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Peter Smith[_1_] 02-11-2006 12:01 AM

Frog in or out
 
I have a 60gal kidney shaped pond.
I clean, put the green frisbee pond heater in, take the pump out and
cover it with half inch square plastic screen griding.

Last year the frog stayed under a rock under the water all winter. This
year will he be alright?
Yesterday, I did the winter close up. The frog was not in the pond when
I started, but when I picked up a flat rock by the rim he was under, he
jumped in and is floating with his eyes and molth near the top, happy as
could be.
Do frogs usually stay under water or on land?
I'ts not a big bull frog, but smaller.


Peter Smith[_1_] 02-11-2006 08:28 PM

Frog in or out
 
THANK YOU
for nothing


BoyPete 02-11-2006 09:27 PM

Frog in or out
 
Peter Smith wrote:
THANK YOU
for nothing


Patience is a virtue.
Froggie will be fine, he'll look after himself.
--
ßôyþëtë



Köi-Lö[_3_] 03-11-2006 12:11 AM

Frog in or out
 

"Peter Smith" wrote in message
...
I have a 60gal kidney shaped pond.
I clean, put the green frisbee pond heater in, take the pump out and
cover it with half inch square plastic screen griding.

Last year the frog stayed under a rock under the water all winter. This
year will he be alright?
Yesterday, I did the winter close up. The frog was not in the pond when
I started, but when I picked up a flat rock by the rim he was under, he
jumped in and is floating with his eyes and molth near the top, happy as
could be.
Do frogs usually stay under water or on land?
I'ts not a big bull frog, but smaller.

=======================
The frogs in our ponds stay in the pond all winter. They remain in the
small amount of plant and leaf litter on the bottom. Most survive.
Occasionally one will not make the winter and I net it out in spring. I'm in
zone 6 (middle TN)
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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default 03-11-2006 04:04 AM

Frog in or out
 

Köi-Lö wrote:
I'm in zone 6 (middle TN)



Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows
what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?

thanks,
steve


Peter Smith[_1_] 03-11-2006 12:57 PM

Frog in or out
 
thanks, I didn't mean to be rued.


Gail Futoran[_1_] 03-11-2006 03:28 PM

Frog in or out
 
"default" wrote in message
oups.com...

Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows

what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?

thanks,
steve


Assuming you're in the USA:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8




default 03-11-2006 04:20 PM

Frog in or out
 

Gail Futoran wrote:
"default" wrote in message
oups.com...

Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows

what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?

thanks,
steve


Assuming you're in the USA:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8


Thanks, Gail. I'm in zone 8a, drizzly yet mild Seattle.

steve


BoyPete 03-11-2006 06:01 PM

Frog in or out
 
Peter Smith wrote:
thanks, I didn't mean to be rued.


no prob ;)
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ßôyþëtë



Köi-Lö[_3_] 03-11-2006 10:00 PM

Frog in or out
 

"default" wrote in message
oups.com...

Köi-Lö wrote:
I'm in zone 6 (middle TN)



Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows
what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?
==========================
Someone else will have to help you there as I got the original information
long ago, before I got online. I'm sure a quick Google will get you there.
:-)
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*






[email protected] 03-11-2006 11:50 PM

Frog in or out
 
=?iso-8859-1?B?S/ZpLUz2?= wrote:
"default" wrote in message
Köi-Lö wrote:
I'm in zone 6 (middle TN)

Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows
what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?
==========================
Someone else will have to help you there as I got the original
information long ago, before I got online. I'm sure a quick Google will
get you there.
:-)


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Gail Futoran[_1_] 04-11-2006 06:44 AM

Frog in or out
 
"default" wrote in message
ups.com...

Gail Futoran wrote:
"default" wrote in message
oups.com...

Hi, I'm new to this ponding business and I'm seeing everybody knows

what zone they're in. Where's the map that shows these zones?

thanks,
steve


Assuming you're in the USA:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8


Thanks, Gail. I'm in zone 8a, drizzly yet mild Seattle.

steve


You're welcome. Lovely area you live in.

Gail



~ janj[_1_] 05-11-2006 12:30 AM

Frog in or out
 
Peter Smith wrote:
THANK YOU
for nothing


Patience is a virtue.
Froggie will be fine, he'll look after himself.


Yup, I agree with froggie info.

This newsgroup has been under siege for almost 2 years, thus the ponding
posts are few and far between, thus we regulars have become more irregular.
I use to check in constantly thru-out the day. Now more like once every
other day or 3. Many old RPers lurk, but they rarely post due to the trolls
now days. Those of us sticking with it have our kill-filters loaded with
them. :-( ~ jan

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Davy 06-11-2006 11:01 AM

Frog in or out
 
Peter,
in Britain female frogs overwinter on land - usually somewhere protected
from frost such as a hole in a wall. Male frogs overwinter at the bottom
of ponds, ready for when the female frogs return in spring. They are torpid
so don't need more oxygen than they can absorb through their skin.
Davy
"Peter Smith" wrote in message
...
I have a 60gal kidney shaped pond.
I clean, put the green frisbee pond heater in, take the pump out and
cover it with half inch square plastic screen griding.

Last year the frog stayed under a rock under the water all winter. This
year will he be alright?
Yesterday, I did the winter close up. The frog was not in the pond when
I started, but when I picked up a flat rock by the rim he was under, he
jumped in and is floating with his eyes and molth near the top, happy as
could be.
Do frogs usually stay under water or on land?
I'ts not a big bull frog, but smaller.




Derek Broughton 06-11-2006 02:08 PM

Frog in or out
 
Davy wrote:

Peter,
in Britain female frogs overwinter on land - usually somewhere protected
from frost such as a hole in a wall. Male frogs overwinter at the bottom
of ponds, ready for when the female frogs return in spring. They are
torpid so don't need more oxygen than they can absorb through their skin.


Neat. I'd never heard that. We often point out to posters that most frogs
(in North America, where most of us are) overwinter on land, but that's the
first time it's been suggested that for some species it's a gender thing.
I always figure they'll work it out for themselves whether they're supposed
to overwinter in the pond or out!
--
derek


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