"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

I know this is an old post. I thought I would update it on my froggies. I
think I had two little frogs arrive very very late. The deposited a load of
spawn ( or rather the female did). I didn't see them. It was none yesterday,
spawn today and gone tomorrow.

I nurtured the spawn as best I could. I saw some of it at least reach
taddies stage. Then it seemed to disappear altogether. This is a re newed
pond now - so no iris and no roots etc to stop the taddies getting to water.
I thought they may have been lost, But this last week I have seen a small
( about the size of a thumb joint ) frog in the pond , sitting happily on a
stone and swimming around. he / she has now disappeared again. But joy of
joys! I was mowing the front lawn and I managed to see ( and miss) the
tiniest of frogs crawling in the grass. I left a large patch for him/ her
to live in - although there is plenty of long grass and cover around the
pond area now. I am guessing that is one of ( even if the only one) of
this years little taddies.

So I may have lost my colony but I am living in hope for next spring. g