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Post by grindle on Feb 17, 2012 18:32:04 GMT
I've got my first lot today the frogs are very busy ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 17, 2012 21:55:25 GMT
That is very early, isn't is  Has Dylan met a frog yet? |
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Post by grindle on Feb 18, 2012 5:31:15 GMT
it is isn't it  I hope the weather doesn't change drastically and freeze it. He's seen one but wasn't too sure about it ;D |
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Post by SueA on Feb 18, 2012 18:25:11 GMT
No sign of any frogs or spawn here yet, I usually notice when next door's pond starts 'throbbing' with activity. Hope it stays warm enough for yours down there Grindle it's turning cold again this weekend.
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Post by grindle on Feb 19, 2012 5:23:31 GMT
me too Sue, it is much colder this morning, but I can't tell if there is a frost or not yet
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Post by esther on Feb 19, 2012 6:13:52 GMT
It is a bit early Grindle - ours usually start around the end of February  |
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Post by ladybird on Feb 19, 2012 14:08:26 GMT
Last year I was given a lot of span and the tadpoles never grew much even thought they had a big pond area.
Then they dissapeared, no frogs, I was so disapointed . there are a lot of cats about do you think they may have something to do with the tadpoled demise ?
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Post by grindle on Feb 19, 2012 17:42:38 GMT
I expect you did get some frogs Ladybird, I see mine as tadpoles at the beginning, then they seem to disappear, but I quite often see small frogs later on in the year hiding in the plants. I do know my goldfish probably eat quite a few as well  |
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Post by SueA on Feb 19, 2012 18:18:07 GMT
Last year I was given a lot of span and the tadpoles never grew much even thought they had a big pond area. Then they dissapeared, no frogs, I was so disapointed . there are a lot of cats about do you think they may have something to do with the tadpoled demise ? I think cats will catch small frogs but I also saw the blackbird apparently eating spawn from the pond & I didn't see any very tiny frogs at all last year so think maybe the spawn in our pond didn't develop very well either. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 20, 2012 9:54:07 GMT
Last year I was given a lot of span and the tadpoles never grew much even thought they had a big pond area. Then they dissapeared, no frogs, I was so disapointed . there are a lot of cats about do you think they may have something to do with the tadpoled demise ? Do you have dragonflies, diving beetles and newts? All of them or their larvae will eat tadpoles in large numbers. I have lots of frogs spawn and tadpoles but rarely see baby frogs, I'm sure some of yours survived. I do find that as my tadpoles grow they move to the deeper parts of the pond where they are more difficult to spot. |
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Post by grindle on Feb 20, 2012 17:00:39 GMT
a lot of it got frozen over the last couple of nights  |
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Post by floydie on Feb 20, 2012 17:43:57 GMT
I wonder if we will get any in our little pond?? We have toads ;D.
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Post by ladybird on Feb 21, 2012 10:31:17 GMT
Last year I was given a lot of span and the tadpoles never grew much even thought they had a big pond area. Then they disappeared, no frogs, I was so disappointed . there are a lot of cats about do you think they may have something to do with the tadpole demise ? Do you have dragonflies, diving beetles and newts? All of them or their larvae will eat tadpoles in large numbers. I have lots of frogs spawn and tadpoles but rarely see baby frogs, I'm sure some of yours survived. I do find that as my tadpoles grow they move to the deeper parts of the pond where they are more difficult to spot. I did indeed see lots of beatles and other wildlife in there WF . definetely the tadpoles did not develope into frogs before they dissapeared. I had to move the pond last week to get the shed erected so emptied it, nothing in there. This morning, on the spur of the moment, I gave the pond away to the man who delivered my new cooker. He was having a we look about the garden as he used to be a landscape gardener and mentioned that his fish pond has holes. He was ever so pleased to get it. |
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Post by esther on Feb 29, 2012 15:13:17 GMT
We have frogspawn ;D
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 29, 2012 16:32:24 GMT
Do you have dragonflies, diving beetles and newts? All of them or their larvae will eat tadpoles in large numbers. I have lots of frogs spawn and tadpoles but rarely see baby frogs, I'm sure some of yours survived. I do find that as my tadpoles grow they move to the deeper parts of the pond where they are more difficult to spot. I did indeed see lots of beatles and other wildlife in there WF . definetely the tadpoles did not develope into frogs before they dissapeared. I had to move the pond last week to get the shed erected so emptied it, nothing in there. This morning, on the spur of the moment, I gave the pond away to the man who delivered my new cooker. He was having a we look about the garden as he used to be a landscape gardener and mentioned that his fish pond has holes. He was ever so pleased to get it. That was very kind of you ;D |
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I hope the weather doesn't change drastically and freeze it.
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