Finding frog poop on the porch is not a pleasant thing for sure. But if you live in an area where these creatures live and you have a house with a porch, be ready that frogs and toads may come to visit you…and sometimes leave unpleasant “presents” on your porch!
This is why it is a common and very popular question among homeowners: how to make frogs stop pooping on your porch? And this is exactly what we are going to tell you about today! Also, you will learn how to keep frogs off your porch to prevent them from leaving their droppings there.
We will share a few things that keep frogs away effectively and explain how to use them. In addition, we will explain how to clean frog poop and whether their droppings pose any danger to humans. Finally, you will find out what attracts these creatures to our homes.
What to Do to Keep Frogs And Toads From Pooping On Your Porch?
If you notice frogs pooping on your porch, you will definitely start searching for any methods that will allow you to keep those creatures away from your home. It is easier to once find a solution that will work rather than clean frog poop constantly!
Luckily, there are a few handy and quite simple methods you can opt for to keep frogs away from your house and porch. Below, you can read more about each of them and define which one will suit you more.
Get Rid of Everything That Attracts Frogs
To stop frogs and toads from coming to your home to poop, you need to remove anything that is attractive to them. As you probably know, these amphibians are mostly drawn to things that have to do with food. However, lights can also make frogs come to your house.
So if you remove these attractions, frogs and toads will have fewer reasons to come into your house. In addition, you can use the following methods to prevent frogs from visiting your house and yard:
- Use an insect-repelling light source, such as citronella candles, torch, or yellow lights, instead of keeping the garden lights on
- Remove dead leaves and weeds from your lawn and garden on a regular basis
- Make sure you regularly cut the grass short on your property
- Reduce or eliminate shadowed places in your yard or garden that may attract these amphibians
- Get rid of any stagnant water and replace it with water that’s moving (e.g. a fountain)
These simple tricks will allow you to have less attractive places in your garden and yard where frogs and toads may stay, threatening your porch.
Try to Establish a Frog Haven
Yes, that’s exactly what we suggest you do: to establish a frog and insect habitat in your yard or garden! You may be wondering why you would do this if your goal is to get rid of frogs. Well, if you have such a haven in your garden or yard, it will allow you to keep frogs around in a specific area instead of having them all over the property.
Nevertheless, we don’t recommend you do this in locations where frogs might be run over by a lawnmower or in public settings. Also, if the noise that frogs make disturbs you, avoid this advice.
Spray Saltwater Around Your Garden Or Lawn
Frogs are sensitive to saltwater because their feet will be stinging after contact with even little amount of the salty spray on your pathways and other areas. Saltwater can be an easy frog deterrent, but you should not use it in gardens since plants often negatively react to salt!
But if you want to spray your paths or lawn with salty water, here is how you can prepare the solution:
- Get a clean spray bottle and put three teaspoons of salt in it
- Spray the container with the salt solution
- Add a little amount of water to the mixture
- Lightly agitate the mixture to make sure that the salts are completely dissolved
- Spray the salty mixture on your pathways and other areas that may be affected by frogs or toads
Try Spraying Vinegar
Instead of saltwater, you can try using a vinegar-water spray since it has the same effect. However, vinegar sprays also have quite a serious drawback: thy are extremely acidic! If you apply this spray close to your plants, it may potentially harm them.
Below, we have prepared a few tips for making such a solution should you decide to use one.
- Get a clean spray bottle
- Use 3/4 vinegar and 1/4 water to fill the container
- Spray the solution on your paths and in areas where you commonly see frogs
Use Coffee Grounds
Not everyone knows that coffee grounds can be used not only as a skin scrub or a cleaning product but also as an effective frog repellent. Reusing your used coffee grounds will help you keep frogs away from your house.
How does it work?
See, the coffee grounds contain nitrates that are good for the plants in your garden and can be sprinkled on the ground. However, if a frog treads on the coffee grounds, it will experience pain!
