Man discovers a baby frog in a salad box, bathes and feeds it

Team Udayavani, Dec 26, 2021, 10:30 AM IST

A man who discovered a young frog in his salad box is caring for him, feeding him snacks and bathing him.

Simon Curtis turned to Twitter to document his adventures with Tony, his pet frog.

“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?” Simon tweeted.

Tony was photographed sitting in a container near the vegetables.

Back in the fridge until it warms up outside tomorrow? He’s hopping and clearly well and I bought this lettuce like four days ago… he’s so adorable I really don’t want him to die. Any advice at all will be very appreciated!

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

Despite the fact that Simon purchased the salad four days prior, the frog was “jumping and plainly well,” according to Simon.

In an update, Simon said that he had put the “remaining lettuce back inside” the box and gave the frog a “mason jar lid of water, and sprayed the entire container down with water.”

update: put the remaining lettuce back inside, gave him a mason jar lid of water, and sprayed the entire container down with water. Going to leave him here in the kitchen tonight and then figure out what to do with him tomorrow. His name is Tony ?? pic.twitter.com/0N67qDu7Pg

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

Tony tried to flee his house, but Simon discovered him on top of a door frame.

The small amphibian agreed to be picked up by his human companion.

“Just spoke to Mark Howery, Senior Wildlife Diversity Biologist at Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and was able to confirm that Tony is indeed a green tree frog,” Simon said in a tweet.

I FOUND HIM.

Here is his lettuce container on the counter, and here is where I found him (up on top of a high ass door frame) pic.twitter.com/jE0ohSVXJo

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

Tony has escaped AGAIN!

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

Charlotte, the baby chihuahua, is on the case… pic.twitter.com/82M7KU9UIb

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

And then, Tony escaped from his container to go and hide in the shower.

hiding in the shower, covered in dust bunnies… I don’t know WHAT this little guy has been up to pic.twitter.com/shUYxm9Rz4

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

“He was so dehydrated and shriveled I was worried he’d died, but he’s now immersed in distilled water, cleaning himself, and coming back to life!!” Simon wrote.

thank you @j_h_o_r for finding little Tony!!! pic.twitter.com/BH9mgQQCqa

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

I’m VERY torn- do I keep Tony as a pet or release him tomorrow? (Worth noting, there is a string of abnormally warm days beginning tomorrow, which will give him ample time to get acclimated and prep for hibernation).

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

Tony got a new little (temporary) house!

(and apparently he had a *third* escape adventure when @j_h_o_r gave him fresh water while I was at the gym/out picking up Tony supplies ?) pic.twitter.com/yJpG7VZMHm

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

look at this little mush. Ugh. I love Tony. pic.twitter.com/f0g92apRCH

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

In a turn of events, Tony apparently had had a “third escape adventure.”

Simon then moved Tony to the bathroom “where the lighting isn’t as harsh and there isn’t as much activity.”

I’m very happy to keep Tony as a pet, but only want to do that if it is the right thing to do for both him and the environment. Ideally, I’d take him to a creek and watch him hop away to finally have the little frog life he was trying to have in the first place ?

— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 24, 2021

He eventually decided to keep Tony after “consulting with Dr. Jonathan Kolby, @MyFrogCroaked.”