Frog in my garden. Evict or not?

silvercar

Check for frogspawn, you could be overrun before you know it.

ancientofdays

Foggies eat slugs, you do often get them without having a pond. He'll probably be fine and find his own way out, if he wants to leave

another_casualty

Sems like it should be left alone , but tbh I don’t really know.
I just hope it’s ok and can avoid predators like cats and foxes.

stator

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Are you sure it is a frog rather than a toad?

Nope. Probably a toad. It is dark and flabby.


There shouldn't be any predators in my garden. Cats have learnt to stay out of my garden or they get sprayed with water. The fencing is designed to keep cats out and it makes it hard for them to escape if they do get in.
I've never seen any foxes but they could visit at night, I doubt they'd go to the effort of getting in to my garden for a single frog/toad.

As to the fact that he got in, doesn't mean he can get out. My neighbours don't keep stuff clear of the fencing, so it would be easier for something to climb over the walls/fences inwards than it would outwards.

It's possible he's been here longer than I have, but I've only seen him for the first time 2 weeks ago and saw him again today. So he must have been hiding for 2 years or he is new.

moneyuser

The frog will climb a corner of the wall if it wants to get out.

Davesnave

I'm going against the grain here and saying release the frog in the woodland. It'll be a less safe environment, but the animal will be able to answer 'the call,' which comes in the next week or two, or a bit later if it's a toad.

Davesnave

Silvertabby wrote: »

I bought a couple of large plants from a local garden centre earlier this year.

When I got home and opened the car boot I found a large frog hopping about in there !

Luckily, a neighbour with a pond was happy to adopt him (her).

In the days when we sold plants for a living, we had a Frog N'Toad tin permanently sited in our van.

It was mostly toads, which would burrow down into a pot and stay there until we arrived and set up the stall in some inconvenient place, like a village hall or market.

We'd stick them in the box and return them to the garden at day's end.

RedFraggle

Ask on RU Stator. Bet someone nearby would take him if you're worried.

Slinky

I was delivering something to houses one spring day, a house had their front door half open, I rang the doorbell and pointed out to the homeowner he had a frog/toad making its way down his hall. It was heading for a lake behind the house but had gone a slightly different route to normal!

Grenage

With woodland so close, it would seem sensible to relocate.

Alternatively, build a pond, plant lots of cover, and create small access holes.