I saw these in the specialty isle at Winco foods and I couldn’t resist. Up until now I have been using old broken terracotta pots as little lures for toad houses. I read in a garden magazine  that  suggested them for shelter since they like to take refuge under some wet wood or some dark little cover were they can keep cool and protected while laying wait for an insect to crawl on by. Here in California it’s not uncommon to see a Western California toad (California Toad, B. boreas halophilus) out in the evening and night time hours. It’s fun to look down and see their comical faces. These little statues have an opening near the bottom that is just the right size for a toad to crawl into. They are great to have around in your garden eating beetles, ants and spiders.

Here is a photo I took last year when it went down a gopher hole in my lawn. As you can see they like it wet, dark and protected.