Frog Invasion in Underground Parking Garage

Gates Wildlife Control was called out to inspect a frog invasion in an underground parking garage. The super of the building was finding 25-30 frogs in all 4 of their underground ventilation units each day.
The frogs were falling through the grates of the unit and landing at the bottom. The frogs were also being found in the parking garage and unfortunately being run over by cars.
Watch as we remove the frogs that were in the unit on the day we arrived and release them. We provided the owner with an estimate and can hopefully help them stop this problem for good!

[@henrybader2380]

Have the tenants been experiencing any other plagues lately? Rivers of blood, darkness during the day, rains of fire, that sort of thing?

[@johnhenry4389]

It seems like the year for it.

[@mish375]

I think would be extreme Hail, not fire. 🙂 But add plagues of flies and fleas to that list as well. And if people begin breaking out in boils, then you know it's getting serious...

[@nowvoyagerNE]

They have been experiencing a huge increase is sheer idiocy in that section of the city. Perhaps there is something in the water that is causing a scarcity in human brain cells.

[@richardfeldmann8830]

@@nowvoyagerNE d

[@ReadRomans10]

@@mish375 like MonkeyPOX?

[@sbel90]

Upset for the dead ones and glad for the rescued ones. They were thankful hopping to you two 🐸🐸🐸

[@gyyuyuinjail6716]

Ok I was rlly sad

[@SonicBoone56]

I was NOT expecting so many of the dead looking ones to be, in fact, alive. They're really good at staying completely still it seems.

[@SpookySoulGeek]

I'm so glad that you guys took the time and energy to handle this big project, and even though they're not the kind of animal people usually go "aww" for, you still handled them with great care and humane practices. I only have one tip for if you guys ever have to remove frogs or any amphibian again. It can be helpful to add a bit of water to the bucket, just enough to cover the bottom so that they can rehydrate. Apparently, touching amphibians skin can cause them to dehydrate more. Again, I'm so grateful for people like you all who do this type of work. )

[@SonicBoone56]

I thought most people found frogs to be cute :(

[@alyssabullock6421]

@@SonicBoone56 well... It depends. I find some frogs more cute than others. Depends on the species for me

[@malditomalo619]

Love your videos and your kindness to wildlife. Greetings from Mexico🇲🇽

[@sarahb.6475]

I saw a giant frog by the river today! I was photographing some insects on an old fallen log and the frog was behind me sitting on a different old tree trunk and I was very surprised to see him! I never saw one up so close before so I was sure to get his picture too - he just sat there. I did touch him very lightly on the nose as I had never touched an amphibian before and he felt a bit oily?? But he looked really big, bigger than my hand. I'm still amazed at I actually saw him and he sat still so I could get his photo. Most critters like running away. Like it's almost impossible to get a decent photo of those chipmunks!!

[@animalsareourangels93]

Thank you so much for rescuing the frogs. They are on the endangered species list and I can’t thank you enough. It’s been a very hot summer and I’m wondering if they are fleeing from the areas that they have been in? The others obviously are so tiny that they’re falling through the screen. Thank you so much for your compassion. All the best, Susan from Ontario Canada

[@Sunnbuzz]

Frogs are on the endangered list in Ontario ?? I grew up in England and Italy, I was constantly playing in nature, every pool/river I went to in the Summer was full of tadpoles in either country, we always had them in our tiny back pond too in London UK. I came to Toronto as a teenager 30 years ago I constantly take walks by water (Credit river, High Park ponds, Humber River, lakeshore) small streams, stagnate ponds and I have NEVER seen tadpoles in Ontario's water ways - I've always commented on how weird it is, the Only place I've seen frogs is the back exit of St Clair West subway in Toronto that has a trail and marshy area, but again I look in all the small pools and never see tadpoles

[@animalsareourangels93]

@@Sunnbuzz Hi! Thank you for your comment! Yes, I have not seen any frogs for many years. I had a few garden frogs, toads, and I was in love with them! Unfortunately, I found some of them with their little heads bitten off from feral cats. There are also huge bull frogs, and they are eating these frogs. They don’t have a chance for survival anymore unfortunately….. Polution, predictors, humans…it’s all very sad! I must visit the UK one day! I have only been in the airport going through on my way to Spain on business.Take care! Susan

[@ursulasmith6402]

Diagnosis: uncontrolled and too much building. All habitats are getting destroyed.

