I've got a persistent little frog that keeps hopping up to the patio windows...
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw can't stand them.

Managed to get the little blighter out of the garden with a spade til he hopped out of my garden.
This evening  he's back with avengence and I can't get rid of 'it'
The Boxers are going mental trying to get at it....
I can't be brave to pick it up and throw it out of my garden...how do I get rid of it and stop it
squatting in my garden. Why can't it emigrate and stay in next doors garden I don't know.

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I don't like frogs

It may be a Toad if you don't ahve water in your garden.  Either way they are lovely, adnthey eat those horid slubs up and are a freidn to yoru garden.  they also make those endearing croaking sounds :D :D :D

Nah it's a frog it's too small for a toad..........................
Unless it's a baby toad?
We ain't got no ponds in our garden...only a water butt on the side of the shed.

The dogs are going banana's at trying to 'get it' and I don't want it hurt.
At the same time I don't want it in my garden (I don't get afflicted with slugs
cause I don't have no flowers in my garden, it's down to shingle and paving slabs)

It's trying to get in my house and keeps hopping at my patio windows.....
There's no way I'm having it in my house...it's full enough with 3 Boxers and 2 cats.
Let alone a slimey frog sharing the sofa too....

brainless, have you been drinking?! :D

sarah xxxx

Hick Hick :D :D

lol @ brainless!

sarah xxxx

We've got lots of frogs in our pond at the moment, all having those 'special' cuddles ...! ;) :D

I think it is mistaking either the window reflection for water or a potential mate. Remove the reflection it should go else where. They all go a little crazy this time of year!  

Remove the reflection   does that mean breaking all her windows? 

oh, sorry, I'm in a silly mood today :D

Teri

Something as simple as keeping the curtains drawn may stop the reflection.

Too simple, never thought of that :P

Like I said, silly mood .................

You been on the wine already too?

You look in the bottom of mums pond and there are hundreds mating!!!!!!!!
last count 9-10 years ago there were 250 at peak mating time in mums garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are absolutly mad!!!!!
Maybe you had a pond in the garden before you moved in??????/
Frogs go back to where they hat5ched so could explain that it is looking for its pond to breed in???????
Lea :)

Technically speaking, toads are frogs. Both are members of the order Anura, a group that experts usually refer to simply as frogs. Within this large group, the name "toad" is given to those with dry, warty skin and short hind legs for walking instead jumping. Meanwhile, those with smooth, moist skin and long, strong, webbed hind legs for swimming and jumping are called frogs. In general, frogs live in moist climates and lay their eggs in clusters, while toads live in drier climates and lay their eggs in long chains. But be warned: drawing the line between frogs and toads can be tricky. For example, there are frogs with warty skin, and toads with slimy skin. Many species fit equally well into both categories.:D

Frogs' skin is critical to their survival. Through it, they both drink and breathe. Frogs don't swallow water; they get all the moisture they need through their skin. And though frogs have lungs, they rely on the extra oxygen they absorb through their skin, especially when they're underwater. Frogs must keep their skin moist. Otherwise, oxygen can't pass easily through it and the frog suffocates. Frog skin secretes a mucus that helps keep it moist. Even so, their skin tends to dry out easily, which is why they usually stay near bodies of water. Toads' skin doesn't lose moisture as quickly, so they can live farther from water than most frogs. In a pinch, frogs and toads can rely on dew for moisture, or burrow underground into moist soil. About once a week, frogs shed their skin. The process begins with the frog doing a lot of twisting, bending, and stretching to loosen the old skin. Then the frog pulls the skin over its head like a sweater and -- usually -- eats it.

Edited to add none of this helps you get rid of them LOL

Err excuse me moonmaiden did we swallow a book or hit a pet subject ? :) 

ROFLMAO Nope I did a study on Frogs & climate/environs change & somethings never leave you. I like Frogs but in their natural environs & not as pets etc. I have about a dozen that live in the garden in summer as one corner is like a bog garden & a couple live in the greenhouse all year round I could write reams on them LOL Must admit before doing the study I never realized that Toads were Frogs LOLOLOLOLOL

Edited to add they move to a neighbours pond to breed & his mum was shocked to see a load of sh*gging frogs in the pond LOLOLOLOL

We have dozens in the pond at present (dispite koi). Love to have the window open on a warm evening and listen to the chorus. Not so great when they get too rampant and kill each other or the cats bring them in live - never can catch the little b**ers

:rolleyes:  Keep up folks, I thought we'd agreed to smash the windows, wrap the bodies in curtains and drink to their demise with a bottle of wine
There are some very strange people on this forum.....
Teri

Teri

Your Nuts! :D

Leave a note on the patio door in the style of a planning permission notice saying change of residence to a French Restaurant . That should get rid of him ;)

Lucy
xx

ROFL thats a good one

LOL thanks for all the suggestions.

He seems to have hopped off for the time being, probably hiding underneath on of the boards we have out in
the garden....

To my knowledge we've never had a pond in the garden, this property is a fairly new build (6 years old) and
I don't think there were ponds here before the houses.
This is the first year we've had a problem with said slimey creature......perhaps it's got disorientated.

