Frogs stuck together? Help..

[lesley3405]

Hi everyone! I am a newbie so bear with me!

For 7-10 days we have had 4 frogs in our pond, 1 croaking all night and we were expecting some mating. Then this morning there is a lump of spawn and we were very happy, then we saw the 2 frogs stuck together. It looks like they were hugging each other (like people) rather than being stuck as frogs would normally get stuck when mating. They were very still and about 4 inches under the water, I assumed they were dead but in the past 4 hours they have moved legs are kicking on at least one of them but are still hugging!

What shall I do? I am assuming leave them but I don't want them to die if I can help in anyway!

Any advice would be appreciated....

[Jason Green]

Not sure with this one... I would suggest touching the water surface and watching for motion? It doesn't seem natural and to have spent this long underwater - I'd have thought they'd have drowned?

Welcome to WAB, by the way!

[ron1863]

Hi and a warm welcome to WAB. Is it a male and female or two males.
You could always lift them out of the water onto dry land, they would then have to seperate to get back to the water.

[Lance Morgan]

Yes I agree fish them out and put them on the ground. They will separate eventually. probably two randy males

[sionnach]

Homosexual frogs going at it in public baths? Whatever would the Frog tabloids have to say about that?

[Lance Morgan]

'Fruity frogs get in a flap while fornicating' read all abat it

[fairy frogmother]

I didn't have two frogs stuck together, but coinciding with the arrival of multiple clumps of spawn I was very upset to see a ' dead' frog completely still in about 6 inches of water. It didn't move when I touched it. I eventually decided to fish it out and put it over the otherside of the garden under a plant where the cat could not get it. I went out to have a look a couple of hours later just in case and it had disappeared. Now I can't be 100% sure it wasn't carried off by something but I think that it actually revived and hopped off under its own steam. I hope so anyway.

[Paul mabbott]

You do sometimes find frogs at this time of year or just plain exhausted. However, it's worth looking at them for red or green marks, sores &c which indicate infections. If you see these then make sure that you bury or burn the corpses to reduce the possibility of infection.

Originally Posted by fairy frogmother

........ I was very upset to see a ' dead' frog completely still in about 6 inches of water. It didn't move when I touched it. I eventually decided to fish it out and put it over the otherside of the garden under a plant where the cat could not get it. I went out to have a look a couple of hours later just in case and it had disappeared. Now I can't be 100% sure it wasn't carried off by something but I think that it actually revived and hopped off under its own steam. I hope so anyway.

[fairy frogmother]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

You do sometimes find frogs at this time of year or just plain exhausted. However, it's worth looking at them for red or green marks, sores &c which indicate infections. If you see these then make sure that you bury or burn the corpses to reduce the possibility of infection.

Very good point. I did check it over because I know there is a lot of infection around this area and I did see one that was infected near here last year. However, it did not seem to have any obvious sores, injuries or red/green marks and if it was still there later on that evening it would have received a burial

[lesley3405]

They have gone missing!

Have been wandering over to the pond all afternoon but I can't see them. They have wither sunk and I can't see them or they have parted company and are hiding. Thanks for all the help, much appreciated!