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Frog thoughts
It's been too quiet in here. We need some diversion. Rule of Rec.Ponds Thumb has basically been - too much frog/toad spawn, move it to a natural waterway. I've been googling around and found: http://www.sfns.org.uk/amphibingarden.htm and it says "During spring, a lot of people become concerned when they see their pond filling up with frogspawn, thinking that it is too much for the pond to cope with, or that they will be ‘overrun’ with frogs. In fact, there is no such thing as ‘excess’ spawn. Females lay their eggs (up to 2000 each year) in a special jelly which gradually swells up on contact with water. Also, in a given pond, several frogs will often lay their spawn together in one place and it might appear, to our eyes, that too much has been laid. However, each female lays a single clump of spawn, and each pond (plus surrounding land areas) can support a certain number of frogs, largely depending on the quality of the habitat.Â* In any case, most spawn and tadpoles perish, so only a tiny fraction of the eggs you see in spring will naturally survive to becomeÂ* adult frogs. Taking spawn away will not have any significant effect on overall frog numbers. Rather than fruitlessly removing spawn and frogs, it is better to accept that if you provide good habitat you are effectively inviting lots of frogs." What do you think? Has anyone had fish deaths or fish distress from an overabundance of frog or toad spawn?Â* I had a big mass of bullfrog spawn in with goldfish and koi and only saw one lonely tadpole swimming around subsequent to the spawning. No fish problems, no mass invasion of bullfrogs. kathy :-) 3000 gallon pond 800 gallon frog bog home of the watergardening labradors zone 7 SE WA state |
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