[@Larch_Lane_Puppies]

The frog catching added a great giggle to my day! 🐸😂

[@AnansitheSpider8]

I wonder how all of those frogs survived from falling from such a great height like that.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

They apparently bounce quite well.

[@hootinouts]

It has to do with their size. Creatures with less body mass survive falls better.

[@JSLEnterprises]

That area literally used to be a swamp before it was developed. That's your reason for the frogs.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

How many grown maintenance men does it take to figure out the need to get smaller mesh grate material to cover those big ventilation openings? Call a mother. She'll have this figured out in one minute. It irks me that they would call you to solve this obvious problem. Brother!!!

[@dragonflypromoise7774]

Maybe there is a reason why they are fleeing the pond area. You might want to check out if there is something going on why they would flee their natural habitat and invade an unnatural habitat.

[@SpookySoulGeek]

thats a good point. It also might just be that they reproduced so well that the area became overrun, or after a heavy rain, they sought higher ground

[@dragonflypromoise7774]

@@SpookySoulGeek they said this has been going on for several days. They never mentioned heavy rains.

[@dragonflypromoise7774]

@Blood Beryl who said anything about being worried? It's called problem solving.

[@GG-kn2se]

“invade an unnatural habitat” bet the frogs see it the other way around.

[@animalsareourangels93]

@@dragonflypromoise7774 That’s a horrible thing for you to say!

[@J_is_okay]

I live around a marshy area and in recent years thousands of tiny frogs have been surviving and coming from the ponds and marshes into our town. When I say thousands I mean you can't take a step without killing at least ten of them. This year there weren't so many but there were still hundreds. I don't know if there are more bugs around to feed them or the predators have gone for some reason, but there are WAY too many frogs. I've been living in my town for 20 years and only in the past two have I seen something like this.

[@TheMcdrewb]

That’s interesting are there any articles on this? I bet some one/group has studied it

[@J_is_okay]

@@TheMcdrewb I did a quick search but I couldn't find any articles. Perhaps I could take a video if the same thing happens next year and talk to a wildlife sanctuary about it.

[@TheMcdrewb]

I doubt a sanctuary will help out frogs but would be a cool thing to see..have a good one thanks!

[@J_is_okay]

@@TheMcdrewb Haha I meant just for info, not to rescue the frogs. You have a nice day, as well :)

[@catfeatherss]

One night many years there were so many frogs all over the road that I had to close my eyes and plug my ears cause my dad couldn't avoid driving over them. Tens of thousands. Every so often there seems to be a weird frog population explosion.

[@wowzatrishiebunz]

I’ve seen these frogs around where I live and they aren’t hiding in a parking garage, thank goodness.

[@adrian7383]

Love the fact he knows about that horror movie frogs 🐸 new sub to the channel 👏🏻

[@umachan9286]

I don't care what anybody says but I love frogs. They're awesome little critters.

[@nanday100]

Love them! Great rescue guys.

[@joseph4388]

It's bugs season hence if you live in a multi-residential building with lots of perimeter lighting and units with plenty of glass panels that illuminate at night, then you'd have plenty of moths and other flying insects attracted to it. That creates an irresistible smorgasbord for other wildlife especially those residing in the marsh nearby. Frogs are especially plenty as well this time as many of those born last spring are now foraging together with the other more matured ones. Perhaps installing a fine mesh or shade cloth above those grates would be an inexpensive solution to prevent the frogs from falling through. You can purchase shade cloths of various sizes at amazon. You could as well advise the building manager to ask their tenants to draw their curtains or blinds to reduce the amount of bugs attracted at night.

[@lourobin2728]

The area ecosystem must be healthy to have so many frogs 🐸 and snakes 🐍 ! 😝 wrote my comment before watching the whole video!

[@renepena3024]

Thank you for what you do 🤗

[@johnnybussart4721]

FROGS that's an old 70's movie . I remember seeing that as a kid ha ha!

[@niteprowl2693]

I am sure you are grateful this has never happened in your 36 years. You could go crazy if it happened frequently. Great job, well done.

