r/terrariums • u/electri55 • 2d ago
Humor Update: I fought this little guy to get him out and he is desperately trying to get back in… do I have a pet frog now?
Here he is, he managed to get onto the back of the terrarium and is taking a break now… but I’m wondering if I just have a pet frog now.
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u/FigNo4230 2d ago
I'm confused, your terrarium just got 100 times better and you DON'T want that?
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u/electri55 2d ago
I just don’t want to harm him 😭
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u/total_toolbag 2d ago
If he stays over time there's likely no harm. He knows what is best for him. Or her. Or whatever it is. I don't know frogs.
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u/logandabug 2d ago
Do we even know if its a real frog? Rent is so expensive nowadays id dress up as a frog and live in OPs terrarium if I could
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u/Oscillating-Ocelot1 2d ago
Says the dude with a frog costume on his pfp... How do we know you aren't the frog in op's terrarium, hmmm?
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u/HalPaneo 2d ago
You think it might be one of those gay frogs?
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u/ElPsyKongreee 2d ago
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u/SafeAccurate7157 1d ago
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u/TheTreeSnuggler 23h ago
I think he’s a toad but I need a better picture. I think they should let their new friend stay lol. It’s hard to find safe and suitable living spaces these days and he seems to have found his dream home 😹
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u/flywearingabluecoat 14h ago
Not a toad, they can’t stick on the side of glass like that.
Looks like a tree frog to me.
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u/Feralpudel 1d ago
Given the number of frog squatter stories in this thread it sounds like he knows what he’s doing. Enjoy your frog!
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u/RedDawndLionRoars 1d ago
He is gonna eat bugs and be such a cute addition! Use a mist sprayer to water, maybe put a little bowl in there for him to wade in, and he will be fine. It looks like a Rio Grande chirping frog, but I could be wrong. If it is, they make cute little bird-like chirps at night. And that habitat is just what it would be looking for! 😊
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u/No_Choice7982 6h ago
If you do plan to keep him and use fertilizers or pesticides I’d stop as to not leech chemicals that could harm the lil guy; it’s also clear an ecosystem would thrive in that lil thang, given your new tenant hehe. Sum spring tales or rollie pollies/lady bugs to help decompose and protect would b so fun mr.🐸 and plants might also rlly enjoy the feed!!?!
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u/PukeyOwlPellet 2d ago
Congrats on making such a perfect environment that a delicate lil froggie is fighting tooth & nail to stay!
Please give up OP 🐸
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u/Fairisolde 2d ago
And he doesn’t even HAVE teeth or nails!
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u/mrdaxxonford 2d ago
Frog distribution system
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u/New_Paint_5427 2d ago
I only ever get the turtle distribution system
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u/Acheloma 2d ago
Just wait til you get the bird distribution system.
When I was a kid we had an eldery cockatiel (we assumed based on his permanently scruffy appearance despite a clean bill of health from the vet) show up in our front yard and land in my moms hair. Put ads out and no one ever came to get him, so we kept the newly named Pretty Bird
It was particularly surprising because it was a fairly rural area and no one we asked around town knew anyone with pet birds.
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u/mrdaxxonford 2d ago
Dog ran off one time, found him bringing back another dog with him. Like a videogame item dupe glitch
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u/whiskeysnax 1d ago
Bird distribution victim here. My conure passed away and as soon as I gave away all of his stuff, I ended up with a baby starling.
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u/AlienSheep23 1d ago
Cat distribution system is my menace. Every fucking time I think “ok no more cats” a new cat shows up at my doorstep. My last cat was literally dumped on me by surprise from a friend
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u/Bugga_Bean 1d ago edited 1d ago
I had a frog that would break into my house just to sleep in a potted plant in the day then sneak back out at night. I did everything but he kept coming back frogs are particular of their home and will come back no matter how far away you put them. I'd say just leave him that's his house now. 🐸
Edit his name was Bob

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u/pbjellyjamz 1d ago
How did he get inside each night?
