We have moved home and just found out that the pond close to our back door has breeding frogs in it and been told that we could have about 100 frogs around the house very shortly. Can any advise how to remove them for now and forever from the pond?
2006-07-05 21:22:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Well you could always just catch the tadpoles with a cheap butterfly net and put them into a bucket of water immediatly. Take them down to the closest pond, or marsh with permanent water and release them. Not into a lake, unless there is a shallow pond-like bay somewhere. The best way to exclude frogs is to use a fence around your pond. They dont jump incredibly high so even a low fence would stop them. I know it will look tacky and if it is too large, then it is not feasible, but thats one of the only humane ways to do it. I assume you are looking for a human way since you are on this pets page and are probably an animal lover. HOP that helps! ha ha
2006-07-06 04:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 3⤋
Frogs are very welcome visitors to the garden, they contol slugs and the like from your garden. They DON'T have to be near water., I had frogs in my garden before I put a pond in, to encourage some wildllife into the garden and there were no other ponds that I know of. Live and let die, nature will take care of the weak, birds will still get a meal frogs or no frogs, The frogs only breed early spring so you won't get them breeding all year round, most don't survive, whoever told you you will be unindated is exaggerating. if u don't want them in the house keep your door closed. . LONG LIVE FROGGIES!!!!
2006-07-06 12:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you fill the pond in with cement, you will NEVER permanently be able to get rid of frogs/toads, as they have a great 'homing' instinct.
2006-07-06 04:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try draining the pond. They won't come if there's no water. Or I suppose you could encourage birds to come onto your property, as I'm sure they eat tadpoles. Or on a continuous basis you could remove the tadpoles when they appear in your pond and put them elswhere. As a kid I used to empty my lunch box and fill it with water and tadpoles, and then put it in the animal's water trough. Oh child hood huh?
2006-07-06 04:28:21 · answer #4 · answered by Clueless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the UK, you must leave them alone. All native amphibians are protected by law.
2006-07-06 06:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by big_fat_goth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... frog legs >> send them my way.
2006-07-06 04:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One word: snakes
2006-07-06 04:26:49 · answer #7 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave them they won't do any harm.. the adults will leave soon... help them re populate they are becoming endangered ya know
2006-07-06 04:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by ptdemon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy some ducks
2006-07-06 11:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cement!
2006-07-06 04:25:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