Toads (different from frogs) do not require an immediate water source and are often located in rather dry climates. They tend to be burrowers, digging hiding/nesting holes in the ground, and are great insect control items!! They are especially fond of slugs and snails. I'm not sure how well they transport and relocate, but if you can catch a few, it's worth a try.

It always amazes me how prevelent tree frogs are in various areas. We had them by the score at my former nursery and they lived just as happily inside the greenhouses as out. Apparently just watering the plants created enough of a moist environment for them to live quite happily. Had a couple of near heart attach situations when unloading flats of new plants or moving existing ones and a startled tree frog lept out of its hiding place!!

Here is a link that might be useful: toad info

I've given up trying to figure out the mind of a toad, lol!

From all I've read, they like cool, moist, shade, etc. I've put toad houses in several spots in my garden, and put out little trays of water as suggested.

Where do I find toads? On my hot, blazing, dry, sunny brick patio.

Maybe I'm reading the wrong info, lol...

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Dee

I have alot of toads in my yard as well, they always startle me. I let them be. I was thinking of making a few homes for them to hide in. We also have the tree frogs. When it rains really good here, I will have 10-12 of them stuck to the window by the front door of our house-again, they scare me when I'm coming downstairs, but they're so cute.
We also don't have a pond that's nearby.

Guess I'm lucky! With a pond right behind my house, talking about 50' behind it, I am overrun with treefrogs and toads every year. When the babies start showing up every spring you have to tiptoe through my yard to keep from stepping on the little ones. I always know spring is here when the hoppers are hopping!!!

There's a goodly toad population here (one favored refuge is in a crack between a couple of concrete steps and the house).

Great garden presence, though I wish they'd give up peeing on me as a defense mechanism when I have to move them out of harm's way. I'm onto your little scam, fellas.

Toads are adorable, but from my experience never live in toad houses. They like my hostas and certain shrubs to hide under. Normally you would never even know they're around - except when the male is claiming his territory and mating. It's called "trilling" and sounds like a really irritating fire alarm! What a sound on a hot summer night! We've learned a lot about toads after we put in our pond. Never relocate toads. Toads acclimate to their immediate area and even a few miles could be detrimental. We had a few before our pond and of course now we have a lot more. mxk3 is correct - they don't live in water. They are amphibious - they mate in water and only live in water while developing, then on land as adults. They're not peeing on you - toads excrete a toxin through their skin when alarmed as a safety mechanism. Some toads are more poisonous than others. (Every so often you hear about those folks who lick certain toads to get high. blek)

Quote: "Every so often you hear about those folks who lick certain toads to get high"

And people think nature is boring LOL!!!!