Spawn anyone?

[hopalong]

Frogs have been moving around in my pond for a couple of weeks now, but no sign of spawn yet.  Much later than last year. Worked on a friend's garden this afternoon and he had frogs lying on top of each other in his pond, motionless, and no sign of spawn either.

[hopalong]

[saddad]

Just "having a rest" Hopalong... go back and check for spawn at the weekend...  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

people complain about the most stupid of things ::), why don't they try closing their windows.

They're taking the mickey; a pondful of frogs doesn't produce that much noise.

[thifasmom]

my neighbour has loads over two weeks now, and i aint got any yet :'(, the most i have seen is one young/ half grown frog swimming in one of my ponds. I know they visit because last year we had what look like mating pair but the didn't produce anything. i feel really sad that they aren't breeding in my ponds :'(.

[Georgie]

Remember the little pond I put in a few weeks back?  Look what I found in it this morning.   ;D

G x

[OllieC]

I suggested he tells them if they object to the noise they should move back to Birmingham... well words to that effect anyway.

Hahaha!

[betula]

Georgie,

How lucky are you?Well done ;D

[Georgie]

Georgie,

How lucky are you?Well done ;D

Thanks.  I knew it was only a matter of time as I'd seen evidence of the frogs around.  I'm just pleased they used the new pond and not the old water feature like last year!   ;D

G x

[Flighty]

Wow Georgie, you must be well pleased!   xx

[Georgie]

Wow Georgie, you must be well pleased!   xx

Yep - over the moon.   ;D  ;D  ;D

G x

[tonybloke]

first spawn this morning, my cue for planting my early spuds!
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[RSJK]

  None yesterday but today is another story.......

[thifasmom]

my neighbour has loads over two weeks now, and i ain't got any yet :'(, the most i have seen is one young/ half grown frog swimming in one of my ponds. I know they visit because last year we had what look like mating pair but the didn't produce anything. i feel really sad that they aren't breeding in my ponds :'(.

I HAVE SPAWN I HAVE SPAWN I HAVE SPAWN woke up yesterday to find yep you guessed SPAAWWN ;D, can you tell how happy and excited I am, my husband thinks I've gone crazy :-X. here are some piccies, the pic of the proud dad was taken today heard him croaking and calling for more Ladies, and the net is only a reflection its not in the water.

[froglets]

At last!!!!!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

Frogspawn today.  Am I chuffed or am I chuffed.

Yeay

[Mark /\]

I had a nice surprise this morning I have got my first batch (hopefully) of FROGSPAWN.

Last year I got my first 2 lots of spawn laid on the 1st of March so its a little late this year.

My pond is just starting its 3rd year so 2 years out of 3 is brilliant for frogspawn especially as last year at the beginning of February I doubled the size of my pond and still got spawn a few weeks later.

I just love watching them taddies growing up and  thinking of them eating all those slugs in my garden.

Has any body else noticed if their spawn was laid later this year because of our relatively bad winter compared to other years?.

[nippie]

It was only a week later in my pond.
These pics were taken on the 20th Feb;





Survival of the fittest me thinks!

[nippie]

 ;DI thought I had posted about this before, I've just found the thread;
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,49220.0.html

[zigzig]

When I was at primary school, we did nature study and a lad brought in some frogs spawn (may be toads) in a big jar.

They turned into tadpoles and the teacher brought in a meatball sized lump of raw mince.

Put it in the jar and the tadpoles ate the lot at a rapid speed.

Now a neighbour has spawn in their pond and I told them I thought you had to feed the tadpoles but he laughed saying that they eat pond weed. Another neighbour said the tadpoles he got the other year all ate each other.

Any experts out there who can shed any light onto the feeding habits, needs and so on ?

[Robert_Brenchley]

They eat algae for a while, then turn carnivorous. They'll be OK. The population will probably diminish by the time they turn into frogs, but that's normal. Maybe one egg in a thousand survives to become an adult frog.

[nippie]

I believe they eat the jelly that they are in in the beginning.
Once hatched I feed mine flaked fish food crumbled very very small.