I have a frog or is it a toad, I do not know the difference living in my flower pot of mint.he goes off every night at dusk but is back by morning, he is brown with black markings.He has beady eyes and looks at me when I go to check if he is there. could I offer him small worm that I find when I am diging
I have recently been seeing lots (I really mean lots) of miniature frogs in my garden. I do not have a pond at all and wondered where they come from. The adults are about as long as my baby fingernail and the babies are only a quarter of that size! Any ideas?
Mike, I take the mopheads off my plant in Spring. Apparently keeping them on over winter helps the plant. Seems to work with me. Let me know how you get on.
Reply to Kathy These miniature froglets must be emerging from a neighbour's pond. They sometimes do this in thousands. Mortality is very high at this vulnerable stage in the frog's life as it moves from aquatic tadpole to terrestrial adult. Eaten by almost anything else, only a few will live the next two or three years to reach sexual maturity and return to mate in the pond.
I moved a bag of compost that was laying on the grass uncovered Mr Toad he sat for a while then ambled off into the surrounding foliage, hope he picked up some slugs on his way, he is welcome to the moths as well.
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Any idea as to what has made it please?
These miniature froglets must be emerging from a neighbour's pond. They sometimes do this in thousands. Mortality is very high at this vulnerable stage in the frog's life as it moves from aquatic tadpole to terrestrial adult. Eaten by almost anything else, only a few will live the next two or three years to reach sexual maturity and return to mate in the pond.
Tunnels in the soil are pretty difficult to identify. You'll have to keep a close watch on it, or even excavate its maker.