well, my goldies must like the toad eggs too as none visable in the pond the next day after I took a pailful out of the pond & I know MANY were still left in the pond. No tiny tadpoles in the pond a few days later either but the pailful was swarming with the little critters! I called rescue organizations & they all laughed (!?) & said to call Fish & Game. Well, Fish & Game said to dump the pail of little ones back in the pond for the goldfish to eat!!! I guess I will just let them develop & then place them in the gardens but Fish & Game said birds will eat them when they are small. Oh, now I wish I had not let the eggs hatch as that would have been the most humane thing to do... but now it is too late! A toad is a live creature & guess I may be silly but.. I can't see not trying now to get them to adult stage since I was responsible for letting them hatch! Since toads lay their eggs in ponds, how do they get out when they develop past tadpole stage... jump out? Don't think they could jump out of the pond though as the lip is rather high.

Thank you, Mikey , Wanda and Youreit for taking the time out to write me. Good sound advice- all of you. However, although Sluggo is a darn good enviromently friendly product, I'd still like to think that toads could reside in my modest garden. I used to live in Monterey Park and had chickens , ducks ,guinea hens and albino peacocks- they took care of the slug and snail problem. Unfortunately they took to eating the Fence Lizards and Blue tongued Skinks( " alligator lizards") as well. Mikey- Hi neighbor!!. Again, thanks and I will keep all of you informed of any developments or " occupations!"

Toads are insect eaters. You would be suprised at the number of insects in your garden!

Did you buy the tops or did they come with the house package? Do you know the brand? If purchased separately, from whom? What is the warranty supposed to be lengthwise? What does the paperwork say is covered? It may not be under warranty and they did you a "favor" the first time attempting the repair. Maybe they realized is could be repaired which is why they now say it is not under warranty.