wild toad in danger

[ColleenT]

So i have 5 dogs and 3 are terriers and they hunt and kill EVERYTHING. i have them in a fenced acre yard. but we have had a BIG toad out back for the past few nights. last night when i took the dogs out to pee, there it was again. I picked him up while my female terrier was sniffing it. i put it close by but in a safe spot until the dogs would be in for the night. if i leave him in the back yard he will surely be killed. If i move him to the front yard, will he stay there? i worry about his safety. If he will not stay in the front yard, i will have to move him somewhere safe. i hate to do that, but i don't trust that my dogs would leave him alone.

[LilyPad]

If you relocate him a reasonable distance, he should find a new home!

[UncleChester]

I'd move it further away than your front yard if possible, they can be pretty good at finding their way 'home'.

I once did battle with a big American Toad in a huge wood pile that I was in the process of splitting and stacking. Pieces of wood would often do some tumbling- it wasn't a safe toad location. I moved the toad a few times to the safety of the garden, it would return to it's favorite wood pile even with several hundred feet of displacement. I eventually settled on being as careful as possible. Yours will hopefully not be as determined.

Best of luck and thanks for caring about the toads safety.

[ColleenT]

this is our Big guy. the night i took this pic was monday night, and last night my 2 younger terriers were chasing him almost caught him. i had to catch him, set him in a bucket and placed him ( again) into the front yard. I have a feeling i have to relocate him permanently. i hate to do it, but i don't want to find his dead body. but i only see him at night, so i have to either keep him in a bucket with some grass? overnight, or try to drive him somewhere at night. i love that he is here eating the bugs. poor guy. or gal. Not sure which. this is him/her next to my size 7 womans foot.

[LilyPad]

Good size toad! I would walk him a few blocks away and let him go, he should be safe then. If not, then I'd run him further.

[ColleenT]

i live in the country sort of, but the houses are closer to the back roads than i'd like. i live 3 miles from a state park, and he'd probably do great there. if i find him again, i am going to have to move him.