I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

In message , endymion
writes
I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a
couple of years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8)
limited the breeding that year but I had some back last year.
Unfortunately all the little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in
the pond. I cleared the pond but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and
spawn. Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less
then? I don't suppose there is a solution to this really is there?
Anything I can do?

My ponds are usually a heavy mass of froggy frenzy about this time.
Nothing so far but I suspect the cold snap will have merely deterred the
show. FWIW I was coppicing with Dorset CC Ranger Service this morning -
several toads were up and about, which surprised me in that location. So
all is not lost
--
Gopher .... I know my place!

"Gopher" wrote in message
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In message , endymion
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I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple
of years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the
pond but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

My ponds are usually a heavy mass of froggy frenzy about this time.
Nothing so far but I suspect the cold snap will have merely deterred the
show. FWIW I was coppicing with Dorset CC Ranger Service this morning -

Not here by any chance?

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...0stuff/llo.jpg


I only live a mile or do from there, and the sign always makes me smile.
Steve

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"Gopher" wrote in message
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In message , endymion
writes
I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple
of years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the
pond but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

My ponds are usually a heavy mass of froggy frenzy about this time.
Nothing so far but I suspect the cold snap will have merely deterred the
show. FWIW I was coppicing with Dorset CC Ranger Service this morning -

Not here by any chance?

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...0stuff/llo.jpg


I only live a mile or do from there, and the sign always makes me smile.
Steve

Sorry .... that's down B'mouth way isn't it? My coppicing, hedge laying
exercise etc. is usually taken in the Batcombe area .... other end of
the county. I haven't visited Slop Bog Reserve but I seem to recall it
has some good heathland. And it _does_ have a funny name :-))
--
Gopher .... I know my place!

On 18/2/09 13:08, in article ,
"endymion" wrote:

I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?


We have none yet, nor do we have toads. I think the cold may have held them
up and also it's been very dry here. Usually, we see them on wet spring
nights. So as it's rained a bit today, we'll be out with the torch tonight
just to have a look.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

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writes
On 18/2/09 13:08, in article ,
"endymion" wrote:

I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?


We have none yet, nor do we have toads. I think the cold may have held them
up and also it's been very dry here. Usually, we see them on wet spring
nights. So as it's rained a bit today, we'll be out with the torch tonight
just to have a look.


As mentioned in an earlier thread our first frog of the year appeared on
16 January, but very sensibly disappeared two days later. Yesterday I
counted 9 in the pond but no sign of any spawn as yet.

The relatively dry December followed by the recent spell of unusually
cold weather will have undoubtedly thinned out the frog population but
there is still time for them to appear.

--
Robert

robert wrote:


As mentioned in an earlier thread our first frog of the year appeared on
16 January, but very sensibly disappeared two days later. Yesterday I
counted 9 in the pond but no sign of any spawn as yet.

The relatively dry December followed by the recent spell of unusually
cold weather will have undoubtedly thinned out the frog population but
there is still time for them to appear.


My pond had been frozen for over a week with the cold temperatures.
Following the rise in temperature, it finally melted over Saturday night.
On Sunday morning there were 2 clumps of frogspawn and since then the
pond has been a seething mass of frogs.
We seem to just get more and more each year.

Jeff
NE England

On Feb 18, 1:08*pm, "endymion"
wrote:
I seem to have lost all my frogs.

That is extremely careless of you. Do you now expect us to trust you
with some junior tadpoles?

"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

I wouldn't worry too much ours are very late this year in spite of the
amount
of flooding remember if you are out in the garden tidying frogs hibernabate
happily in dryish frost free areas so piles of leaves in corners under
wooden staging , boards etc are likely to be harbouring frogs and toads or
if you are lucky newts.
DerekW

"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs.

Did you look behind the fridge? When I lose something it's nearly always
there.

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"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs.

Did you look behind the fridge? When I lose something it's nearly always
there.

Down the back of your sofa, that's where they'll be.

Ou en France.

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"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a couple of
years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) limited the
breeding that year but I had some back last year. Unfortunately all the
little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in the pond. I cleared the pond
but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and spawn.
Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less then? I don't
suppose there is a solution to this really is there? Anything I can do?

I know this is an old post. I thought I would update it on my froggies. I
think I had two little frogs arrive very very late. The deposited a load of
spawn ( or rather the female did). I didn't see them. It was none yesterday,
spawn today and gone tomorrow.

I nurtured the spawn as best I could. I saw some of it at least reach
taddies stage. Then it seemed to disappear altogether. This is a re newed
pond now - so no iris and no roots etc to stop the taddies getting to water.
I thought they may have been lost, But this last week I have seen a small
( about the size of a thumb joint ) frog in the pond , sitting happily on a
stone and swimming around. he / she has now disappeared again. But joy of
joys! I was mowing the front lawn and I managed to see ( and miss) the
tiniest of frogs crawling in the grass. I left a large patch for him/ her
to live in - although there is plenty of long grass and cover around the
pond area now. I am guessing that is one of ( even if the only one) of
this years little taddies.

