I finally got a pretty good look at the big frog tonight. I couldn't
see it's feet, but it is about 5 inches long without it's feet. After
looking at it and then looking at pictures, the only way to tell was
it's size. It has to be a (young?) bullfrog. It is brown on the back,
green on the head, white on it's chest and yellow around it's mouth.
Quite a good specimen. So far it hasn't eaten my 3 fish. It looks
rather thin.

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"jammer" wrote in message
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I finally got a pretty good look at the big frog tonight. I couldn't
see it's feet, but it is about 5 inches long without it's feet. After
looking at it and then looking at pictures, the only way to tell was
it's size. It has to be a (young?) bullfrog. It is brown on the back,
green on the head, white on it's chest and yellow around it's mouth.
Quite a good specimen. So far it hasn't eaten my 3 fish. It looks
rather thin.

I have some new found bull's in my pond this year as well. I can't get pics
though, as my digi-cam is dead. Anyway, here is a photo of a green frog,
http://www.darofamily.com/jeff/files.../p1010009.jpg. You can
tell it's a green, because of the fold of skin that runs down it's back. On
a bull, that fold turns 90 degrees down to the front legs.

BV.

tht is a handsome frog! I wish he was mine

OK Ms Piggie
Lets not pine over each others frogs
(WilsonKKW) wrote in message ...
tht is a handsome frog! I wish he was mine

I wonder if it's true,.kissing frogs.....I need a prince..LOL

Jammer, if the bullfrog can't hunt down the crickets then it is sick and will
probably die.

The only other thing you could do is stick the bullfrog and the cricket at the
bottom of some container and let him have an easy cricket hunt.


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

*Ok, Kathy, thanks. I think i will let nature take it's course. I just feel bad for it,
* because i think someone had it held captive until it got too skinny and then let it go,
*and this enviroment wont let it fatten up i dont think. I did have a thought....
Last year i heard rats run across the back fence. Being hard up for
seeing critters, i put a piece of bread inside my fence and watched as
a rat took it. What if i put a piece of bread or several, where the
frog hangs out? Think he'd have a better chance of finding food?

~I always appreciate your replies.




On 13 Jul 2004 22:18:14 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:


Jammer, if the bullfrog can't hunt down the crickets then it is sick
and will
probably die.

The only other thing you could do is stick the bullfrog and the
cricket at the
bottom of some container and let him have an easy cricket hunt.


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Jammer wrote
What if i put a piece of bread or several, where the
frog hangs out? Think he'd have a better chance of finding food?

You can always try, he might catch a mouse.
You could also dig up a worm and give it to him.
Frogs need to see their dinner move to catch it so a nice wiggly worm might be
welcome.



kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

tht is a handsome frog! I wish he was mine

OK Ms Piggie
Lets not pine over each others frogs
(WilsonKKW) wrote in message ...
tht is a handsome frog! I wish he was mine

Jammer, this is very interesting and your bullfrog may become the RP
mascot, so let us know how he does and what works for you. ~ jan

On 14 Jul 2004 01:50:01 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:

Jammer wrote
What if i put a piece of bread or several, where the
frog hangs out? Think he'd have a better chance of finding food?

You can always try, he might catch a mouse.
You could also dig up a worm and give it to him.
Frogs need to see their dinner move to catch it so a nice wiggly worm might be
welcome.



kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

(Do you know where your water quality is?)

Oh my! I would be toooo proud to hold the mascot!
LOL
I dont see him there tonight, but i am going to throw some bread out
where he usually hangs out and the next time i see him, i will know if
it worked. I'll kepp you posted and thanks!



On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:31:22 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote:

Jammer, this is very interesting and your bullfrog may become the RP
mascot, so let us know how he does and what works for you. ~ jan

On 14 Jul 2004 01:50:01 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:

Jammer wrote
What if i put a piece of bread or several, where the
frog hangs out? Think he'd have a better chance of finding food?

You can always try, he might catch a mouse.
You could also dig up a worm and give it to him.
Frogs need to see their dinner move to catch it so a nice wiggly
worm might be
welcome.



kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

(Do you know where your water quality is?)

Jammer wrote
What if i put a piece of bread or several, where the
frog hangs out? Think he'd have a better chance of finding food?

You can always try, he might catch a mouse.
You could also dig up a worm and give it to him.
Frogs need to see their dinner move to catch it so a nice wiggly worm might be
welcome.



kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:57:50 -0500, jammer wrote:

*I got a real good look at this bullfrog tonight. This thing is very
skinny. I dont see many
*rodents or snakes, etc, for it to feed on. What can i get to help it
that won't run off? What
*do i do?? I really dont want to try feeder fish because i am down
to 3 and i want to keep 3.

*Someone suggested throwing mice in the pond. I can't kill anything!!!!

We were quite tickled when a bullfrog showed up at our pond a couple
years ago. Then my fav fish ,a pretty Shubunkin
I called Studley went missing.We keep the pond netted because of cats.
Then I went out a day or so later & there was the frog with the back
part of a finch sticking out of his mouth. He had choked on it. So
mystery of Studley was solved. Iris