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28/04/2008, 6:32 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 Manhattan and Glasgow Posts 644 Re: frogs Ours have been cricking away for a couple of weeks. But we like listening to them as do visitors and it has never bothered anyone to the extent of driving them away - unfortunately, in some cases.  Maybe it's psychological - if someone looks on it as a problem then de facto it is one. Some people detest the dawn chorus because it wakes them.  Our pond comes within 4 metres of the kitchen window.  In the house you can't hear them.  As Mikew says, if you walk along the bank then they shut up pronto. Their eyesight is appalling for distinguishing shapes - but excellent for detecting movement. Zoggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and Golly. Lyrics copyright Sausage Music 2008    Report

28/04/2008, 6:38 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 Manhattan and Glasgow Posts 644 Re: frogs  Tressy wrote:  happy bunny wrote: ...incidently if you clap they shut up albeit for a few seconds., Indeed they do! They're quite like Finches in that respect. Margaret and Matthew Finch from Cheltenham stayed with us last night.  Nice couple, but my God, they blathered on - I thought they would never go to bed.  I'll try your tip at breakfast.  Thank you. Zoggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and Golly. Lyrics copyright Sausage Music 2008    Report

28/04/2008, 10:14 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 142 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 the Lot Posts 256 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 Lot-et-Garonne Posts 253 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 Bugsy Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 4,175 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........ and get yourself an Apple Mac".    Report

28/04/2008, 10:43 JayJay Joined on 22/02/2005 La La Land Posts 1,840 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 142 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 Bugsy Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 4,175 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........ and get yourself an Apple Mac".    Report

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