John,

I don't know how big your pond is. You might monitor the Ph as the egg
season moves on. It can spike from the eggs and tadpoles, if the pond is
small.

Our toads have also begun to sing...crickets on speed. It goes on for a
long time. We too sometimes think the serenade could be worth bypassing at
bedtime. haven't figured out how to do it.

Jim


"John A. Kostelac" wrote in message
...
The last few nights have seen an increase in vocal activity around our
pond.
Last night, it started to lose its beauty about 3 AM. I went out and in a
matter of 2 minutes counted a dozen and a half gulf coast toads (Houston,
TX). This morning the hornwort is covered with strings of eggs. On the one
hand this would indicate a healthy environment. On the other it likely
indicates that we will be inundated with toads. Any natural suggestions
for
toad and tadpole control?

Thanks, John

Our toads have also begun to sing...crickets on speed. It goes on for a
long time. We too sometimes think the serenade could be worth bypassing at
bedtime. haven't figured out how to do it.

Jim

Mind set. Think White Noise. Works for me. Now my hubby's snoring, that I
could by-pass, just not as rhythmic as a couple dozen frogs. ~ jan )


~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?)

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
s.com...
Our toads have also begun to sing...crickets on speed. It goes on for a
long time. We too sometimes think the serenade could be worth bypassing
at
bedtime. haven't figured out how to do it.

Jim

Mind set. Think White Noise. Works for me. Now my hubby's snoring, that I
could by-pass, just not as rhythmic as a couple dozen frogs. ~ jan )

My frogs/toad have been very noisy lately. I still need to figure out which
is making the racket, so I figured I'd hunt down that page with the frog
noises on it, and I found it here,
http://www.iheartmypond.com/Animals/Frogs/default.asp.


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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
s.com...
Our toads have also begun to sing...crickets on speed. It goes on for
a
long time. We too sometimes think the serenade could be worth
bypassing
at
bedtime. haven't figured out how to do it.

Jim

Mind set. Think White Noise. Works for me. Now my hubby's snoring, that
I
could by-pass, just not as rhythmic as a couple dozen frogs. ~ jan )

My frogs/toad have been very noisy lately. I still need to figure out
which
is making the racket, so I figured I'd hunt down that page with the frog
noises on it, and I found it here,
http://www.iheartmypond.com/Animals/Frogs/default.asp.

OK, according to Frog Tracker, I have an American Toad in Shareholders Pond.
This has to be the warty, bumpy, mean looking dude we found last week. This
is definately the noise I hear all night.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

In , on 04/27/04
at 09:23 AM, "Benign Vanilla" said:

OK, according to Frog Tracker, I have an American Toad in Shareholders
Pond. This has to be the warty, bumpy, mean looking dude we found last
week. This is definately the noise I hear all night.

Lucky you. Nature in the raw.


Alan

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