We do a weekly inspection of all the places they like to hide, and nothing yet. We are HOPING the cold did kill them all. This weekends inspection for the cubans was NONE. We have noticed more tiny green frogs, which is good. PLEASE REPORT any sightings (number and location) to the Professor who does research on frogs and invasive frogs such as the Cubans to: Steven Albert Johnson at tadpole@ufl.edu http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/ This site gives you instructions on how to humanely dispose of the cubans. Here is a link that might be useful: University of Florida Wildlife Research

The emails have been flying fast and furious among residents of my neighborhood after someone spotted what they thought was an iguana loose and living on the adjacent golf course. Even to the point of worrying whether Fluffy or Muffy was in danger in their back yards. To the best of my knowledge iguanas are herbivorous; they don't eat dogs and cats. I say let it alone-it won't hurt anyone or anything. As for cuban tree frogs, well, they get crushed, freezed, microwaved, right away-you get the picture. To paraphrase General Sheridan, "the only good cuban tree frog is a dead cuban tree frog."

THANK YOU for taking the time to respond - Great link! My CTF's have indeed decimated the population of geckos, other frogs, lizards, and ....come to think about it, just about EVERYTHING else! U of F has always been a great resource, and although I resisted physically removing my little invaders, it sure has been far quieter since then! I can step outside my porch at night now and hear the sound of their enthusiasm 8 houses away! Amazing vocal capacity for such a little critter. And yes, I DID notice a burning sensation on my hands (through the gloves) when I picked them up. Many thanks again...... sorry to be so long in responding, fhfchrish.

Thanks Cyn427! Great suggestions. I love the sound of good ol' native Florida tree frogs, and encouraged what I thought were a slightly different variety when my Cubans 1st arrived about a year ago. CTFs sound like a really loud, squeaky, rusty massive gate swinging in a tornado, at all different pitches & keys. The noise is maddening! I did try soap n water sprays, vinegar & water (that kindof worked, at first, killed my grass & begonias, tho), tobacco tea, oil & soap (i use this for whiteflies, aphids, etc), garlic emulsion sprays - all to no avail. I dumped & relocated my rain barrels, moved 90% of the plants under our bedroom window area, left lights ON, left lights OFF, prayed, cussed, ....nothing worked! Our local black snake and corn snake population won't even eat them! These are some bitter, tenacious little rascals! Ear plugs only muffled the sound a little bit...... (sigh) but not enough to STAY asleep. We finally resorted to Removal.......SUCCESS! They are down to a manageable 2 or 3 now . And the geckos & REGULAR tree frogs are coming back. Hooray! Our neighbors chuckled & thought we were absolutely bat-crazy during the process, until the congregation moved into THEIR side yard. I now see them out at dusk, with their butterfly nets & strainers.....hunting big amphibious game, haha. :)