TNB Night Owl – The Lettuce Tree Frog Saga

Golden_dart_frog — *Phyllobates terribilis*, the golden poison frog. Image captured by the News Blender.

It all started with a trip to whole foods.

Courtesy of Simon Curtis on Twitter

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? pic.twitter.com/usaCIEWaLv
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

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

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

and he just lets me hold him 😭💖 pic.twitter.com/NxJ53HwJKD
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

sending @j_h_o_r out to get some live bugs for him to eat (I’m in Moderna booster recovery today), as I will need to keep him inside for the next couple of nights until temperatures rise enough for him to be released on Thursday or Friday
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021

he’s ready to eat 😭 pic.twitter.com/D4fcIbf3ZI
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

He got in his little mason jar lid bath 🥺 pic.twitter.com/61PeKBjWbl
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

I’m still looking for him. Clearly knows this is a Bravo household as he is well versed in DRAMA
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

Got the ladder out to investigate all of the garland and high spaces… Tony is pulling Jenna Maroney-level attention seeking tactics pic.twitter.com/vfiHC49lCG
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021

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

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

Simon is a Singer/Song writer and a young adult sci-fi writer and he writes books for queer kids. He has an album dropping, another sci-fi novel dropping, as well as a debut graphic novel which comes out October 2022.

I also write books for queer kids, the first of which, my YA sci-fi novel, Boy Robot, came out in 2016: Boy Robot https://t.co/x4fMGSFsQD
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

Back at Whole Foods… checking the box this time pic.twitter.com/shMPDFE4GU
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

moved him to the bathroom where the lighting isn’t as harsh and there isn’t as much activity. Look at his little butt 😭🥺🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/OOuJXWXfGB
— 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

I really don’t know what to do. I love him so much. He feels like a little Christmas miracle.

Look at that squishy butt 😭💖 pic.twitter.com/VDeRMhlPRz
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

!!! pic.twitter.com/vWLPEDhfMW
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021

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

When I was 10, I was given a 50% chance of surviving leukemia. I just remembered that my favorite stuffed animal, my buddy I kept in the hospital bed with me the entire time, was a tree frog… pic.twitter.com/qQ3Mqfh4v4
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 24, 2021

After consulting with Dr. Jonathan Kolby, @MyFrogCroaked, and learning about the best, most environmentally ethical practices in a scenario like mine, I have decided to keep Tony.

Merry Christmas, everyone. May you all have a little miracle come your way soon as well 💚 pic.twitter.com/f9IoecCBZM
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 24, 2021

Simon gave us a long awaited Tony update today to show us the new enclosure Tony is living life large in!

Tony is so happy 😭💖💚 thank you to everyone who has followed and been touched by his story.

May we all extend kindness and grace to whoever and whatever, whenever we can. pic.twitter.com/prM3sGE9na
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 31, 2021

TNB Night Owl – The Lettuce Tree Frog Saga

It all started with a trip to whole foods.

Courtesy of Simon Curtis on Twitter

Simon is a Singer/Song writer and a young adult sci-fi writer and he writes books for queer kids. He has an album dropping, another sci-fi novel dropping, as well as a debut graphic novel which comes out October 2022.

Simon gave us a long awaited Tony update today to show us the new enclosure Tony is living life large in!

Happy New Year’s Every one!

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