Just don't want the frog to get hurt by the dogs, plus know that some (think it's toads) can be poisonous
to dogs. Can't cope with another dog having regular vets visits.

Hmmm wonder if there's such things as frog scarers?!!! :D

ye cats ::D

LOL my two aren't working properly then :D

Hmm have to keep my eyes peeled and try and evict him from my garden.....

I love frogs. I think they are cute :)

I CANT EAT A WHOLE ONE :D

I can :D

HALF A FROG ON TOAST YUMMY IF ONLY I COULD FIND ONE :D :D :D

Oh lovely, with loads of Garlic butter :D :D

With tapioca (fresh from the pond ;) ) for pudding?
:D

MMmmmmmmm school dinners :D :D :D :D :D

Just so you know that frogs(and all other amphibians)are protected under the wildlife and countryside act, so make sure that it is actually a common frog, or toad(toads have much bumpier skin and when picked up they secrete a nasty liquid from their behinds :D ) Natterjack toads are a european protected species and therefore should not be moved.
My dad is a herpetologist so if you have any questions, feel free to ask - he is ALWAYS willing to talk wildlife, esp reptiles and amphibians, with anyone, he just loves 'wiggleys', as we know them!!!!
Emily

I DONT REALY WANT TO EAT ONE LOL:D :D :D

Just how not to have a 'frog friendly' garden would be a start :D

I'm sure it's a frog it's pretty smooth skinned and has big back legs with long toes.
The cats don't seem to have realised it's living in our garden YET.
However the dogs do and it's them that could cause it harm.
Hence why I'm fairly keen to 'relocate' him to a 'safer' habitat which isn't MY garden :)

My Mum and Dad used to relocate our pond frogs to different ponds in the local area
as they used to kill our fish when they got to amourous with them when there weren't enough
frogs to go round. But they still came back......

Frogs always return to the pond they hatched in to spawn. So they always return every spring ...

Oh Emily, wish I had known that last year. Can you believe that I phoned our local Wildlife sancturary on what to feed an injured frog. (Soft in the head, I know) :D :D I have 3 frogs in my fish pond but they all come onto the patio , for some strange reason they seem to like the dogs water bowls.  Megan picked one up last year and brought it into the house. I checked it and found a tiny little toothmark which had (only just) peirced the skin.  I kept it in the bath for three days, I was amazed at the blood loss.  However, it healed and I placed in back in the pond, I didnt see it for weeks, but he turned up again, only noticed his head sticking out of water. Megan was forever bringing them into the house, and had such a soft mouth I am surprised that this one got damaged. Maybe it was already hurt and she was bringing it in for me to help it :D :D  The three that I have are 2 adults and one baby from the previous year. We have whole colonies of them here.  Last year when walking the dogs, they were migrating and sight was fantastic.  The whole dirttrack road looked as if were moving :) tiny little things less than an inch long

Kiss it, it might turn into an handsome prince :-) :-)
I love frogs and when I saw one sat near the brook near to where I live I gave it a little stroke and it puts its little paws over its eyes as if to say 'don't hurt me!'

I like frogs, but not that much lol.  anyway with my luck it would be me who turned into a frog :D :D :D

LOL @ Kay!!

Boxercrazy - I don't think moving them would work, they would most likely find there way back! Fish are BANNED from our pond as they are a real nuisance to wildlife, although they do attract herons which are always nice to see!! If you want a real wildlife friendly garden then get a pond  :D Only joking have a look at this factsheet http://www.froglife.org/FAS/1.pdf (sorry can't be bothered with the link as it so often doesn't work!!)
HTH
Emily
Edited to add, our dogs are not bothered by them at all, infact Kayla probably would live in the pond if she could and would make friends with them all, meticously smelling their little bums every five minutes!! The pup hasn't noticed the 2 dozen in the pond at the mo, but he can definatley hear them calling!
Just make sure.esp, if your house is a newbuild, that there is somewhere for them to hide, the mild weather we are having now has brought them all out, be it 2 weeks later than normal. So just watch on the milder evenings as they will be active, then the dogs will be after them! Is there a pond/lake nearby or have any of your neighbours put in a pond? If its a female wanting to spawn then a move may work as she will want to 'unload' the spawn and may do so in a new pond, and if its a male all it wants to do is h*mp everything so it may not notice the move!!
Let me know if you want anymore info.

Hi, no we don't have a pond at all in our garden,
and from my vantage points can't see any ponds in the adjoining gardens
(I live in a terrace)

Unfortunately my Boxers want to 'eat' the frog and so aren't really frog friendly.
Hence why I really want to move the frog apart from me reliving the fact of my sister
standing on one in her wellies and squashing it, don't want a repeat of that either :(

Frog must be in hiding at the moment as haven't spotted it yet today.

I also Love frogs we have 3 living in our little pond,why dont you put some gardening gloves on to pick him up,have a bucket with some water and a large stone in it and take to a lake or pond ,poor little froggy.Good luck.
Sheila.

ANY NEWS ON YOUR LITTLE FROGGY FREIND ?

He hasn't been visiting again yet.
But he could be hiding in a shady damp spot somehwere like underneath our garden shed.
Unless he's got the vibes and hopped off somewhere else :D