Man Finds Frog In His Lettuce, Decides To Take Care Of It And Posts Updates
Man Finds Frog In His Lettuce, Decides To Take Care Of It And Posts Updates
A California man has been taking care of a tree frog after discovering the small critter in his romaine lettuce.
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Simon Curtis posted a thread to Twitter describing the moment he came across the frog, which he named Tony.
“I found the cutest little frog in the bottom of my romaine lettuce tonight- it’s too cold to set him outside (27 degrees), but he’s been living in the lettuce in the fridge for several days now- does anyone know what I should do so that he doesn’t die?” he wrote in his first tweet.
After more than 1,000 replies, he decided to keep Tony inside.
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Simon continued to post updates of Tony for his new fan club.
The next day, Tony escaped, but was later found on top of a door frame.
“I FOUND HIM,” Simon wrote in a tweet.
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In other tweets, Curtis said that he spoke with Mark Howery, the Senior Wildlife Diversity Biologist at Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation who was able to identify Tony as a green tree frog. Curtis further said he got live wax worms to feed Tony.
And then Tony escaped again. This time he found him in the shower.
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Simon was still torn about whether he should keep Tony as a pet or release him into the wild.
So, he created a poll. Nearly 88,000 people chimed in.
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After the results came in, Simon went to the store to upgrade Tony’s home.
He said Tony “seems to love” the new setup.
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Simon consulted with a conservation biologist to make his final decision on whether or not to keep Tony.
“After consulting with Dr. Jonathan Kolby, @MyFrogCroaked, and learning about the best, most environmentally ethical practices in a scenario like mine, I have decided to keep Tony,” Simon wrote on Christmas Eve.
