Frogs are dying?
Hi All,
We are having a sad time in the garden, the pond we had with all the frogs in is empty now, they have all died!! The last we found last night............................ Over the last 4 weeks we have been finding the frogs dead by the pond.... I have been informed that there is some kind of outbreak happening which is killing all our webb toed friends :(. Anybody else got this happening? Someone said it was something called "redspot", not sure? Any ideas on how we can stop this? Yours very sadly Lee |
Frogs are dying?
Lee wrote:
Hi All, We are having a sad time in the garden, the pond we had with all the frogs in is empty now, they have all died!! The last we found last night............................ Over the last 4 weeks we have been finding the frogs dead by the pond.... I have been informed that there is some kind of outbreak happening which is killing all our webb toed friends :(. Anybody else got this happening? Someone said it was something called "redspot", not sure? Any ideas on how we can stop this? Yours very sadly Lee Red-leg disease. I believe is first appeared in the UK along the Sussex Coast, 6-7 years and has been spreading. I understood that it probably originated in the US and was spread here by the import of US amphibians for pets, which where then released (or escaped). I am not aware of any cure or prevention. However, the spread can probably be slowed by not moving frogs/spawn from place to place. More generally, amphibians are under threat around the world. In most cases, it seems that human activity is either directly or indirectly responsible - loss of habitat, increases in UV, drainage and so on. -- Larry Stoter |
Frogs are dying?
Lee wrote: Hi All, We are having a sad time in the garden, the pond we had with all the frogs in is empty now, they have all died!! The last we found last night............................ Over the last 4 weeks we have been finding the frogs dead by the pond.... I have been informed that there is some kind of outbreak happening which is killing all our webb toed friends :(. Anybody else got this happening? Someone said it was something called "redspot", not sure? Any ideas on how we can stop this? That's very sad. It sounds like redleg, a viral disease. Where are you? See the foll website for more information, including pics of what dead frogs with red leg look like, which might help you to confirm if this is the cause. There's also a telephone number if you want to ask more questions or report your outbreak. http://www.froglife.fsnet.co.uk/DiseaseF.htm Anita |
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