Woman Moves To Florida And Finds Thousands Of Tiny Intruders In New Home
“They’re everywhere. All over. In everything. And they just keep coming in the waves and masses.”
By Ashley Ortiz
Published on Nov 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM
One of the things Lenora Ramsey and her family looked forward to most when moving into their new home earlier this month was meeting their new neighbors. However, they got more than they bargained for when they walked into their garage on one of their first nights home and discovered thousands of strangers already hanging out inside.
The hoard of tiny neighbors had entered the home unannounced, surprising Ramsey when she entered the garage and saw a thousand little dots jumping around.
“As you can see, we are currently undergoing what seems to be an infestation of sorts,” Ramsey said in a TikTok. “These are not crickets. These are not bugs. These are, in fact, frogs. Little, teeny, tiny frogs. And they’re everywhere.”
You can watch that moment here:
is this one of those apocalyptic event things?♬ original sound – Lenora Ramsey
As Ramsey walked around the garage, she uncovered more and more froglets taking refuge in her home. She soon found a large group lining the bottom of the garage door and realized where they were all coming from.
“They’re everywhere. All over. In everything. And they just keep coming in the waves and masses,” Ramsey said.
Unable to control the influx of froglets, Ramsey set out a sheet pan filled with water for her visitors and left them alone. When she checked back an hour later, she was shocked to find they’d multiplied.
“This was not like this earlier today. I cleaned our garage today, and this was not like this,” Ramsey said in an update on TikTok. “This happened about an hour and a half ago, two hours ago.”
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Albeit confused, Ramsey didn’t plan on evicting her visitors. Even if she wanted to, opening the garage door to let them out would inevitably allow more in. So she left them again for a while and was stunned by what she found when she returned an hour later.
“They’ve all gone to bed. That’s what I’m gonna call it. It’s really weird. I’ve never seen this before,” Ramsey said in a TikTok. “In the morning, we’re gonna open the garage and let all of them out, and they can go live their happy little [lives]. But for now, we’re just gonna close the door, and we’re gonna just let them go night-night … “
@lenora.ramseyReplying to @Amber♬ original sound – Lenora Ramsey
Ramsey turned off the lights and closed the door, allowing the froglets to sleep peacefully. The following morning, she checked on the froglets and found that most had already left. When she followed them outside, the line of well-rested froglets led her to a nearby pond.
“So, I guess I was just like, the overnight stop because most of them are gone,” Ramsey said on TikTok. “Anywho, it was a pleasure to be the frog motel hotel for overnight. Bye, little dudes. Well, stay as long as you’d like, I guess.”
@lenora.ramseyReplying to @Ali Clark♬ original sound – Lenora Ramsey
The froglets returned that evening and again the following night. The frogs were seemingly drawn to the Ramsey home for its safety and comfort, but the presence of familiar friends may have also lured them. Weeks before moving in, the Ramseys rescued 15 tadpoles in the wake of Hurricane Milton, who peacefully slept inside while tiny frogs partied in the garage.
For the Ramsey family, being visited by an army of froglets while raising tadpoles was a happy twist of fate and an excellent teaching moment for their young daughter.
“I just think it’s so cool that I get to be a part of their journey, and my daughter has been able to see all of this and gotten to experience the life cycle,” Ramsey said in a TikTok.
@lenora.ramseyReplying to @Amber Richmond♬ original sound – Lenora Ramsey
The growing tadpoles will be ready to join their jumping neighbors outside in a few weeks. Until then, the ever-growing community of frogs outside continues to use the Ramsey home for shelter — and the animal-loving family couldn’t be happier about it.
“We’ve allowed the backyard to just continue to be a little froggy oasis,” Ramsey said in a TikTok update. “Getting to be a part of these little guys’ journey has been an absolute blessing.”
To keep up with the Ramseys’ frog oasis, you can follow Lenora Ramsey on TikTok.
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