Cuban Tree Frog on my Porch.

usfpaul82 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 03:50 AM

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.....I was on my front porch tonight and it is storming where I am (lakeland, fl) and i noticed i HUGE tree frog on my wall. It is about 4" long so I looked it up. Turns out it is a Cuban Tree frog which according to University of Florida is a invasive species and is actually causing a huge problem with local green tree from populations in florida because they are very agressive and actually eat smaller frogs. They actually recommend euthanizing them immediately. So what would you do after learning this information and seeing one on your front porch?

Link to the info about them and euthanizing. They even tell you how to do it.

Florida Wildlife Extension at UF/IFAS

Picture of the guy outside

Ulisesfrb · #2 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 04:04 AM

I don't know if I would be able to euthanize it. Most likely I would keep it as a pet, until it died. No breeding of course.

marylanddartfrog · #3 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 03:16 PM

Well I live in maryland and I got one on a ornamental plant,looked up prosedure to uthenise it but ended up keeping it.turned out to be a male calls constantly.neet call.but if u find one u should never release it.

marylanddartfrog · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 03:26 PM

SorrY about spelling hitting the wrong buttons on my new touch screen gotta get use to it.lol

c81kennedy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 06:16 PM

I find them all the time in cable boxes here in clearwater but i dont have the heart to euthanize them. Iv found 5 or 6 in one box before there everywhere out here.

Brotherly Monkey · #6 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 06:38 PM

why are people squeamish about killing a frog, especially when it's damaging the local environment and putting pressure on native species?

eldalote2 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 07:50 PM

Because we love our frogs and all frogs. Feral cats are a huge problem and we don't have Frankenstein hunts for them.

Brotherly Monkey · #8 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eldalote2

Because we love our frogs and all frogs. Feral cats are a huge problem and we don't have Frankenstein hunts for them.

if you love all frogs then wouldn't it make sense to help preserve those under threat from an invasive species?

frogface · #9 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Brotherly Monkey

if you love all frogs then wouldn't it make sense to help preserve those under threat from an invasive species?

I would say that it does make sense, but, it's not something that everyone is going to be able to do. Same goes for the cats.

thedude · #10 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 06:55 AM

Dont think of it as killing a frog, think of it as saving the native amphibians and ecosystem. I kill Bullfrogs all the time. It sucks but its either that or they ruin our native ecosystems.

Help out Floridas natives and euthenize it. You guys have enough to worry about with invasives as it is.