"Sacha" wrote in message
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not really, my cat is amazed by them. before now he has brought them
into
the house. he carries them in ever so carefully (or so it seems) and
watches them hop around.

however careful he is it must place a hell of alot of stress on the poor
buggers, obviously. hence the question about taking the frog back to
his
pond. we had some heavy rain today, we always get frogs after heavy
rain.

I love my cats (boo hiss I hear from quarters of the gardening group)
but I
don't want them to harm other animals.



No boo hiss from here though our Jack Russells might have a different pov.
However, if frogs are coming into your garden, I think it's because they
expect to find somewhere in which to breed. Perhaps a pond has been filled
in, in the past? Frogs and toads return to their old spawning grounds
which
is why they're in need of help from us who can make ponds for them.
Without wishing to be too intrusive, why would it be so hard to put in a
small wildlife pond with a few plants for frogs and toads to which they
will
attach their spawn? My daughter has a small garden but has put in a
pre-formed fishpond and a pre-formed wildlife pond, both of 1000 gallons
and
both with plants in them. Already, she has found one desperate-for-water
toad making his way to one of them. The wildlife pond has a shallowly
formed ramp to enable the amphibians to get out and both have gentle pumps
aerating the water. Sorry to harp on about this but it's not too hard to
make a pond and give the beasties a refuge from the cat!

thanks for the input Sacha. I can see no evidence of an old pond in our
small garden. we only get a handful and it is only after heavy rain. I
think next time I find frogs I will take them to my neighbours for
sanctuary.

did I say it was too difficult to put in a pond? actually for us two who
are absolutely clueless at anything to do with DIY and the like, probably
yes. however that is beside the point. my main concern is keeping frogs
away from my cat, for the frogs sake.

a pond is not the solution. in view of your comments, rescue is. my
neighbours already think I am nutty !! :-)