I only have a few toads. 5, 3 males and 2 females (and LOTS of tads).
The whole calling and mating thing happens in 2-3 days. Blink and i
miss it. The males call until they get someone to lay eggs for them
and then they go off and/or are quiet and eat bugs at night. I have
only seen one since the whole spawning thing took place. He lives in
ivy near the pond and comes out nightly. I can hear other toads in the
neighborhood without ponds still calling. ....

I get ear plugs under the brand name "macks". If you have an
albertsons around, they have them. They just plain WORK. Any other
kind is crap.








On Mon, 03 May 2004 07:55:25 GMT, (JJ)
wrote:

Anyone have experience with the relative loudness/quietness of
Leopard
or Green Frogs compared to Bull Frogs? I hate to sound like a city
boy but they are just too loud at night. I really feel sorry for
those people in Hawaii who have the swarms of peeping frogs.

This web page had some info on various frogs.
http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/amphibians.html

I've got some bull frogs that I got as tadpoles and I guess they are
all grown up now and looking to get it on what with all the croaking.
If they are croaking all the time does that mean there are no lady
frogs in the vicinity? Do sexual frustrated bull frogs croak more
than satisfied ones? I'm in a desert subdivision and there is no way
"wild" frogs could drop by for a booty call.

Anything out there that is quiet like say a Librarian Frog? It would
need to be able to survive just around freezing Winter temps (air and
water) and Summer peaks of high 80F water and 110F air.

I'm researching the frog thing and will probably get some from a
biological supply company. Might be cheaper but also more
reliable/accurate in terms of species than the local pond store.

Jay