General Chat

Hi Maggy, sorry went off on another site, didn't think anybody would be up !

My sister and I were sat in her garden one summer evening and all of a sudden we heard this huge amplified croak. There was frog/toad in a pipe covering the fish pond - it scared the living daylights out of the pair of us at first. We got used to it after a while.

Best thing to do is tuck your jeans in, personally I would have taped them as well LOL.

Tina, lol.......I have been known to do the gardening with my jeans tucked into my boots/socks. I don't mind them, but I'm scared of them jumping up my trouser leg!!

They seem to hide behind my garage at different times of the year, ready to pounce!!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

One reason why not to have a pond in me garden.
Cant stand the blessed things - frogs that is! Puts a shiver down me spine. I was gardening once and one came hopping out of the undergrowth - nearly had a heart attack - screamed - chucked garden hoe down - and came running into the house with me skirts up round by me arse - it was a sight to see!! LOL

Tina

OMG they are still at it!!

Our frogs have been at it in the pond and what a racket, we now have loads of frogs spawn on the top of the pond. I do love Frogs and Toads especially when they are little.

Liz

TTeresa, frogs do squeeze fish to kill them sort of getting their own back for eating their sporn the way of nature I suppose, that's why OH has his koi pond covered with mesh on a frame.


May.

I've got several pairs in my pond....unfortunatly my youngest cat Lunar has discovered the joys of frog hunting........I had to dash out into the garden a few hours ago to save another one......she has killed a couple already
......good job they do scream as that is what usually alerts me.
I keep the spawn in a little pond so that the fish don't eat it all.

Teresa,

dont they just scream........if our cat corners one in the garden,,,it puts its little leg over its eyes and screams like mad,,,,,,,,,,,so funny,,,,,,,,,,,

frogs dont need water to spawn in either ,as long as its wet and damp,,,,,,,,,

Think it would be a little bit squished too Teresa!

Not got them yet!!!!but will be here any day now,,

but their spawn get chucked !!,,,,,,I hate the things and dont let them hatch in the pond,,,,,,,,if one or two get past me ,they are taken few miles away to a field pond,,,,,,,,
but they put out not take frogs out of one pond to another because its spreading infections,,,,,,,,,,

but they are not make home in mine,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!

It's good to have frogs and toads in the garden as they eat slugs and snails.


Maggie beware...if you tread on one it will scream!

Though you might like to read this tale.

2 years ago there seemed to be a shortage of female frogs and it was every male frog trying to 'catch' a female in my pond.

The trouble was the male frogs seemed to er..umm..gang b**g my goldfish by mistake!

They literally killed one goldfish by grabbing it around the gills so it couldn't breath and I had to peel 3 others of another goldfish!

Their grip was so tight that I had to get my daughter to hold the 'group' whilst I literally pulled each frogs legs away from my goldfish.

I just wished I had taken a photo! Talk about queer!

Just been googling and think they are definately frogs not toads.

Teresa, it has just been raining which probably explains why they are hopping all over the garden. Haven't seen any frogspawn yet this year, but we seem to have at least a dozen frogs in our tiny garden!

I don't mind them too much May, apart from the noise, but I'm a little bit scared of treading on one!

Hi Maggie, frogs are an endangered species we used to have a lot but haven't seen one yet this year, don't mind them we used to have them swing on the weather board at the bottom of the door but daughter when visiting would run a mile if she saw one.

May.

Toads are usually mottled brown and have bumpy skin and are much larger than Frogs.......Frogs have smooth skin which can be mottled green/black, brown/black and even yellow/green/black.

Both need water to spawn in.

Frog's spawn is in a large lump whereas Toad's spawn is in a long line.

I've got loads of frogs in my garden...and they don't 'arf croak!

Myself and nexdoor neighbours both have a small pond ....... and this time of year we can have as much as 20 frogs in each pond and there are others elswhere in the gardens.

They love it when it's raining and can be seen hopping about the garden!

The frogs spawned over 2 weeks ago...4 great bigs lumps of it in my little pond!

The goldfish think its Christmas and will eat some...but plenty will end up as little frogs to make their way in the world!

Don't fancy frogs legs Dee, mind you, I've never tried them, maybe now's my chance...

They are on their way already!

Lol.. Maggie - they'd have a hell of a long hop to get back to you wouldn't they!

Have you thought of sauteeing a few legs?
(sorry)

Dee
x

I can send some over if you like Maz...lol...

Alkopahuntas, you can send the frog to Maz, in fact you can send her your OH if you like!

Hoobity, er..they seem to be different colours?

Am pretty sure frogs are normally green and smooth where as toads are brown and ruff with little wart like things on them. Frogs live in and around the water all the time, toads only go there to breed.