"Marco Schwarz" wrote in message
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Hi..

Four years ago some newts visited our summer ponds. They
multiplied and then left the ponds. The following winter was
long and hard. Next spring I watched out for the newts but
they didn't return! ;-( In that spring I remember our
neighbour beneath who has a flat piece of land built an own
big pond. And _he_ has newts - of course _my_ newts! ;-)

Okay, our piece of land rises sharply and newts are no good
at climbing. But how to decoy them? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
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Decoy them? You mean how to attract them to your pond? They like water
without a lot of movement or strong currents, or at least the ones here do.
They want plants to hide and lay their eggs, preferably both potted and
floating. I don't do anything special and have newts in both ponds. I find
them when I move the plants for repotting otherwise they're pretty shy.
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