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How to Keep Frogs Out of Your Toilets
How to Keep Frogs Out of Your Toilets. While it may seem amusing that a frog would find its way into a toilet, if you are constantly having to remove an army of frogs from the toilet bowl or around the rim, it quickly can stop being funny. Although you might think these web-footed amphibians are swimming up through the sewer lines, it may surprise...
While it may seem amusing that a frog would find its way into a toilet, if you are constantly having to remove an army of frogs from the toilet bowl or around the rim, it quickly can stop being funny. Although you might think these web-footed amphibians are swimming up through the sewer lines, it may surprise you to learn that the type of frog typically found in toilets is actually a tree frog.
Things You'll Need
Tree trimmer
1/4-inch screen mesh
Chainsaw (optional)
Step 1
Cut tree limbs away from the roof of the house with a tree trimmer or chainsaw. Tree frogs normally climb up trees and jump from the branches onto the roof of the house to warm themselves on the shingles.
Step 2
Mount a screen with 1/4-inch mesh over the toilet vent on the roof of the house -- plumbing stack covers are available for typical pipe diameters. Once a frog is warm, it typically will move to someplace cooler, such as the inside of a toilet vent. Unfortunately, once the frog jumps into the vent, it will fall downward, go through the vent pipe, and find its way into the toilet.
Step 3
Turn outdoor lights off at night to help keep bug populations down. Lights attract bugs, which in turn attract frogs. Without a steady food supply, the frogs will go elsewhere.
