Is it ok to move frogspawn?

[Daisychain]

Ive got 3 pusscats and dont want them eating the baby frogs when they decide to leave the pond. Is it ok to move the spawn to another pond, a friend of mine has a pond with no fish so they would have more chance of survival.

[tecdave]

Not really, as you may be aware there is a serious threat to our native amphibian populations through the introduction of Chytrid disease which is caused by a fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) that infects the skin tissues of amphibians.
As ecologists we are having to disinfect all equipment that comes in contact with any watercourses that may contain amphibians. This will hopefully slow or reduce the spread of this disease.

So unless the pond is very close and all the amphibians’ part of the same metapopulation then please leave them where they are.
Ta

Dave