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What happens to tadpoles over winter?
What happens to tadpoles over winter?
Kathy |
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message ... What happens to tadpoles over winter? Tadpol-Icles? BV. |
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message ... What happens to tadpoles over winter? Tadpol-Icles? BV. |
Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond, just like fish. They need a hole open in the ice. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond, just like fish. They need a hole open in the ice. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of bullfrog
tadpoles in my farm pond. It gets frozen over solid for months in the winter. The tadpoles do quite well and change to bullfrogs during their second year. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Ed J edj22 at attglobal dot net Do not reply to default 'reply' address. Change to above address minus the blanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond, just like fish. They need a hole open in the ice. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of bullfrog
tadpoles in my farm pond. It gets frozen over solid for months in the winter. The tadpoles do quite well and change to bullfrogs during their second year. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Ed J edj22 at attglobal dot net Do not reply to default 'reply' address. Change to above address minus the blanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond, just like fish. They need a hole open in the ice. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of
bullfrog tadpoles in my farm pond. 'Farm pond' being the operative words here. Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of
bullfrog tadpoles in my farm pond. 'Farm pond' being the operative words here. Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole.
The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do not need open water to breathe. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Ed J edj22 at attglobal dot net Do not reply to default 'reply' address. Change to above address minus the blanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "Ka30P" wrote in message ... EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of bullfrog tadpoles in my farm pond. 'Farm pond' being the operative words here. Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole.
The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do not need open water to breathe. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Ed J edj22 at attglobal dot net Do not reply to default 'reply' address. Change to above address minus the blanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "Ka30P" wrote in message ... EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of bullfrog tadpoles in my farm pond. 'Farm pond' being the operative words here. Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
EdJ wrote True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole.
The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do not need open water to breathe. I have to respectfully disagree. It is a smart precaution to have a space of open water in the winter. For a couple reasons. Garden ponds have a lot of organic matter to the amount of water they hold - consisting of critter waste and plant debris. This mix of stuff decomposes over the winter and gives off gases which can be toxic to the pond's inhabitants. Garden ponds usually have a much higher animal to water proportion so while a large pond can deal with the waste and debris and freeze over, a garden pond becomes toxic. Also natural ponds have an influx of water from other sources during the winter and lined garden ponds are closed systems. Without a hole open in the ice the pond inhabitants can die as the gas cannot dissipate. Often times a new pond can get 'away' the first winter without this precaution but the subsequent winters will catch up with it. Tadpoles, like frogs, are ectotherms, or what we used to call cold-blooded. They slow down in the winter, go dormant, hang out, lay around. They do take in oxygen, but very little. They need the warmer temperatures to get their engines going. Their skins are relatively porous and they will absorb whatever toxins are laying around. There are a few frogs who produce a glucose in their bodies that allow them to 'freeze' solid but these are frogs that hibernate on land under the ground. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
EdJ wrote True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole.
The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do not need open water to breathe. I have to respectfully disagree. It is a smart precaution to have a space of open water in the winter. For a couple reasons. Garden ponds have a lot of organic matter to the amount of water they hold - consisting of critter waste and plant debris. This mix of stuff decomposes over the winter and gives off gases which can be toxic to the pond's inhabitants. Garden ponds usually have a much higher animal to water proportion so while a large pond can deal with the waste and debris and freeze over, a garden pond becomes toxic. Also natural ponds have an influx of water from other sources during the winter and lined garden ponds are closed systems. Without a hole open in the ice the pond inhabitants can die as the gas cannot dissipate. Often times a new pond can get 'away' the first winter without this precaution but the subsequent winters will catch up with it. Tadpoles, like frogs, are ectotherms, or what we used to call cold-blooded. They slow down in the winter, go dormant, hang out, lay around. They do take in oxygen, but very little. They need the warmer temperatures to get their engines going. Their skins are relatively porous and they will absorb whatever toxins are laying around. There are a few frogs who produce a glucose in their bodies that allow them to 'freeze' solid but these are frogs that hibernate on land under the ground. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Ed J edj22 at attglobal dot net Do not reply to default 'reply' address. Change to above address minus the blanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "Ka30P" wrote in message ... EdJ wrote True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole. The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do not need open water to breathe. I have to respectfully disagree. It is a smart precaution to have a space of open water in the winter. For a couple reasons. Garden ponds have a lot of organic matter to the amount of water they hold - consisting of critter waste and plant debris. This mix of stuff decomposes over the winter and gives off gases which can be toxic to the pond's inhabitants. Garden ponds usually have a much higher animal to water proportion so while a large pond can deal with the waste and debris and freeze over, a garden pond becomes toxic. Also natural ponds have an influx of water from other sources during the winter and lined garden ponds are closed systems. Without a hole open in the ice the pond inhabitants can die as the gas cannot dissipate. Often times a new pond can get 'away' the first winter without this precaution but the subsequent winters will catch up with it. Tadpoles, like frogs, are ectotherms, or what we used to call cold-blooded. They slow down in the winter, go dormant, hang out, lay around. They do take in oxygen, but very little. They need the warmer temperatures to get their engines going. Their skins are relatively porous and they will absorb whatever toxins are laying around. There are a few frogs who produce a glucose in their bodies that allow them to 'freeze' solid but these are frogs that hibernate on land under the ground. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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