Hi All,
The title of the thread seems a bit silly but I don't know what to do with
all the frogs Im finding. Last week I found a teeny green guy in my back
porch, don't have a clue how it got in there, it was pouring rain outside
that night. Anyway, as I don't have a pond or anything else like that in the
garden I was surprised to see it. I put it outside on the grass not quite
knowing what to do with it. I thought that was the end of it but about three
days later I found another one, again in the back porch, but it was much
bigger than the first and to cap it all last night we found an enormous
green/beige one in the dogs run, lucky the dogs weren't in there as it was
too big to come out through the holes in the cage, this guy was about the
size of my closed fist. I have no idea where they are coming from, how they
are getting into the places they're being found and what to do with them
when I find them, I put the big guy in the ditch at the back of the house so
the cats or indeed the dogs wouldn't find him. Was this right?..why are they
here when we have no pond?...The nearest river would be about three miles
away, where are they originating?

Thanks
Shannie

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Hi All,
The title of the thread seems a bit silly but I don't know what to do with
all the frogs Im finding. Last week I found a teeny green guy in my back
porch, don't have a clue how it got in there, it was pouring rain outside
that night. Anyway, as I don't have a pond or anything else like that in the
garden I was surprised to see it. I put it outside on the grass not quite
knowing what to do with it. I thought that was the end of it but about three
days later I found another one, again in the back porch, but it was much
bigger than the first and to cap it all last night we found an enormous
green/beige one in the dogs run, lucky the dogs weren't in there as it was
too big to come out through the holes in the cage, this guy was about the
size of my closed fist. I have no idea where they are coming from, how they
are getting into the places they're being found and what to do with them
when I find them, I put the big guy in the ditch at the back of the house so
the cats or indeed the dogs wouldn't find him. Was this right?..why are they
here when we have no pond?...The nearest river would be about three miles
away, where are they originating?

They are looking for somewhere sheltered to spend the winter!!
How many sheltered places does your garden have?
They only use a pond, really, in the breeding season.
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

Shannie wrote:

Hi All,
The title of the thread seems a bit silly but I don't know what to do with
all the frogs Im finding. Last week I found a teeny green guy in my back
porch, don't have a clue how it got in there, it was pouring rain outside
that night. Anyway, as I don't have a pond or anything else like that in the
garden I was surprised to see it. I put it outside on the grass not quite
knowing what to do with it. I thought that was the end of it but about three
days later I found another one, again in the back porch, but it was much
bigger than the first and to cap it all last night we found an enormous
green/beige one in the dogs run, lucky the dogs weren't in there as it was
too big to come out through the holes in the cage, this guy was about the
size of my closed fist. I have no idea where they are coming from, how they
are getting into the places they're being found and what to do with them
when I find them, I put the big guy in the ditch at the back of the house so
the cats or indeed the dogs wouldn't find him. Was this right?..why are they
here when we have no pond?...The nearest river would be about three miles
away, where are they originating?

Thanks
Shannie

Frogs roam around quite a lot and are generally pretty happy with damp
shade. Water is only needed for breeding. Come winter, they 'hibernate'
quite happily under stones, in compost heaps, etc. As long as it's damp
and dark, they'll spend the winter months there. Newts and toads
similarly.
--
Larry Stoter

"Shannie" wrote in message
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Hi All,
The title of the thread seems a bit silly but I don't know what to do with
all the frogs Im finding. Last week I found a teeny green guy in my back
porch, don't have a clue how it got in there, it was pouring rain outside
that night. Anyway, as I don't have a pond or anything else like that in
the
garden I was surprised to see it. I put it outside on the grass not quite
knowing what to do with it. I thought that was the end of it but about
three
days later I found another one, again in the back porch, but it was much
bigger than the first and to cap it all last night we found an enormous
green/beige one in the dogs run, lucky the dogs weren't in there as it was
too big to come out through the holes in the cage, this guy was about the
size of my closed fist. I have no idea where they are coming from, how
they
are getting into the places they're being found and what to do with them
when I find them, I put the big guy in the ditch at the back of the house
so
the cats or indeed the dogs wouldn't find him. Was this right?..why are
they
here when we have no pond?...The nearest river would be about three miles
away, where are they originating?

Thanks
Shannie



I am in the UK.

We have had frogs in our garden for years. The nearest water is a mile or so
away. When we find them we just guide them towards a dark, damp, cool, area
of the garden.
Some of the larger, more colourful ones sometimes get a photo shoot before
they go.

Don

Many thanks guys, out into a dark, damp, cool area it is then, appreciate
the help

Shannie