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28/04/2008, 10:14 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 108 Re: frogs Thanks for all your unsympathic replys, it seems to me people on this forum are only helpful if you have a renovation, or technical problem, anything that affects your day to day living is taken as a joke, sorry happy bunny if I am one of those people that 'amaze' you, I have lived with traffic noise, not a problem, and shouting yobs? well they don't stand in one once place day and night for months on end, if the noise of the rotten frogs drove 8 of our friends home then it can't just be me, also someone said about moving next to an airport then moaning about it, well we asked the previous owners about frogs, and they said that for some reason they hardly get any, clearly a sales pitch.Anyway as I have said, I won't come on here for emotional support anymore, I will wait till I have a bunged up loo, or a dripping tap.    Report

28/04/2008, 10:20 DerekJ Joined on 19/10/2007 Surrey and soon also the Lot Posts 154 Re: frogs Belle.  I'm not sure what advice you want people to give.  If you have frogs they will make noise. If that is unacceptable to you then you have a couple of choices. Move.... a bit drastic I would have thought. Or get rid of them.... as Chris has pointed out that they are protected then anything you do is likely to be illegal, therefore down to you if you go that route. I'm not sure that there any other options. Derek    Report

28/04/2008, 10:25 nectarine Joined on 02/08/2007 London & Lot-et-Garonne Posts 180 Re: frogs Belle, I posted a reply and suggested you get a cat, or encourage some wild cats onto your patch by leaving out food.  Their presence certainly kept the frogs quiet around our way.  If you look like your passport picture, then you probably need the holiday.    Report

28/04/2008, 10:29 Bugbear Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 3,518 Re: frogs  Belle wrote: Thanks for all your unsympathic replys, Sorry Belle, but if you post on an open forum you must expect replies that don't always fall on your side of the fence. I, like Chris and many others, are animal lovers in the true sense of the word and relish our move to be, in many cases, closer to nature. Personally, I get quite angry when I hear the "we don't like it, lets kill it" cries and until someone stops me, I will always defend the rights of all creatures to live peacefully. Learn to enjoy them and you'll benefit greatly from the experience. IMHO....   "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably"    Report

28/04/2008, 10:43 JayJay Joined on 22/02/2005 La La Land Posts 1,829 Re: frogs Do tadpoles not eat mozzie larvae? If you get rid of the frogs, drain the pond, if not you'll have real problems. Have you heard the cicadas & mole crickets? friendship warms the heart & heals the soul    Report

28/04/2008, 11:06 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 108 Re: frogs bugbear, you have hit the nail on the head 'all creatures have the right to live peacefully' I rest my case.    Report

28/04/2008, 11:14 Bugbear Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 3,518 Re: frogs  Belle wrote: bugbear, you have hit the nail on the head 'all creatures have the right to live peacefully' I rest my case. Belle, You didn't used to work for a newspaper, by any chance ?............................. "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably"    Report

28/04/2008, 11:27 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 238 Re: frogs Hello I live within 15 metres of my lake which is over 1 hectare in size, I have frogs, thousands of them.  I love the noise they make and so does everyone who ever comes to stay with me.  It feels tropical, exotic, I can't really explain.  I spent one night under canvas on the lake side and I did find that a bit much at 4am but even so I can't say I hated it. There is no solution (I have dogs, cats and lots of snakes they have no affect on the noise for more than a few seconds), you will have to fill it in, which is awful or move back to a city where you will obviously be happier! Panda    Report

28/04/2008, 11:32 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,495 Re: frogs I'm hesitant to suggest this as I kind of feel that if you buy a house with a pond the frogs are all part and parcel of it, but as it is obviously getting you down, how about trying garden lights near the pond in the evening and switch them off when you go to bed ? www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

28/04/2008, 12:09 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,101 Re: frogs Belle - just thank your lucky stars that you haven't got midwife toads, the ones that go "beep....beep....beep". I heard of a person whose neighbour sent the gendarmes round to complain that she had left some electronic devices on standby mode  That's what they sound like.    Report

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