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Jimpklop Senior Member Joined: 23 May 2006 No. of posts: 200  View other posts by Jimpklop |
Posted: 18 Mar 2007 Hi all, Amphibians are not my strong point, so sorry if I'm wrong. But with this Snow and bellow freezing temperatures we are expecting, is this potentially very dangerous for frog spawn, or can it survive these sorts of conditions. Thanks James Im Craving Adder's(www.jimpklop.moonfruit.com) |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 18 Mar 2007 Freezing temperatures can kill frog spawn Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Jimpklop Senior Member Joined: 23 May 2006 No. of posts: 200 View other posts by Jimpklop |
Posted: 19 Mar 2007 Thanks Gemma I don't know of any frog spawn locations its just the first thing that popped into my head when i heard of the weather that seems to all ready have arrived, so if any one does know of any locations maybe worth keeping an eye on their progress and posting in here so we can get an idea on whats still out there. Thanks James Im Craving Adder's(www.jimpklop.moonfruit.com) |
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martin g Member Joined: 04 Jul 2006 No. of posts: 43  View other posts by martin g |
Posted: 27 Mar 2007 Well my garden was full of it, its all ( first time I can recall) successfully hatched and I have more tadpoles than I know what to do with. Thats south somerset by the way. |
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Jimpklop Senior Member Joined: 23 May 2006 No. of posts: 200 View other posts by Jimpklop |
Posted: 27 Mar 2007 Thats good to hear, by all accounts i hear a lot were killed due to the late frost last year. Anyone else out there got any updates? James Im Craving Adder's(www.jimpklop.moonfruit.com) |
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martin g Member Joined: 04 Jul 2006 No. of posts: 43 View other posts by martin g |
Posted: 14 May 2007 Further to this....I had around 4-6 clumps which as I said all hatched, but I checked the so named TADPOOL (seperate small pool which the frongs only lay in) this weekend and numbers have dropped off a lot it seems. I did move a few scoops into the main pond as I feared overcrowding but all the same the Taddie numbers have dropped. I did catch a crafty newt in there (must have thought it was heaven) but not seen any in there since. I still have great numbers, but nothing like I did have. Thrushes and blackbirds drink from the same pool daily and I wondered if perhaps they snatched a lot from the shallows, very possible I think though I never saw them commit the crime. |
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lalchitri Senior Member Joined: 06 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 132  View other posts by lalchitri |
Posted: 19 May 2007 thankfully my tadpoles have been doing well this year. i have about 1000 of good size and back legs also made an appearance on many this week. i bought a 250 litre preformed pond and instead of digging it into the ground i just placed it on my patio. this has prevented birds/cats/foxes etc getting to them. diet has been mainly spinach, ham and algae discs. when they turn into froglets i will transfer them to my 8'*6'*1.5'* conventional pond. Reformed Teetotaller |
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lalchitri Senior Member Joined: 06 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 132 View other posts by lalchitri |
Posted: 23 May 2007 first front leg spotted today (23/5/07) Reformed Teetotaller |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466  View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 23 May 2007 lol same with me first back legs seen yday 22/5/07 how long does it take till they flee. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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lalchitri Senior Member Joined: 06 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 132 View other posts by lalchitri |
Posted: 24 May 2007 [QUOTE=james4]lol same with me first back legs seen yday 22/5/07 how long does it take till they flee. [/QUOTE] it took mine 8 days from first back leg to first with four legs + tail another week for the tail to resorb from what i remember from previous years so in total about 15-20 days more Reformed Teetotaller |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 24 May 2007 thaty all so they will be gone soon. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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lalchitri Senior Member Joined: 06 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 132 View other posts by lalchitri |
Posted: 26 Aug 2007 i had a great year this time around. i take my spawn out of the pond and into a large tub in which i feed the tadpoles. once they reach the 4 legs (with tail) stage i put them back in the 'mother' pond. i keep a running count of how many i put back into the main pond. this year i got 2287 from 5 clumps of spawn (last year was 49 from three clumps) Reformed Teetotaller |
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