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“There’s something truly magical
about these emerald marvels!”

to a green tree frog. Yes, it can be loud THEY MAKE THE BEST YARD GUESTS LIMIT OR STOP USING PESTICIDES
and somewhat annoying when you’re
trying to sleep but hey you have a new Aside from being crazy cool, there are a Real talk, using these chemicals in the
backyard buddy and a healthy ecosystem, few reasons why you’d want frogs in your garden or lawn can be really harmful to
congratulations. yard. They feast on insects like slugs, grubs, the very frogs you are trying to attract. As
mosquitos, and other pests, making them
mentioned above, frogs have permeable
They can serenade with a slow ‘brawk- an eco-friendly, non-toxic alternative to skin and these weed-killing substances can
brawk-brawk’ to call out to potential mates, pesticides and chemical insect repellents. really hurt your friendly frogs.
oh la la! And on a more sinister side, they Think of your backyard as an all-you-can- PROVIDE A WATER SOURCE
will scream when they are in danger, to
scare off a predator. eat buffet for frogs. Can you believe one frog Oh froggy, do they love water, in fact, they
can eat up to 100 insects in a day. Doing a
little calculation that’s roughly 10,000 bugs need moisture to survive, so providing a
THEY ARE ADORABLE a season, that’s a lot of buzzing bugs. shallow, non-moving water source will
bring all the froggies to the yard.
This needs no explanation whatsoever, I Because most amphibians are endangered,
mean just look at them, awwwww. creating a place for them to prosper is GARDEN LIGHTS AND PATIO LANTERNS
AT NIGHT
But this brings us to our next point… a wonderful way to help restore their
population. Shedding some light during the night
attracts bugs, frogs think they are super
THE SKIN-NY ON GREEN TREE FROGS CREATING A GREEN SANCTUARY IN YOUR yummy! As frogs hunt at night, they will
First rule: Look, don’t touch. You see they BACKYARD thank you for having a well-lit area where
have extremely porous skin that they absorb these bugs will hang around making
oxygen through, so too much handling of a Contrary to what perhaps one of the world’s catching them all the easier.
Green Tree Frog without proper care could most famous frogs, Kermit, might say “It’s
really hurt the poor little hoppers. not easy being green”, well it is if you do
these croak-tastic things and in a jiffy green
If you spot a laidback frog while having fun frogs will be having a ribbit-ing good time in
in the backyard of the tropical north, give it your backyard.
space, nobody likes to be poked, Ouch!

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