this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?

Space wrote:
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?



If you have a frog in your garden your lucky. A toad - even better.
They will devour slugs with relish
I'll bet your cat wanders into your neighbour's garden, so why shouldn't
his
frog wander into Yours ?

"sam" wrote in message
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Space wrote:
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow
came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up
and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?



If you have a frog in your garden your lucky. A toad - even better.
They will devour slugs with relish
I'll bet your cat wanders into your neighbour's garden, so why shouldn't
his
frog wander into Yours ?

oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

Space writes
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?

He'll find his way back. At this time of year they're mostly on land, so
being in your garden is not a problem to him. They move to ponds for
breeding, some overwinter in the pond, and some will spend the day in
the pond if the weather is hot.



--
Kay

On 17/8/06 22:28, in article , "Space"
wrote:

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oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

Could you make a shallow pond for the toads and frogs? They really do need
help!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

"Space" wrote in message
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"sam" wrote in message
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Space wrote:
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow
came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up
and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?



If you have a frog in your garden your lucky. A toad - even better.
They will devour slugs with relish
I'll bet your cat wanders into your neighbour's garden, so why shouldn't
his
frog wander into Yours ?

oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

The frog is one of many that visit your garden.Unless you tag it you will
never know it is the same one:-)
Frogs are quite happy living outside a pond in the moist undergrowth.
Cats are fascinated by frogs but just tend to give them a few taps to make
them hop a bit. If the frog feels that it is getting in deep trouble it will
let you know by letting out the most horrendous shriek which will frighten
you and the cats.
My five cats regularly corner frogs but I have yet to find a half chewed or
injured frog.

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 17/8/06 22:28, in article , "Space"
wrote:

snip
oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat
to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

Could you make a shallow pond for the toads and frogs? They really do
need
help!

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.

"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...
oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat
to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

The frog is one of many that visit your garden.Unless you tag it you will
never know it is the same one:-)
Frogs are quite happy living outside a pond in the moist undergrowth.
Cats are fascinated by frogs but just tend to give them a few taps to make
them hop a bit. If the frog feels that it is getting in deep trouble it
will
let you know by letting out the most horrendous shriek which will frighten
you and the cats.
My five cats regularly corner frogs but I have yet to find a half chewed
or
injured frog.


i have heard about the scream but have not heard the scream. it is comical
looking at a quizzical cat as he wonders just what it is leaping around. but
not too funny when he brings them indoors to play.

we must have quite timid frogs here in Liverpool.

"K" wrote in message
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Space writes
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow
came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up
and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?

He'll find his way back. At this time of year they're mostly on land, so
being in your garden is not a problem to him. They move to ponds for
breeding, some overwinter in the pond, and some will spend the day in
the pond if the weather is hot.

oh good - so I don't need to go out with a torch to track him down to tell
him to play in his own garden :-)

On 17/8/06 23:05, in article ,
"Space" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 17/8/06 22:28, in article , "Space"
wrote:

snip
oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat
to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

Could you make a shallow pond for the toads and frogs? They really do
need
help!

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!

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

"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 !! :-)

"Sacha" wrote in message
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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!

--
Sacha


We are surprisingly frogless round here inspite of having large pond,
stream and canal adjacent.
No cats either.
I suspect that my 100+ goldfish in the pond and the 1000+ course fish in
the canal leave no space for mr froggies lifecycle.

Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

"Space" wrote in message
...
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.

my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.

the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow
came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up
and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?

Your friend the frog will find his/hers own way back to water, after all it
found its own way into your garden.
We have a frog who regularly on warm evenings hops into the kitchen if we
leave door open, has a look round and hops off again, our dogs ignore it .We
know its the same one because of the markings on its back, we can identify
at least three regular visitors.
We have a small pond only about 12 inches deep at most shelving up to a pile
of logs with plants in between them, this is made of liner and is only about
6 foot long by 3 foot wide, it is the first to get spawn in spring out of
the 5 ponds we have. NO pump we rely on plants including the dreaded duck
weed to keep it clear. This year we have had about 12 newts in there with 4
of them being the palmate newt.

Dont pick the frog up the sweat on your hands could injure him/her at least
wet your hands in soft/rain water first if you must pick them up.
regards
Cineman

"Space" wrote in message
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...
oh, I don't mind having a frog in the garden - I would hate for the cat
to
hurt it though. also, daft as I am I worry that the poor little frog
doesn't have a large supply of water in my garden.

The frog is one of many that visit your garden.Unless you tag it you will
never know it is the same one:-)
Frogs are quite happy living outside a pond in the moist undergrowth.
Cats are fascinated by frogs but just tend to give them a few taps to
make
them hop a bit. If the frog feels that it is getting in deep trouble it
will
let you know by letting out the most horrendous shriek which will
frighten
you and the cats.
My five cats regularly corner frogs but I have yet to find a half chewed
or
injured frog.


i have heard about the scream but have not heard the scream. it is
comical
looking at a quizzical cat as he wonders just what it is leaping around.
but
not too funny when he brings them indoors to play.

we must have quite timid frogs here in Liverpool.

Nah! All Liverpool frogs already have ASBO's served on them,along with the
rest of Liverpool, and they would loose their street cred if they
screamed--- The cats know not to mess.
Bloody Lancastrians asking questions ---(Rupert---Yorkshire):-)

There is no such thing as a daft question-just a daft answer:-)

"Space" wrote in message
...
this is probably a daft question, but I will ask anyway.
my cat just found a frog in the garden and not for the first time.
the cat is indoors now and the frog is outdoors.

our garden is surrounded by fencing, and I assume that the frog somehow
came
in through the fencing. I am sure a close neighbour has a pond.

question - will the frog find his way back again? should I pick him up
and
ask the neighbour if he wants him back?

They tend to wander about quite a bit, probably foraging for bugs etc.

We get them in our very dry garden. They come across from the canal behind
our house. I'm sure that yours know their way back to their pond :~))

Jenny