Invasion of the Tree Frogs...Help!

[AlexS]

I've been searching online for some expertise with a very peculiar problem. I recently moved into a new appartment and have found 12 tree frogs in my kitchen over the past 45 days. My wife is very squemish about all reptiles so I'm constantly on frog patrol. While I always escort my visitors out to the near by landscaping, I can't seem to locate where they are entering my appartment. The building maintenance people have looked high and low and have sealed every concievable entry point but when I went to make coffee this morning...there was another one (see picture). They are stumpted, I'm stumped and I need some help.

I'm hoping that someone on this forum may have some recommendations or suggestions for how to keep these cute little guys out of my kitchen. Some details - I live in Marin County, CA (North of San Francisco) in an old appartment building that sits on a hill near the bay and an old quarry. There are lots of trees and ivy covered planters around. Finally, the appartment was recently remodeled.

Any and all suggestions welcome!

[bshmerlie]

Man, why can't I have those problems? Seriously, if you have a crawl space under the house maybe they are going down there to cool off if it is hot outside and then find some crevis to get inside your kitchen. In the kitchen you would have plumbing coming from under the house for your sink. Just a thought if you've tried every other obvious spot. You could use the spray expanding foam around pipes to keep critters from getting in.

[AlexS]

Thanks for the advise and I do realize that most of the people on this forum would love to have this "problem." The maintenance guys have used like 2 cans of foam spray to seal all of the holes that they've found. Keep the ideas coming!!

[Jace]

You are having an invasion of Pacific Chorus frogs-very cute and spry little frogs and I really wish I had your problem!! If there is any way to remove some of the greenery away from your apartment (anything in pots etc), then I would suggest doing that. These guys love to hide out and climb in leaves and branches, and they might be using those as a froggy highway into your home. You never know....they might just grow on you and your wife-the males have a very beautiful call to woo the ladies!!