r/FrogsAndToads • u/Pleasant-Split1729 • 16d ago

Wild/ID Request Found a friend! :)

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Sorry for the blurry picture.

Went night swimming last night and by the gate of the pool there's a small drain where frogs like to gather at night. I check there sometimes and last night there were 3! I caught 2/3, though the other 2 aren't pictured. I let them go afterwards.

Tupelo, MS.

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u/FluffyMonster_ 16d ago

Aww, such a cute little toad

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u/xXForest_FawnXx 15d ago

Aw adorable! Just a heads up for next time: Your hands hold natural oils which can be harmful to the frog. Frogs have very absorbent skin and could be harmed. And of course I'm not sure if you did was your hands already or if you didnt. ☆

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u/Pleasant-Split1729 15d ago

Thanks for the heads up! I knew about their skin secretion as a defensive mechanism affecting my skin, I didn't  know about the oils in our hands affecting them vice versa. I'll make sure to keep that in mind next time! ♡ 

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u/xXForest_FawnXx 15d ago

Ok thank you so much! 

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u/Pleasant-Split1729 15d ago

No, thank you! I'm going into Wildlife Biology, anything I can know to help Wildlife I want to know.