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28/04/2008, 11:27 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 309 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 9,799 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 2,168 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

02/05/2008, 14:30 phylisbide Joined on 10/01/2005 Posts 27 Re: frogs Midwife toads -they  make my favourite sounds in the garden and thanks to Chris PP I now know what they are. En masse they sound like wind chimes - a friend near a river has the windchime effect - but we are miles above sea level and have some in the area. I spend happy times calling them into the garden. Really. And the link Chris PP sent had a recording of them too  - so I can listen to it when in Blighty too.....OH thinks I have lost the plot though.    Report

02/05/2008, 14:51 lorna Joined on 27/11/2007 the other Vienne - in Isère(38) Posts 89 Re: frogs  chris pp wrote: They are of course protected in law I didn't know that frogs are protected. How does this reconcile with the fact that frog's legs are eaten in France? Is it just one type of frog that is protected? lorna    Report

02/05/2008, 15:46 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,959 Re: frogs The frog legs now eaten in France are imported from Asia.  I used to rather like eating them, but since I found out that the legs are cut off whilst the frog is still alive and kicking, I've kind of gone off them  Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

02/05/2008, 15:54 lorna Joined on 27/11/2007 the other Vienne - in Isère(38) Posts 89 Re: frogs Thanks for the explanation Cathy. I've never tried them and I'm definitely not too keen to do so now. lorna    Report

02/05/2008, 15:58 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: frogs Would you eat kosher/halal meat? Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

02/05/2008, 16:14 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,959 Re: frogs If you're looking for an argument you won't get one from me.  I have eaten halal meat, and I do know how it is slaughtered.  I wouldn't make a habit of it eating it though. If we choose to eat animals we have to accept that they will be slaughtered in order for us to eat them, that doesn't mean to say that they should have to suffer unnecessarily though. Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

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