Since that last frog release, I have released two more froglets to the wild. That last one was willing, but these others have been trickier to catch. It’s a little hairy, because I absolutely cannot let them escape inside the house – they can jump far, and hide well, and would starve to death sooner than admit that they goofed and find their way back to the Tiny Tank. I don’t know if their leaping range is significantly hampered by their tail.
When it’s time to catch one, I have Linda standing by for an extra pair of eyes and hands in case of an escape. Linda hates drama – another reason I can’t let that happen. We can’t have a scene in the living room where two humans are shouting orders and jumping around on the furniture with a miniature net and a bucket, trying to catch something the size of an almond that’s acting like a rubber band. Mayhem of that sort could endanger my popularity in the household.
Not only can they jump and hide, with the little suction cups on the ends of their toes, tree frogs can attach to vertical surfaces – like trees (and walls) and such. Hence the name TREE frog. They can get up there — making every single inch of the house a potential hiding place.
Look at little Greenie here, all ready to climb right out of the transport box and into the Big Tank and on to the Big Green Beyond. They’re a lot like people. Some are timid and cautious, anxious about what might be out there; others want to leap out into danger, just anything to get out of the doldrums.
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