Looks like it is just us two here. It looks like they lay them on the underneath of the leaf. How do you know it is ready to hatch?

Tried, but my computer won't let real player download and need to get hubby to sort. Looking forward to spotting your hair--any hints on identification? Speaking of identification, I can't decide if I have common or palmate newts. Each time I think I'm sure I get my doubts. They are very unspotty on the belly, and rather small, but none of them have the big back feet. Any thoughts? A couple are getting very fat gorging on all the tadpoles!

My pond is teeming with newts (and toad tadpoles)! There were at least one dozen fully grown palmates and smoothies a couple of weeks ago, and recently a whole lot of little ones have moved in. I also find tiny little ones under logs and stones in the garden (they live on land until big enough to mate). Not shy, either - they come right up onto the shallow end. I have no idea what the secret is - my previous tiny pond also acquired newts straight away. All I ever put in my ponds was water, plants, pebbles and gravel. - No fish, though.

You should set up in business! Big Kid