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frog in my greenhouse
A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of
old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
frog in my greenhouse
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Victoria Well he got in so one presumes he could get out if he felt so inclined :~) Maybe he will depart when it starts getting hot in the GH? I assume you leave the door open in summer? Jenny |
frog in my greenhouse
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? My FIL had one in his green house for several years, off and on (may not have been the same frog but I think it was). Initially he took it out and put it in the garden wenevr he saw it but it always seemed to find its way back again so he just left it to its own devices after a while. -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks for email address |
frog in my greenhouse
Your frog is most likely a toad. Toads like similar places and are quite
capable of looking after themselves for years. We had one for twenty years, I believe, before getting accidentally squashed. It can only do good and unlike frogs they become quite tame and can accept food from your hand. He will come and go as he pleases. Best Wishes. N.E.Kernow. "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
frog in my greenhouse
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Frog? or toad? aren't greenhouses a bit on the dry side for frogs? It's a toad in ours. I found him after I dropped my pen and it went under the duckboard. I don't know how long he'd been there but he must have had a headache:-)) Anyway, he got in so he'll get out if he wants. leave him there to eat he slugs. Steve |
frog in my greenhouse
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- Feel very priveledge indeed to have a frog/ toad in your greenhouse and do everything to pamper him The return will be a pest free greenhouse |
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frog in my greenhouse
Toads are many times more brainy than frogs.
Place him on a table and if he jumps off~~ then a frog. A toad will walk slowly to the edge and decide not to make such stupid decision!! Best Wishes. "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
frog in my greenhouse
"Tumbleweed" wrote in message .. . "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? My FIL had one in his green house for several years, off and on (may not have been the same frog but I think it was). Initially he took it out and put it in the garden wenevr he saw it but it always seemed to find its way back again so he just left it to its own devices after a while. FWIW (because of all the posts below re toads) my FILs was definitely a frog. -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks for email address |
frog in my greenhouse
Jane Ransom15/4/04 7:11
In article , JennyC writes "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. You sure it's a frog? Usually it's toads that take up residence in greenhouses!!! And like most 'critters' he or she will have made their choice of abode - probably a good food source as well as home comforts! I'd leave it alone and be thankful. You'll be watering in there so there will be enough damp and as long as you don't drastically re-arrange the greenhouse, there must be enough shade, too. The greenhouses here are always filled with birds, both nesting and flying in and out for food. Somehow they always find a small chip out of a pane, or a gap here or there they can use and are very happy with their exits and entrances. Toads and frogs hide themselves in flower beds near the pond (I surprised one about 2" long just the other day, when I was weeding) and I think they do pretty much all sort themselves out. After all, their primary interest is survival, so why would they enclose themselves in a potential prison like a greenhouse if they felt unsafe? ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
frog in my greenhouse
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... A frog has taken up residence in a corner of my greenhouse under a pile of old pots. Should I evict him, or can I keep him as a handy organic bug-killer? My greenhouse is not particularly frogproof, so he could probably get out, but I'm also not confident of the brains of frogs - would he actually have the sense to find a gap and leave, I wonder, if most of the area was enclosed? Frogs seem to me to move largely by random leaps hoping they are going roughly in the right direction, but maybe they get nervous when I am watching them ;-) If its a toad, they have amazing homing instincts. I found several in an old wooden shed that I was repairing. I moved them outside out of harms way, went for a cuppa and when I came back, they were all back in the original locations. Accept him. Think of the fortune in slug pellets that he will save you. -- ned |
frog in my greenhouse
"Brian" wrote in
: Your frog is most likely a toad. No, it's definitely a frog, not a toad. It jumps, it has smooth skin, it doesn't have those gorgeous eyes that toads have. For some reason we don't have many toads here, though we do have frogs and newts. My old garden was all toads, so I can tell. |
frog in my greenhouse
"Brian" wrote in news:407ed44a_1@mk-nntp-
2.news.uk.tiscali.com: Toads are many times more brainy than frogs. Place him on a table and if he jumps off~~ then a frog. A toad will walk slowly to the edge and decide not to make such stupid decision!! Yes I agree. If he were a toad, I'd be happy to leave him there in the confidence that he would walk quietly away if unhappy. However, he's definitely not a toad, he's a frog. When I found him he went 'GEBOINGGGGG' half way across the greenhouse. My garden is terraced, and I'm a bit worried that he's accidentally Geboinnnged from the pond level (in the middle) to the greenhouse level (at the bottom) and can't work out how to get back up. (There are several frogfriendly routes, but he looks a bit on the thin side to me compared with our usual range of chubby amphibians so may be a bit underpowered.) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
frog in my greenhouse
Sacha wrote in
o.uk: Toads and frogs hide themselves in flower beds near the pond (I surprised one about 2" long just the other day, when I was weeding) and I think they do pretty much all sort themselves out. After all, their primary interest is survival, so why would they enclose themselves in a potential prison like a greenhouse if they felt unsafe? ;-) Well, what made me wonder was that the other day my rabbits decided to move their cardboard box. They do that from time to time, but this time they moved it over the exit to their bedroom, and then they were stuck! Luckily I wondered after a day or so why they weren't coming downstairs and moved the box for them - by which time they were very thirsty and relieved to see the hole reappear! This gave me a new view of animal intelligence. I'm reasonably sure that bunnies are brighter than frogs, so it made me wonder if froggy would actually be able to work out which bit was the door / bottom vents and climb out where he had climbed in, given that I've had to move things round in there to spring clean it, and he looks a bit on the skinny side... Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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