Found frog in my garden....don't know what to do with it!

[Rob_D]

Originally Posted by Rebeccauk

Hello,

I live in London and have a small garden (more terrace and plant borders!). We found a frog in our garden this morning in a large plastic plant tray which is filled with rain water with another plastic pot stacked a bit over the top, ....

Should we take it somewhere a bit more 5 star hotel than our 2 star hotel garden?! We have no room to put in a pond unfortunately.

Thanks!

Hi Rebecca and welcome to WAB.

I don't think you should move it, better to try to deter the cats, but that's a whole other thread.......

Could you create a little bit of a wet habitat in the borders? Get something like the planter that holds water, sunk into the ground, or make it low down so the frogs can get in and out of it. Put some long grass, rocks and logs in and around it as suggested? Doesn't need to be very big - even 1' x 2' could be plenty enough, as long as it stays wet and lets the frogs hide from the cats.

[Yafe]

Originally Posted by Digifrog

Please, please create a small pond in your garden for your amphibian visitors. They don't ask for much and we have taken so much away from them.

1 in 10 gardens in this country have a pond which is pitiful. I would like it to be 1 in 4.

Contrary to popular that frogs only need a pond for breeding, they also need a pond to remain cool and wet in the hot summer months, and a pond is a place of safety for them. If they ever get bothered by any cats they can retreat to the pond & relative safety.

There are frogs in my pond all year round so it goes to show how important a pond is.

If you are interested in creating a good environment for them (rocks, logs & long grass) then you can either ask here or Froglife can guide you on how to create a home for your frogs and newts.

If you have a garden space then set aside a small area for them. If you can spare 4 sq. m. then that would be great.

Scott

Hi
We have been on holiday and just returned, our small back garden lawn was badly needing mown, so my husband went out to do it.
Halfway through he shouted me out, he thought he had mown over a frog but luckily it was unharmed so we have put it in a bowl with water to keep it safe.
After reading this site, we now plan to make a small (only have tiny garden) pond and buy some rocks etc for the frog (and hopefully any family or friends) to enjoy.
I actually feel quite excited about this and a bit pleased to have found a frog, to see them in the flesh up close is quite amazing!
My 16yr old daughter is telling all her friends she now has a "pet frog"!
Will let you all know how we get on...we are going to buy some blood worms?! for it tomorrow.
Yafe

[bobbarber]

Originally Posted by nasuse

Hello,
i do not live in the UK, but California. I have a pond in my backyard (about 8 feet long by four feet wide and 3 feet deep and tapers up). This is the first year I haven't cleaned it and have tadpoles, hundreds of them. I bought some blood worms to feed them. My main concern is my two cats. They love to hunt and they do come in at night around 11 until 6, are they a harm to the soon to be frogs?
How do frogs get into the yard anyway? I have a fenced in yard. What can I do to make them safe from my cats?
There is a fake rock in the middle that is safe from the cats. how about some lily pads? any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Susan

Hello Susan and welcome to W.A.B., your cats will go after the froglets if they can but if you have plenty of plants and long grass around your pond for them to escape into they should be O.K. The mortality rate of froglets is very high, they have many predators ( snakes , birds etc. ) very few reach maturity, hence the large amount of spawn. Frogs bodies are very soft and can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps,so that`s how they got into your yard. Good luck...Bob