Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and posting for the first time.

I live in NYC Manhattan and have a little private garden. I brought a bunch of plants and landscaping stones and stuff home from a trip to the country and while unpacking them found a little American toad stowaway. I read up on how to make my garden a safe, healthy toad habitat (it's totally chemical free with toad houses and a chlorine-free toad pond--the works!). He's been doing really well, it's been about 2 months and he's more than doubled in size and is great at keeping the bug & slug population under control.

He's good at hiding out but I usually see him at least once or twice a week. Now I haven't seen him in a couple weeks and I'm a little worried. Is there any way to tell if he's been around? Any signs i can look for? I've tried spreading potting soil around and looking for tracks, but it was hard to tell if the marks I saw were him or birds or some other creature. If you have any bright ideas please share. I'll rest easier knowing the little guy is safe!