Toads

hi everyone. New to this forum and from what I have read you are a knowledgable lot.
Could anyone tell me what comes first. Frog spawn. Or Toad spawn. I would dearly love some toad spawn in my pond. I think it’s deep enough at 14+inches on top of the muddy mulch and it has a newt and some dragonfly lavea. Plenty of weed. Any other ideas to help encourage them please. Val

 

Have you got toads living by you?

 

Hi Laura, yes I believe so. They were in my garden 3 years ago when a friend gave me a string of spawn. They grew up to hop away but I haven’t seen one since.

 

There's hardly any Toads around now compared to 50 years ago, same as Newts (both Palmate & Great Crested).

 

Toads dont hop away, they walk

 

Hi Scrungee, that could explain the absence of them. Thank goodness I have dozens of frogs. I put the spawn in dustbin lids and an old stone trough. Feed with tadpole food and then small a piece of liver on a string. Wire netting protects then until they can get under the litter. They have to fend for themselves then. Val

 

Wish they would walk back!

 

As a rule Frogs spawn first then Toads and Newts. Toads always return to the same pond and will travel long distances to get there, they do wander a long way from their breeding area.

 

Many thanks for info stronglyloden, I will keep a look out and hope. Val