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Hibernating toads will welcome a wonderful winter retreat and will more than pay you back in spring by devouring slugs, nocturnal insects and larvae - Introduce this attractive and unobtrusive Terracotta Toad House to a damp corner of the garden immediately and welcome your own pest control officer!
• Measures 200mm in diameter and 125mm in height
• The Toad House can be hidden in a damp corner of the garden
• Will provide a refuge for the common toad, a predator of slugs, nocturnal insects and larvae.
"If you've got a pond, male frogs will probably sped the winter at the bottom, lying dormant. If the water freezes, they will suffocate once the oxygen is used up - try and prevent this happening by placing a pan of hot water on the surface to melt a hole in the ice. Toad houses are available to buy (you can get a terracotta version from Harrod Horticultural..."
Grow Your Own, November 2008
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