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Feb 29, 2012 10:23:49 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Feb 29, 2012 10:23:49 GMT
my dads pond has had frogs in for years, no fish. i have loved it watching the spawn turn into tadpoles, this year, ihave found 4 dead frogs, just in a week, big frogs too. so i bet no frog spawn this year, sad. any way waters is the same, plants same, nothing has been put in the water, nothing at all is different, anybody got any idears
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Feb 29, 2012 10:48:43 GMT
Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 29, 2012 10:48:43 GMT
I read somewhere that it is only the males which overwinter in ponds so I wouldn't give up hope yet.
Why they died, I don't know. Is there a lot of dead leaves in the bottom of the pond? These could have poisoned the water, rotting leaves are especially dangerous when the pond is frozen.
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Feb 29, 2012 15:29:36 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Feb 29, 2012 15:29:36 GMT
2 more dead frogs pond is coming out
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Mar 4, 2012 13:05:46 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Mar 4, 2012 13:05:46 GMT
found my frog problen its a rampent big male frog grabbing the femails and drownding them hung on there backs, hes still hung on to the dead femail i found them at 6 this morning hes still stuck and she is dead, hope i get a huge femail frog or no tadpoles
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Mar 5, 2012 8:31:32 GMT
Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 5, 2012 8:31:32 GMT
Are you sure she is dead? Frogs will keep very still when you go near so you don't notice them. Frogs can also breath underwater through their skin so your male frog can not have drowned her.
You may find that the male frog is still waiting for her to lay eggs, this may give the impression of being stuck but as the male frog fertilizes the eggs after they are laid, there is nothing to get stuck.
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Mar 5, 2012 9:20:54 GMT
Post by cowslip on Mar 5, 2012 9:20:54 GMT
I've found 3 dead newts in my pond this morning, I wonder what has caused that? I have seen frogs in the pond but no sign of mating as yet.
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Mar 5, 2012 13:32:57 GMT
Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 5, 2012 13:32:57 GMT
I don't know Cowslip, all I can think of is either a heron or a build up of rotting leaves.
It has been pointed out that frogs can be held under the water long enough for them to drown.
Last winter I was researching why there were so many dead frogs being found in ponds. I read that male frogs will hibernate deep in a pond and breath through their skin, so the pond being frozen and the frog not being able to surface was not the reason.
I wonder why the female frog doesn’t breathe through her skin.
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Mar 5, 2012 16:31:25 GMT
Post by SueA on Mar 5, 2012 16:31:25 GMT
I've seen dead female frogs once or twice in next door's pond, it sometimes happens if a group of males all try to mate with one female at once & they must suffocate/drown her, same thing happens with ducks especially mallards near us. Not seen any mating going on yet here though, I usually hear the frogs & then see the pond next door heaving with action! ;D Never seem to get any mating in our pond just the odd couple sunbathing or swimming around in it. I got some spawn off the neighbour last year to see if they'd breed in our pond too but it may just be too small for them.
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Mar 6, 2012 19:19:32 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Mar 6, 2012 19:19:32 GMT
definatly the male frog drownding 6 femails now i saw it
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Mar 13, 2012 13:45:35 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Mar 13, 2012 13:45:35 GMT
i have frog spawn...................wow hoo lol
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Mar 13, 2012 18:48:13 GMT
Post by SueA on Mar 13, 2012 18:48:13 GMT
At least that's some consolation then Herby, he mustn't have drowned them all!
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Mar 21, 2012 16:09:25 GMT
Post by tadpole on Mar 21, 2012 16:09:25 GMT
found frog spawn in my pond this morning and a few mating  |
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Mar 29, 2012 13:34:32 GMT
Post by sweetpea on Mar 29, 2012 13:34:32 GMT
There is a disease of frogs and other amphibians called 'Red Leg' but it is easily recognisable.
One other killer is Spring Disease:
Caused by Bacterium ranicida, this lethal disease occurs in certain temperate species during breeding season. Symptoms include continuous yawning, lethargy and skin discoloration. Apparently, there isn't any reliable treatment for this disease.
Just a possible cause for the demise of frogs.
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Apr 3, 2012 13:11:32 GMT
Post by herbertmorrise on Apr 3, 2012 13:11:32 GMT
i have tadpoles, 100s of them............i have named them all, jack mary fred anna and on and on lolol. i am so pleased
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Apr 3, 2012 13:25:21 GMT
Post by Lou78W on Apr 3, 2012 13:25:21 GMT
Good for you Herbie!!.....what will you do though when they all leave home  |
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