Family of Toads in my drain

[mrspainful]

Discovered Daddy Toad, Mummy Toad and Baby Toads ( spawn) in my drain in the back garden this evening. What the hell am I going to do with them? Presume I'll need to get rid otherwise we'll be overrun with toads. DC are so excited. They looked so scared when I took the drain cover off, looking up at me with big eyes......

I think they are a protected species, you would breaking the law to move them or interfere with them in any way.

Really???

Well nothing

You want them - they eat all the slugs 🐌

Trying to attach a photo....

I think call the RSPCA in.

Could you make a little habitat for them in your garden? Kids love that sort of thing.

Having seen where they are I would call your local wildlife rescue for advice, it doesn’t look very safe for them

I think you might need help them out of there.

They are protected. Please don’t hurt them, you won’t be overrun.

Happyraven yes that's what I'll do. Just been googling toads and it's all about how to attract toads to your garden. I was very ignorant about the whole toad thing it seems. I found a great article on how to make a toad house, DS is VERY excited and has named the daddy toad Toddy the Toad.

Is there a local wildlife centre you can call, they wont survive there for long without air, food and light.

You need some help relocating them to a suitable area thats not your drain

Is that your kitchen drain or rainwater drain?

It's just a down pipe from the rain guttering so hopefully quite safe, but we will see if we can move them to a toad house.

They do need to be rescued from there and quickly, please ring a wildlife rescue, they will help you relocate them safely.

They can get in and out ok, have been crawling all over the patio earlier.

I’d name them:
Toady Roosevelt
Alfred Hitchcroak
Audrey Hopburn
Toad Bundy

Fab names. Particularly like Audrey Hopburn

I'll see if I can find a local wildlife rescue.

@mrspainful

Happyraven yes that's what I'll do. Just been googling toads and it's all about how to attract toads to your garden. I was very ignorant about the whole toad thing it seems. I found a great article on how to make a toad house, DS is VERY excited and has named the daddy toad Toddy the Toad.

It's likely that the biggest one is actually mummy toad, mind.

@Shirleyphallus

I’d name them: Toady Roosevelt Alfred Hitchcroak Audrey Hopburn Toad Bundy

🤣 Inspired Seriously they are lovely and need to be helped poor little things

ooh

Froggy Mercury
Hugh Jumpman
Dwayne "The Croak" Jumpson
Johnny Damp

and Ted Paul🤣

How sad that your first response to getting blessed with a rare, protected and beautiful visitor is to say you'll be "overrun" like they're a pest!

Make them a nicer area to live in in the garden, hopefully they will willingly move from the drains. You might need to contact RSPCA if their spawn needs to be moved somewhere safer. Don't interfere with the beauties!

Where do you live OP

Don't evict them, you should build them a fine residence - a Hall in fact, and buy a small car for Daddy Toad to drive about in.

@Shirleyphallus 'Toad Bundy' 😁

Now what you’ve got there is a toad in the hole