Autumn frogs

We often see lot's of froglets hopping about if the weather's damp and occasionally see the odd adult near the pond but today in the middle of the afternoon there was definately a frog croaking!

Never heard one before at this time of year, only during spring mating so is this unusual?

 

Same here froggy, heard them croaking in the evening, just like march/april time.
I think they are confused also.

 

we have hundreds of the little ******s hopping about, my cat loves them!! :D they come from next doors pond though, I dont mind them as long as they eat some slugs!

 

Sorry Andy. Frogs don't eat slugs. Tell your NDN to get some ducks on that pond.

 

haha it would fit about 2 ducks in that pond, but I suppose 2 ducks are better than none! Would canadian geese do, we have a pair of them that fly in every year to the local pond?!

 

Yup. Even better. Geese like slugs too. Me. I'm still working on a recipe.

 

John.

Concentrateon patenting slug glue, eco friendly and effective :D

 

Don't know were you got that one from John "frogs don't eat slugs" I have seen them eat small snails as well, found you some info on frogs if you trawl down the page there's a bit on frogs diets.
http://www.fow.org.uk/care5fow.htm

 

Just out of interest, I'm sure I saw a frog eat a wasp the other day.

 

Walnut. That site says that toads eat slugs. It then says 'because of the difference in their diet there is no competition.' i.e. Frogs do not eat slugs. q.e.d. :D

Why not Pete? They eat flies.

[ 12. September 2007, 12:16 PM: Message edited by: Sarraceniac ]

 

Flies dont sting. :D

 

Reckon if you eat it fast enough, a wasp wouldn't. But I ain't volunteering to try.

 

Sarraceniac, someone hasnt been reading properly have they?! the article says:

"As adults, frogs love to eat flying insects, beetles, slugs and snails catching them with their long sticky tongue. Generally they hunt at night, waiting for their prey at the edge of the pond. Toads love to eat ants more than anything else, but will also nibble on a few slugs, snails and woodlice. Unlike frogs, toads will travel long distances to find food. Because of the differences in their diets, frogs and toads are happy to coexist in the same habitat without competition.

 

Whoops. Must learn to not speed read. I have a garden full of frogs still from when I had a pond (new one under development) but I also have a garden full of slugs. How come my frogs aren't eating? (And don't anybody DARE point out that I now have two gardens full.) :rolleyes:

 

What happens when the slugs get big enough to eat the frogs. :D

Looking at some of the slugs that I have this year, I think cane toads are in order.