jammer wrote:
I think i have a bullfrog after looking at many pictures. I didn't in
a million years expect to see one here because there are no bodies of
water around here except for my 2 yr old puddle. This thing is way
bigger than the toads and i haven't seen any of my toad friends since
i saw the bullfrog. That bothers me. If it stays, what will happen
next mating season? Will it chase off the mating pairs of toads? I
didn't find any info that said b.frogs eat toads, but my tads are all
but missing and i am not seeing babies near the pond and no adults
whatsoever. And the pondmaster toad doesnt go there any more. I
liked watching him eat and he could care less if i was there or not.
Maybe i'll run it off this fall, i dont know.

My green frog and my toads somewhat peacefully co-exist and I don't know
about bulls and toads.

OTOH, most things don't eat toadpoles or toads. Toads have a poison sac
under their back that makes them a very unpleasant snack. My
understanding is that the same holds true of toadpoles - very unpleasant
to eat. However, I will admit that I have seen my shubunkin snacking on
my toadpoles though I suspect it was more out of annoyance then desire
to eat them.

Perhaps your toadpoles have fledged? Depending upon water temps they
can be gone in as little as three weeks. IIRC, you're in TX so you
probably have warmer water temps than I have in NC. My toadpoles were
out of the pond in about 4 weeks here.

Susan
shsimko[@]duke[.]edu