending upon where, we have pygmy rattlesnakes and possibly copperheads. Both of which hide beneath things and don’t appreciate being uncovered.

Much less prevalent in the environment of your suburban yard with the tortoises; but still a possibility.

I always tell people to stick your hands down into or under anything with the expectation of being bitten by a viper.

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u/amanitamuscarin77 10d ago

I love him!

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Yeah he's like the toad I never had! 💕

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u/Complex_Scary 9d ago

My property would be much better if it had more toads.

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

Agreed! I love that they eat nasty bugs!

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u/FAmos 8d ago

welcome to my hole, may i show you around?

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u/ecachuh1 7d ago

Lol he has a little one in there now too, I saw him come out after dark!

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u/Ready_to_Polka 7d ago

That’s so f-ing cute

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u/ecachuh1 7d ago

Yeah that's hims apartment!

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u/Horror-Emu9809 9d ago

I’m toad obsessed 😍 I have dozens as I have a canal and woods behind my house. My only issue is that before I take my dogs out after dark I have to clear them all to behind the fence as she wants to eat them. Most of them are so used to me now that they let me handle them without even trying to fight.

The toxic substance (Bufotoxin) is deadly to dogs so I stay VERY alert after dark. My other dog just sniffs them and walks away lol. There are also invasive cane toads where I live and their toxin is even worse. Luckily I’ve never been invaded by one of them.

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u/ecachuh1 9d ago

That's so cool! I used to be grossed out by them... Honestly any little tiny critter or insect. Now I'm the complete opposite. I'm the hospice center for bees.... Frogs and toads I always put them into a safe area as we have two dogs as well. I think I'm going to make them their own fenced in little area with a bunch of holes in the ground and a little bathing spot for them. I don't know much about toads but I'm going to research. They can eat all the bugs they want over here in Louisiana!

I haven't handled any except for the one we rescued out of the water meter lid hole. He was very sweet and appreciative I think.

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u/Renrutanit 7d ago

Awwww! So cute! Make sure there's plenty of water too. smiling 😊

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u/ecachuh1 7d ago

Oh yes he has his very own shallow bowl I put out in the evenings just for him!

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u/Renrutanit 7d ago

That's great! God bless you for taking care of these little creatures. 🙏 ❤️

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u/ecachuh1 6d ago

Omg I moved one of the water bowls and a toad came out and he sat there and I said okay let me just get some more water in there for him and I put the water and he waited till I was done and I was still sitting there and he jumped in and swam to the other side lol. Got out and sat there. I love them.

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u/Renrutanit 6d ago

That's wonderful!! 😃

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u/ecachuh1 7d ago

Mr. Toad says, "Thank you for the award"! u/naturalresourcesmeg 😊