Love this post & toads! They are loners so set up a few toad houses and provide water. Set these up in shady out of the way spots and our wonderful garden helpers will come. Slugs & snails are on their menu!

Broken terracotta pots make great toad abodes.

tj

Toads love to climb to the top of my compost pile and feast on the bugs attracted to my fresh kitchen scraps. Im planning on making an inground bog and maybe a shallow pool for the toads and frogs to lay their eggs in. Why do you dig them up? Wouldn't it be better to let them emerge on their own, when they feel ready?

the more i ignored them.. the more i seemed to have..

why do you think they need much of anything from you ..

perhaps.. its more of a rural vs city thing.. i might see where city toads need a little help ..

but if he got to your by himself.. then what more do you need to do

just grow the garden that provides the moisture and food.. and he and she will be happy ... sort of a field of dreams thing ....

ken

Yes I dug him up accidentally. I guess I just need to know what to look for so I don't do that again.

I already had all the requirements that he needed, just like you said Ken.

I have occasionally provided a partially sunken clay pot on its side as a garden hiding place, but never actually saw a toad use one. They appreciate the night lights adjacent to the patio, which attract bugs and provide tasty snacks.

Ahhh, I miss the toads! Back on the farm, there had always been several that would spend the nights tucking themselves into the crack between the foundation wall and the cement pad. Since I've moved to the new place, in the last fifteen years, sadly only once have I had a toad keep me company for the summer.

No toads here......but scads of tiny little tree frogs!! They choose their own preferred habitat, typically jumping out and startling the heck out of me when I accidently disturb them in their hiding place! One has seemingly taken up residence in my covered BBQ in winter. For several years, he (or a relative) has surprised me when the grill is first uncovered for the season.

These guys are so tiny, I can't imagine they consume many slugs or snails, which are the same size or larger. And while tiny, these guys have a very big voice!! Their calls at night would make you think they are much larger toads!

For scale, that is only a 2" wide rim he is sitting on!