found a toad.

[bigwig]

Opened the back door this morning to find a toad sitting on the gravel looking at me The French Lops,who went outside earlier, had legged it the back of the garage I put the toad beside the rockery pond, but it jumped down and disappeared somewhere. This evening we found it beside the wall, so we put it into teh water. My O/H said it felt cool and dry and should be moist. It stayed in the pond for about 20 minutes and then climbed out. It went into a flower pot that I had placed next to the pond.

Have we done the right thing ? Is there anything else that we should do ?

[Wild-Woman]

Toads are dry and warty usually. Sounds fine and fit and a nice little friend in your garden. I want one!

[Dillibags]

Oh lucky you..........be very very nice to him so that he stays

[djackso]

Great news - a toad in your garden!

They are much more tolerant of dry conditions than, for example, frogs. So don't worry that he didn't stay in the pond.

I wouldn't use pesticides in your garden (I don't know if you do) and I'd leave him lots of undisturbed places to hide in - and hopefully he'll be joined by a friend or two next spring - THEN they can make use of your pond

[Kayleigh]

I heard one yesterday outside my back door croaking I couldn't see him though he was hiding in the undergrowth of the raised bed
I have lots of toadpoles in the pond I love watching the tiny toads leaving the pond they crawl along and away..its lovely.

[bigwig]

He/she crawled into a space under the edge of the pond last night and made himself a bed for the night. But he was gone this morning and I haven't seen him/her since. I was hoping toady was going to stay - maybe he didn't like our little pond.