However, you should note that the acidity of the coffee grounds might be harmful to some plants! This is the only drawback to using this approach, so be careful before you start sprinkling your coffee grounds around the garden or lawn!
Use Herbicides
Herbicides can be very effective against toads and frogs because they sterilize frog males that come into touch with them. But you should keep in mind that herbicides can also affect the grass negatively! Also, there are several toad and frog species that you can’t treat with this procedure due to population decline and potential damage to protected species.
Well, now you know what keeps frogs and toads away from your porch, preventing them from leaving their poop there.
As you can see, there are plenty of options you can use to keep your porch clean, so you decide which one suits you more. And be sure you are careful with some of them since certain solutions like herbicides or even seemingly harmless coffee grounds may affect your plants negatively!
How to Clean Frog Poop?
To clean up amphibian messes, you can simply use an antibacterial disinfectant and some kitchen towel or tissue paper to remove the mess. But you must always wash your hands after any contact with frog poop!
Is frog poop dangerous?
This is a common question people ask when they face the necessity of cleaning frog messes from their porches. Well, frog poop is not actually dangerous, but you should still treat it with some caution.
See, both frog and toad poop can contain pathogenic bacteria and parasites, some of which can infect humans. For example, among such bacteria that may cause disease and are found in frog poop, there are Salmonella bacteria, which is responsible for food poisoning. And Salmonellosis can be severely uncomfortable!
Pinworms can also be found in amphibian poop. Pinworms are a common parasites of amphibians and humans. This parasite is responsible for more infections in the United States than any other worm species!
This is why, although cleaning frog poop is simple, make sure you wash your hands thoroughly after the procedure and you might even want to wear rubber gloves that will be discarded after you use them for cleaning frog droppings.
What Attracts Frogs to My Porch?
If you have frogs around your home, it means that there is something appealing on your property that attracts them. The following are some of the things that might make frogs come to your house, garden, and the surrounding area:
Swimming Pools
For any frog, your swimming pool is the most favorable environment for living and reproducing. However, it is important that you remove these creatures from your pool as soon as you notice frogs or toads there. This is why, if you discover frog eggs or tadpoles in your pool, do not enter the water, don’t touch what you’ve found, and contact the local animal and pest control agency immediately!
Areas With Stagnant Water
Frogs and toads adore stagnant water, this is why they will immediately enter any standing water they find in your yard or garden. Therefore, if you want to prevent frogs from coming into your garden or yard, consider removing any sources of stagnant water on your property.
Regularly Watered Lawn
Everyone knows that frogs are attracted to wet places, this is why they will be drawn to lawns that are watered often, especially throughout the summer months. This will allow them to keep themselves moist.
How can you solve this problem?
Well, you can water your grass once or twice each week rather than more often. Like this, frogs will not find the desired moist setting they like on your property since there will be no over-watered lawn there.
Bright Lights
Frogs and toads are often drawn to your property by the bright lights. This is why, if you want to keep these creatures from visiting your home, turn off the lights before you go to bed instead of letting them work all night long.
A Leaking Hose
As we already said, frogs are often drawn to your home because they find the water sources needed for their survival there. Besides, a leaking hose will also attract moths that frogs feed on. Therefore, the easiest way to prevent bugs and moths from entering your house and thus attracting frogs and toads is to check your hose for leaks and immediately fix it.
Rotten Food
Rotting food isn’t a part of a frog’s diet, however, if you leave any food leftovers and they start rotting, the smell will attract insects, which frogs like feeding on. Therefore, clear up any decaying food or fallen rotten fruit (if you have a garden) to avoid attracting the little flying insects that frogs like eating.
So, now you know all about keeping frogs and toads away from your home and garden. In addition, we explained what you can do to prevent these creatures from leaving their droppings on your porch.
As you can see, dealing with these amphibians is not difficult at all, but to keep your property frog-free, you should follow certain precautionary measures and perform regular cleaning and territory maintenance. This will not only keep your lawns and garden neat but also help you keep these unwanted visitors away.
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