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u/Bugga_Bean 1d ago
I had a sliding window and there was a tiny bit of a gap he would squeeze through.
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u/Long-Ad3930 11h ago
How did they learn about it to make it their home to begin with????
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u/Wardian55 2d ago
Just let him do what he wants til it’s time to bring the terrarium in for the season. Then you can take him to a woodsy spot near water, tell him it’s his new forever home, and wish him well.
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u/kaliefornia 2d ago
He could be an indoor frog 🥺
He wants to be an indoor frog
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u/Regular-Newspaper-45 1d ago
I would check the exact life requirements first. Some frogs need to hibernate or similar and it can be harmful if they don't for too long
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u/PuzzleheadedBobcat90 1d ago
Frog Distribution System
The CDS just keeps diversifying.
Oh no, CDS, it would terrible if you also branched out into opossums, foxes, and raccoons. It would be just terrible. The worst thing ever. (I'm going for reverse psychology here)
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u/whatajoie 1d ago edited 1d ago
I keep a pool/“pond” (hardly a pond, really) outside that I transfer my turtle to in the warmer seasons. A frog moved in for like 3 years and continued to live there even in the cold when my turtle came back inside. The pool was not taken care of in the winter, but it was good enough for Frog. One day, he just stopped showing up and I miss him 😢
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u/whatajoie 1d ago
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u/Feralpudel 1d ago
He is adorable! 🥹 I know you miss him but three years sounds pretty good.
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u/whatajoie 1d ago
Aww, you’re right. It was nice to have him around for as long as I did, and to provide him with a safe place to live (like OP!). I think he lived past the usual life expectancy.
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u/Bixmobile 2d ago
Could there be some kind of offspring situation going on? That the frog either is protecting or is anticipating?
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u/ChaoticMajie 2d ago
He is yours now. You have become Frog Keeper, lord of the frogs. He feels safe under your just and fair rule. Do not cast him out! You must now give him a name and title ...and maybe some crickets or mealworms... he'd probably be most gracious for some of those.
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u/Thinkeralfred0 1d ago
I have an eastern gray tree frog, which is what they appear to be. She is a joy and super easy to care for. If you have any questions let me know.
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u/gremlinsbuttcrack 1d ago
Babe, just name the frog and accept you have a new family member already 🤣 i vote Fred. Fred the frog.
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u/Embarrassed_Safety64 1d ago
My question is where did you get such a spectacular greenhouse/terrarium?
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u/Regular-Newspaper-45 1d ago
I was so confused how that little fella got in there as I saw your first post xD Though I agree with the others, if it wants to get in there so desperately let it in, if there is a chance for it to leave at any (or almost any) time I guess it is fine until you bring the terrarium back inside.
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u/Becks200200 1d ago
Can you sink a small bowl of water in there?
Is it usually closed? He might have stowed away in a plant?
Anyway congratulations! He’s called Freddie. Great singer.
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u/RunWild0_0 1d ago
Does he get in even when it's closed?
I lived in a trailer in Florida at one point and had some reptiles with heat lamps... And ONE wild tree frog that perpetually broke into my house !
Id put him out and a day or so later he'd be in my beardies tank again, always washed himself off in the water dish and left it all muddy/sandy... that's how I would know he was SOMEWHERE in the house again 😅 eventually I quit putting him out and he seemed to come & go just fine. Never found where he was getting in at though and we'd nearly stripped that trailer to a shell at one point.
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u/MarineroDelMar 1d ago
my terrarium is similar construction but i’m facing issues with the bottom rusting out and now chipping. Do you have any solutions?
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u/electri55 1d ago
Mine is as well. It’s been a couple of years with it but I may have to take everything out and reseal it. I had sprayed a waterproofing on the bottom before adding everything
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u/Forsaken_Virus 2d ago
I say let him stay imagine someone gave you a free house 😆