[@hootinouts]

A simple solution to prevent frog from getting into the grate would be to install a sheet metal curb about 6" high around the perimeter of the grate. You don't want to put a screen over the grate as it will reduce the air flow and throw the ventilation system out of balance.

[@AmstradExin]

Awww...i remember like 20 little toads were kinda lost near my company's building's entrance door. Me and a colleagoe carried them all to a nearby pond...poor froggos

[@nanday100]

The sound at 10:26 🤣🤣

[@boondoggled1]

nanday100 😂😂

[@macburgess3603]

thank you frog king

[@DanielSHIRO]

lol 10:20 to 10:36 just a moment of watching them in silence. appreciate that.

[@judil3294]

They need butterfly nets and smaller screens everywhere. Wow. They are rather cute though.

[@2024301]

Thank you for caring 🐸

[@owengao1119]

I’m glad they are frogs not toads, if it’s toad, don’t never ever use ur bare hands to grab them

[@kenziechase3412]

Thinking about the frogs falling through the holes and falling that far to the ground makes my heart sad, ouchie

[@ladynori]

Poor babies!🐸❤️

[@jolouisd]

I live in the st-lawrence lowlands and I've seen hundreds if not thousands of frogs this size covering the roads on rainy nights. Bad year for predators, good year for tadpoles.

[@cassandraalls5633]

What a beautiful complex that is🥰

[@ClaudetteCMBL]

Saved the day once again, Wow , you've never seen this in 36 yrs of saving animals. That is strange hmmm. Stay safe.

[@victoriaouthere8975]

Frog popcorn! LOL

[@helenminehan4356]

So Brad, the blonde beautiful girl is your daughter ? what a great pair working together, a family business, it looks quite difficult sometimes and yet you tackle it remarkedly, bless you much, from Australia. 💟

[@parihav]

Green frogs will mature during the summer, and move during rain storms as it's wet and allows them to breath away from ponds. These guys were probably migrating and fell down into this area.

[@joeblack4980]

We need more uploads please!!

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

Maybe some chicken wire over the grates?

[@amberl3305]

This reminds me if what I do on rainy nights when driving through the country. I call it road toad rescue lol. I've gotten good at spotting them, so I stop, put on blinkers, and pick them up and put them in the fields. At least they're off the road for a time.

[@scottbrandon9390]

Is there a pond nearby? It's unusual for that many frogs to appear in an air ventilation intake duct.

[@quigonkenny]

Maybe check to see if this is a native species, as that might explain their sudden appearance. Australia has had issues with plagues of cane toads, which are not native there, and were introduced intentionally to eradicate pests, but eventually grew to too great of numbers because they have no natural predators there, and any Australian predator that tries to eat them dies due to their poisonous nature. Such non-native animals often show up unintentionally due to hitching rides with the shipping of products. If that doesn't explain why they're suddenly showing up, perhaps recent local construction that changed the landscape is to blame (maybe the nearby pond was built for a new subdivision, for example), or perhaps the underground garage itself is new, and no one bothered to check before building it whether there were yearly plagues of frogs in the neighborhood that they might want to plan for.

[@edonmorris5664]

That’s because they built that new apartment complex on land where these dogs were living

[@vintagedazzle]

I remember that movie!

[@rhondaredeemedprodigal]

Cool 😎

[@carschmn]

Time to raise the air intake vent to a level they can’t jump to. Reminds me of the university in lethbridge that has a rattlesnake problem. There’s a nest on the property by a vent and the snakes occasionally slither over the vent and fall down into an office area.

[@ladynori]

Ribbit ribbit ribbit!!!! ❤️🐸

[@roxybarone]

How did you stop the problem?

[@butterflylady8875]

What city or town did this happen in? Job well done🐸🐸🐸🐸💚💚💚

[@boondoggled1]

Michelle Stolz Toronto Area

[@gateswildlife]

Hi Michelle, this was in Stouffville!

[@butterflylady8875]

Boondoggled News yes I knew Toronto area, I am in Stratford just wondered where, this is pretty weird and I shared it to my Facebook friends

[@butterflylady8875]

Gates Wildlife Control ❤️

[@carolmartin6719]

My granddaughter loves to catch frogs lol I'm so glad u refused the feogs. Wish they all could of been saved but when ur driving u can't always see what's under ur tires. So sad but @ least some what of a happy ending some where saved.

