RAUK's a Herp a day!

Checking my Coroline covers early afternoon and was pleased to see two small toads snuggled up under one. They weren't exactly the same size, but both would be classed as small. I left them to settle down for half and hour and then went back with camera. Unfortunately only one was still there - the larger one. It did the toad puffing up and standing tall trick, rather hilarious when you are not much bigger than a 50p coin.
I am asking you guys if there is a known sociability in toads. I check these covers every day recently and these two had arrived since yesterday. I have mentioned before seeing three or four small toads together under a plastic sheet. So do they move around in groups, follow each other's trails or what? Actually I think small frogs group like this as well, now that I think about it. So is it a protection thing? Doesn't seem to occur with full grown of either species.

Suzy wrote: So is it a protection thing? Doesn't seem to occur with full grown of either species.

Here's the young toads under the cover. I've watered the ground. The soil is a result of ant activity. The toads like to make themselves little nests in it.

Had some very mild (and wet!) weather here in East Devon just recently. Went out tonight and spotted two frogs and a palmate newt in the small pond. Here's one of the frogs and the newt showing the webbing on a hind leg.

Ha Ben!
Well done to you too. My slowies seem to have gone to ground, considering it is still mild I am a bit surprised there aren't any youngsters still about. Mind you the weather has been so wet that I've not been looking every day. Must try and get out each day and check covers.