He’s determined to stay.
Louise Drolz has had an unexpected guest in her home in Australia for the past few months. She’s named him Stanley, and he’s no ordinary visitor—he’s a wild frog who has taken up residence in her guest bathroom, particularly inside the toilet.
“He lives in the loo,” Drolz wrote in a post about him. “He’s been there for nearly a year.”
Drolz is unsure how Stanley ended up residing in the toilet. She explained, “My house is located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, surrounded by littoral rainforest, where we often spot frogs hopping about. It’s possible that Stanley wandered into the bathroom and hopped into the loo when the lid was up. He likely thought it was a safe spot to live away from predators.”
From there, Stanley has access to the pipe system below.
“That toilet doesn’t get used very much. Perhaps that’s why he’s made it his home,” Drolz noted. “Sometimes he disappears for a few weeks, sometimes he’s back in a few hours.”
Initially, when Stanley appeared, Drolz tried relocating him, but he always returns to the toilet.
“He comes back. He probably figures he’s safer there than in the garden,” Drolz remarked.
In Drolz’s household, there are several other toilets available, so she’s content to let Stanley have his chosen spot. She’s even taken the extra step of adjusting the water level to assist his movements, though he hasn’t made use of it yet.
“There’s no shortage of food in the sewer system. It’s a thriving ecosystem,” Drolz explained. “I can assure you, Stanley isn’t ‘trapped’ in the toilet. He’s free to come and go as he pleases, but why would he leave? It’s a safe haven with an endless food supply.”
Today, the toilet has transformed into Stanley’s own personal oasis—a cozy retreat within Drolz’s home that she happily provides.
“He seems perfectly content with his arrangement,” she noted.