[@jacquelineentwistle5091]

So cute

[@reginaromsey]

Shop vac to pick them up?

[@b991228]

Where up above are the frogs laying their eggs? There should be a pond nearby that is full of eggs and tadpoles.

[@maxb4074]

We need our frog friends because they eat insects

[@droolbunnyxo9565]

More Royals fleeing Great Britian! Suggest you bill the Queen appropriately. 😋/💷

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Annual toronto frog roundup....

[@phizc]

10:25 Popcorn 🍿😋.

[@Leslie-wb8cb]

How did the grates get fixed?

[@gateswildlife]

Hi Leslie, we haven't done this job yet. We gave the manager our quote to do the job!

[@SonicBoone56]

@@gateswildlife hopefully they did, poor frogs don't deserve to suffer down there like that.

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

Frog wrangler.

[@EDKguy]

Grates Wildlife Control

[@ashergoney]

Helping you do some Santa Runs,, But,, as Soon as we have The Local YMCa set up in that backyard here ,, just keep filling the Addresses the Prime job from then on.. At, our local Family Den.

[@ashergoney]

If Heaven was Filled With a Hippopotamus..

[@ashergoney]

Poison Dart Frog/ Diving Bell Spider It's from The Last Falcon wrangler days..

[@floydfarano3284]

What a great job.Do you remove humans.lol

[@kevindecoteau3186]

frogs or toads?

[@cakehoarder]

gj i guess

[@dwu2786]

First

[@nolongerinuse488]

Poor babies :(

[@chrisestes5870]

Hippy hop.

[@TrueBeliever6491]

Only 9 more plagues to go...the locusts, lice and flies may prove to be a bit more challenging...

[@tanvirsourav83]

🐸

[@ms.blackcat]

Cute

[@execprotect6147]

I do wildlife work myself and I was curious as to what solution you came up with to exclude the frogs? I wouldn't have to first clue how to exclude that vent shaft without slowing the airflow.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

Really? Put a material with a smaller mesh over the existing grates.

[@execprotect6147]

@@nowvoyagerNE I would not put hardware cloth, or other size reducing meah over a grate like that. Reducing the hole size too small with the wrong material can cause debris to block the hole.

[@execprotect6147]

@@nowvoyagerNE at a single family home it wouldn't be an issue, these large commercial buildings however...

[@nowvoyagerNE]

@@execprotect6147 : since this is such a nice channel, i will refrain from using coarse language: *give me a break!* did i say hardware cloth? i said *material* ... there are many different types of materials: concrete, wood, metal, stone, asphalt, etc. i am obviously referring to metal wire with smaller openings. you didn't like my suggestion, so here's a second one: how about simply creating a 2 foot high, vertical wire fence around the entire opening and using a small mesh wire material over the parking lot grates? geez louise, they aren't building the Taj Mahale here.

[@Rougrou1597]

Perfect for pike bait

[@boondoggled1]

Heavy rains wash them to where they are? Hmmmmm

[@amiewatch9301]

Please release these poor innocents creature back to their right place to live and thank you for all your caring and kindness .

[@boondoggled1]

nadsanan watcharakan they ALWAYS do! They even take injured ones to vets or sanctuaries to get healthy then bring back to where they found them. I love this channel and how they are so kind.

[@dragonflypromoise7774]

Did you not watch the video? He clearly released them back to where the pond was.

[@kraken9321]

Those frogs are so cute. I would take at some of the home if I could.

[@gazpunk847]

KEK

[@oscarfrlvus4053]

Third

[@lyseanthony7986]

There’s food because frogs eat frogs.

[@danialjames1371]

funny

[@annac2895]

phörg

[@TheMcdrewb]

WTH? How much money did you charge to collect a dozen baby frogs...lol

[@gateswildlife]

Hi Andrew, we didn't charge them anything to remove the frogs. We had decided to help them out while providing them with our free on-site estimate!

[@TheMcdrewb]

@@gateswildlife ok I guess you got a video out of it too...I enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@trashbaglove4502]

When raccoons ? Babies raccoons are so sweet 🥺

[@ns5337]

First