~ janj wrote, On 06/08/2006 21:50:
If he came on his own, imo, he'll know where to go for winter.... though,
even in that shallow of a pond you could put a bird bath heater in and keep
an opening in the ice, that's all he would need, if he even stays for
winter. Many frogs winter in yard debris, perhaps yours is of that variety?
~ jan www.jjspond.us
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Also ponding troll free at:
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium

In Britain some varieties hibernate in the mud at bottoms of ponds.
Others need somewhere sheltered, dark, and cool to over winter. You
could build an over wintering site for them with buried rocks, pipes and
logs, them cover it over with soil and turf (there is a proper name for
these, something-arium). A garden supplies website in the UK sells
wooden frog and toad houses to put in the garden;

FROGS AND TOADS: Banana Barn’s Slated House (FTH)
Built from sustainable larch or cedar from the Forest of Dean and roofed
with reclaimed roof tiles - provides the ideal over-wintering habitat
for these amphibians. To survive two winters before breeding, frogs need
to find a site like this.
Picture; http://www.ernest-charles.com/acatal...ghouse_450.jpg

David