[bobbarber]

Originally Posted by nasuse

Hello,
i do not live in the UK, but California. I have a pond in my backyard (about 8 feet long by four feet wide and 3 feet deep and tapers up). This is the first year I haven't cleaned it and have tadpoles, hundreds of them. I bought some blood worms to feed them. My main concern is my two cats. They love to hunt and they do come in at night around 11 until 6, are they a harm to the soon to be frogs?
How do frogs get into the yard anyway? I have a fenced in yard. What can I do to make them safe from my cats?
There is a fake rock in the middle that is safe from the cats. how about some lily pads? any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Susan

Hello Susan and welcome to W.A.B., your cats will go after the froglets if they can but if you have plenty of plants and long grass around your pond for them to escape into they should be O.K. The mortality rate of froglets is very high, they have many predators ( snakes , birds etc. ) very few reach maturity, hence the large amount of spawn. Frogs bodies are very soft and can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps,so that`s how they got into your yard. Good luck...Bob