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Tadpoles not growing into frogs
Hi all, I'm new to this group.
I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
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site.com says... :) Hi all, I'm new to this group. :) :) I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some :) frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are :) growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same :) locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and :) newts breeding successfully. :) :) This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 :) feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater :) from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to :) condition before adding the spawn in Feb. :) :) My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off :) before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly :) every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting :) legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. :) :) I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) :) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? :) :) In your older pond did you notice frogs the first year it was in or could the frogs you saw be actually from tadpoles from the previous year. In mine I have been watching the development of tadpoles into toads and have been seeing numerous ones with back legs but no front legs, then one evening looked down and saw a dozen or so tiny toads. So maybe some are developing and sneaking away. Hmm timely, my daughter placed a tadpole in a goldfish bowl a few weeks ago and came in here excitedly she has a tiny toad now. -- Lar |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
"Pete Thomas" wrote in message
... Hi all, I'm new to this group. I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** Hello Pete, Myself and three other pond owners in Buckinghamshire (UK) have the same thing you describe. We have plenty of tadpoles and yet only a minority have grown very small front legs (or are they gills?). They are a healthy size but they all seem to have stopped growing and have stayed at the same size/developmental stage for eight weeks or more. My extent of my knowledge of tadpoles is from thirty plus years ago in the classroom tank, but I'm sure they grew quicker than that! Maybe with age comes impatience.... Dribbler |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by jays... Watch out for jays.... "Dribbler" wrote in message ... "Pete Thomas" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm new to this group. I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** Hello Pete, Myself and three other pond owners in Buckinghamshire (UK) have the same thing you describe. We have plenty of tadpoles and yet only a minority have grown very small front legs (or are they gills?). They are a healthy size but they all seem to have stopped growing and have stayed at the same size/developmental stage for eight weeks or more. My extent of my knowledge of tadpoles is from thirty plus years ago in the classroom tank, but I'm sure they grew quicker than that! Maybe with age comes impatience.... Dribbler |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
"Jeanne" wrote in message ... I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by jays... Watch out for jays.... That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage only to be picked off. In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their antics. I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless anyone knows different? Dribbler |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
Dribbler wrote:
"Jeanne" wrote in message ... I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by jays... Watch out for jays.... That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage only to be picked off. In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their antics. I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless anyone knows different? Crows would possible get small frogs. Owls? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
Lar wrote:
In article , invalid@reply-via- site.com says... :) Hi all, I'm new to this group. :) :) I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some :) frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are :) growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same :) locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and :) newts breeding successfully. :) :) This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 :) feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater :) from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to :) condition before adding the spawn in Feb. :) :) My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off :) before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly :) every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting :) legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. :) :) I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) :) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? :) :) In your older pond did you notice frogs the first year it was in or could the frogs you saw be actually from tadpoles from the previous year. In mine I have been watching the development of tadpoles into toads and have been seeing numerous ones with back legs but no front legs, then one evening looked down and saw a dozen or so tiny toads. So maybe some are developing and sneaking away. Hmm timely, my daughter placed a tadpole in a goldfish bowl a few weeks ago and came in here excitedly she has a tiny toad now. Today I found a teeny frog under a stone, so they've been sneaking out really quickly. Time for newts now. -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
I would have thought little frogs would have made a nice snack for many
predators in including magpies, robins, herons, gulls, blackbirds, crows, rooks, foxes, badgers, stoats.... its a wonder any survive. "Pete Thomas" wrote in message ... Dribbler wrote: "Jeanne" wrote in message ... I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by jays... Watch out for jays.... That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage only to be picked off. In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their antics. I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless anyone knows different? Crows would possible get small frogs. Owls? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
Pete Thomas wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group. I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
i'm new at all of this gardening stuff. but we have a small pond in our
front yard and it seems like everytime we get some rain the frogs comeout and long story short we all are unable to sleep at nite cause of all the noise. Do you know of anything that could hlep keep them away so that we can sleep. I know of several things to do for mosquetoes but i dont have a clue when it comes to frogs. amanda Pete Thomas wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group. I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
amanda wrote:
i'm new at all of this gardening stuff. but we have a small pond in our front yard and it seems like everytime we get some rain the frogs comeout and long story short we all are unable to sleep at nite cause of all the noise. Do you know of anything that could hlep keep them away so that we can sleep. I know of several things to do for mosquetoes but i dont have a clue when it comes to frogs. amanda Pete Thomas wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group. I recently moved and started a wildlife pond. I "borrowed" some frogspawn, the tadpoles hatched but it looks like none of them are growing legs. My previous wildlife pond just down the road in the same locality (Southampton UK) had plenty of tadpoles turning into frogs and newts breeding successfully. This pond is new. I dug it in October last year, about 3ft deep and 6 feet across (100 gallons or so). I filled it with about half rainwater from a butt and half tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition before adding the spawn in Feb. My wife thinks they may be just turning into frogs and sneaking off before I see them, but I find this unlikely as I check the pond nearly every day and in the past I've always seen the little fellows getting legs gradually - it takes a few weeks so I'd see them. I heard somewhere that there is something (or maybe lack of something) that can cause tadpoles to not mature, can anyone help? I can understand the confusion, but actually this thread is about trying to get frogs, not get rid of them. -- Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk *********** On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses, Saxophone Instruction DVD. Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk *********** Contact via the Breakfast Room |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:13:26 +0100, "Dribbler"
wrote: "Jeanne" wrote in message ... I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by jays... Watch out for jays.... That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage only to be picked off. In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their antics. I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless anyone knows different? Dribbler We get Jays here in the south of England, but our pond is surrounded by plenty of cover and they don't seem make much impact. What a life for a small frog! You finally lose your tail, crawl out of your pond, full of hope with a whole world to explore... Then Splat! |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs - Legless Tadploes
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Tadpoles not growing into frogs - Legless Tadploes
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I've been looking at the replies here, but no one seems to know the answer(including me). I have the same problem. I've had my pond for four years plenty of frog spawn but no frogs. I still have tadpoles in there from months ago. My son says they are retarded and fit in well with the rest of the family. I talk to them regularly and give encouragement but they seem happy as they are, just chilling as they say. Is there any real reason for this apart from just being lazy. Sandra |
Tadpoles not growing into frogs - Legless Tadploes
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