Ingram85 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 23 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: I know, I should. I'm a wimp though. He'd never brought a bird in until this week but he's gifted us with 2 in the last few days. I'm dreading him bringing a live one in. Catch it in the coat... and smack it with the hammer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 30, 2017 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Paddywhack said: I know, I should. I'm a wimp though. I get people being wimpy about spiders and creepy crawlies, but what's there to be wimpy about with frogs? There isn't a more placid and harmless animal around. It actually couldn't hurt you if it tried*. * and yes I know there are poisonous frogs/toads around the world, but probably not in your back garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 11 minutes ago, BOF said: I get people being wimpy about spiders and creepy crawlies, but what's there to be wimpy about with frogs? There isn't a more placid and harmless animal around. It actually couldn't hurt you if it tried*. * and yes I know there are poisonous frogs/toads around the world, but probably not in your back garden. They jump! They could jump at my face and in my mouth. And they're squidgy and slimy, like a slug with legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: They jump! They could jump at my face and in my mouth. And they're squidgy and slimy, like a slug with legs. If they were I wouldn't touch them, I hate slugs. They are cold, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'll try and pick it up next time, but I think I'll probably scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2017 The trick is to cup one hand just in front of it, and then lower the other from behind and above, to stop it hopping away. They're quite fragile, so handle carefully. Show it to the kids if you have any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2017 I seem to recall reading that amphibians shouldn't be handled without gloves ideally, as their skin is very absorbent and they can be severely affected by many things often found on peoples hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 My dad says when he was a kid he used to shove straws up frogs arses and blow them up. I don't think it's true, I don't think it's possible, but I don't really want to google it either. He also claims he used to tie cotton around flies and take them for...'flies', I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 57 minutes ago, Chindie said: I seem to recall reading that amphibians shouldn't be handled without gloves ideally, as their skin is very absorbent and they can be severely affected by many things often found on peoples hands. Then maybe they shouldn't invite themselves into people's houses then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 9 hours ago, Paddywhack said: My cat brought a frog in to the house last night. I opened the back doors and as I'd been up Snowdon over the weekend, my walking pole was by the side, so I tried to use that to guide it towards the garden. Instead, I accidentally skewered it. Frog or toad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Xela said: Frog or toad? Ooh I dunno, how can you tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2017 7 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Ooh I dunno, how can you tell? Toads tend to be bigger, darker and 'wartier'. And they walk, rather than hop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2017 23 hours ago, Paddywhack said: My cat brought a frog in to the house last night. I opened the back doors and ... my walking pole was by the side... I accidentally skewered it. I presume the poor thing croaked. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 18 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Ooh I dunno, how can you tell? Toads are, I think, browner, drier, squatter/rounder and don't hop very far, more often than not walking. Frogs are greener, slimier, 'leggy' bastards who hop off like an amphibious exocet missile. My parents back garden gets loads of toads from the nature reserve they back onto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 10 hours ago, blandy said: I presume the poor thing croaked. At the very least he would be hopping mad. I am kermitted to squeeze as many frog puns into this ribbeting unfrogettable post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 1, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Xela said: At the very least he would be hopping mad. I am kermitted to squeeze as many frog puns into this ribbeting unfrogettable post. Is spawning that many a tad too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 1, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Xela said: At the very least he would be hopping mad. I am kermitted to squeeze as many frog puns into this ribbeting unfrogettable post. I'm kermitted to this treatment or was it "what's in the news toad-ay?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Ribbit. My cat's brought two more frogs in the house and I chickened out on picking them up, I couldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I'm kermitted to this treatment or was it "what's in the news toad-ay?" Colon then...educate me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 1, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2017 39 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: Colon then...educate me Genuinely listened to that one last night War do you think about that then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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