So I may have lost my colony but I am living in hope for next spring. g

On 2009-07-13 19:08:39 +0100, "endymion"
said:


"endymion" wrote in message
...
I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a
couple of years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8)
limited the breeding that year but I had some back last year.
Unfortunately all the little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in
the pond. I cleared the pond but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and
spawn. Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less
then? I don't suppose there is a solution to this really is there?
Anything I can do?

I know this is an old post. I thought I would update it on my froggies.
I think I had two little frogs arrive very very late. The deposited
a load of spawn ( or rather the female did). I didn't see them. It was
none yesterday, spawn today and gone tomorrow.

I nurtured the spawn as best I could. I saw some of it at least reach
taddies stage. Then it seemed to disappear altogether. This is a re
newed pond now - so no iris and no roots etc to stop the taddies
getting to water. I thought they may have been lost, But this last week
I have seen a small ( about the size of a thumb joint ) frog in the
pond , sitting happily on a stone and swimming around. he / she has now
disappeared again. But joy of joys! I was mowing the front lawn and I
managed to see ( and miss) the tiniest of frogs crawling in the
grass. I left a large patch for him/ her to live in - although there is
plenty of long grass and cover around the pond area now. I am guessing
that is one of ( even if the only one) of this years little taddies.

So I may have lost my colony but I am living in hope for next spring. g

Kind of Build It and They Will Come, isn't it? ;-) I'm so glad you
found some. We had at least 36 frogs on one day in the pond this
spring. I haven't seen one froglet yet but they'll be around
somewhere, hiding.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On 13 July, 19:13, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-07-13 19:08:39 +0100, "endymion"
said:





"endymion" wrote in message
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I seem to have lost all my frogs. I had a colony over 30 strong a
couple of years ago. I know the untimely cold last winter ( 2007/8) *
limited the breeding that year but I had some back last year.
Unfortunately all the little taddies got eaten by dragon fly lava in
the pond. I cleared the pond but no frogs this year.

They usually arrive about Valentines day. My mother has frogs and
spawn. Hers usually arrive just after mine. I guess I am frog less
then? I don't suppose there is a solution to this really is there?
Anything I can do?

I know this is an old post. I thought I would update it on my froggies.
* I think I had two little frogs arrive very very late. *The deposited
a load of spawn ( or rather the female did). I didn't see them. It was
none yesterday, spawn today and gone tomorrow.

I nurtured the spawn as best I could. *I saw some of it at least reach
taddies stage. *Then it seemed to disappear altogether. * This is a re
newed pond now - so no iris and no roots etc to stop the taddies
getting to water. I thought they may have been lost, But this last week
I have seen a small ( about the size of a thumb joint ) frog in the
pond , sitting happily on a stone and swimming around. he / she has now
disappeared again. But joy of joys! I was mowing the front lawn and I
managed to see ( and miss) *the tiniest of frogs crawling in the *
grass. I left a large patch for him/ her to live in - although there is
plenty of long grass and cover around the pond area now. *I am guessing
that is one of ( even if the only one) *of this years little taddies.

So I may have lost my colony but I am living in hope for next spring. g

Kind of Build It and They Will Come, isn't it? *;-) *I'm so glad you
found some. *We had at least 36 frogs on one day in the pond this
spring. *I haven't seen one froglet yet but they'll be around
somewhere, hiding.
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On the same subject, would duckweed discourage frogs? My pond is
covered in it now and I have given up clearing it because there is too
much and it multiplies so fast that it has recovered the pond again in
less than a week. I used to have frogs but haven't seen any recently
and I wondered if the duckweed is the reason?

sutartsorric writes
On the same subject, would duckweed discourage frogs?

Too much duckweed can stop the pool from warming up and thus delay the
growth of the tadpoles.

My pond is covered in it now and I have given up clearing it because
there is too much and it multiplies so fast that it has recovered the
pond again in less than a week. I used to have frogs but haven't seen
any recently and I wondered if the duckweed is the reason?

Frogs spend most of the year foraging in amongst damp vegetation - they
certainly don't live in the pond all the year round, although some of
them do hang around the pond during the day. I've currently got about a
dozen frogs hanging around the edge of one of my ponds, and I'd guess
there is no more than another dozen actually in the pond - whereas at
the peak of the breeding season I'd expect over a hundred. So I 'd
guess that your frogs are maybe just doing their usual thing and hunting
elsewhere in the garden.

It's difficult to clear duckweed at the moment if you have newts - the
newt tadpoles are still tiny (they hatch much later than frogs, and any
scooping of duckweed gets a lot of newt tadpoles too.

--
Kay