Any Frogs Spawn in South East England

[Suzybrook]

Originally Posted by hedgehugger

My pond water is lime green but the frogs didn't seem to mind.

Hopefully the taddies will eat it clear

yeah my pond is too and it also didnt deter spawning. i have Elodea as an oxygenator which helps make it clearer when the summer comes. I was going to replace it with a native plant, as it's very prolific and i usually thin it in the fall, but the Large Red damselflies seem drawn to it to lay their eggs on, so i leave it.

hope your spawn hatches soon Posie

[granwac]

Originally Posted by posie

It's a job to say, 'cos your temperatures are a lot colder than ours, or have been. Could you find out if anyone in your close vicinity have had any luck this year with frogs or toads, and though there are some pitfalls in bringing in spawn or taddies, you could at least consider it. I personally have done just that, as well as my own spawn, 'cos I want to get some new blood with my pond frogs, but it is an individual thing, and many people don't agree with it in case disease comes with it. I'm not saying it is right, I'm just saying it's what I would do in your position.Try and find out if others in your neck of the woods have had the same problem.......Posie..:)

Thanks, Posie, I'll go on a hunt this weekend.....

[caladina]

regaurding depth, there is a very shallow concrete water feature come pond in a local park, no more than 1 foot deep and about two meters round in a dish shape so its easy for critters to walk in and out
its full of spawn
the next nearest water hole for ground critters is probably several streets away, unless any privet households have ponds
i have seen spawn laid in puddles where its been waterlogged over a few days so i diont think frogs are that fussy lol

[toadpole]

Hi Mollymoo ...i think there is definately still hope for you to get spawn as my frogs did exactly the same thing ....they stayed paired up for 12 or 13 days !!!!! i had just about given up and hey presto 6 blobs of plump spawn i know it is really late but its been a funny old year so far ....and if they are still ''at it'' then that means THEY haven't given up good luck Marion

[mollymoo]

Finally we have the Spawn!!! Three large clumps over night, and still two pairings!! I am chuffed to bits! I cannot believe how spread out the season has been this year! Thanks for all the help lovelies!! Juliet

[annies1]

Originally Posted by granwac

I'm despairing here in the North-west! We had oodles of frog, toad and newt spawn last year and lots of successfully-matured babies to boot, but this year we haven't seen a single amphibian anywhere near the wildlife pond.
Is it hopeless to await activity this late in the year?

Well I too am in the North West and my pond is absolutely heaving with tadpoles - I kid you not there must be thousands, we had masses of frogs in the garden last year but I didn't move in until July so didn't see the tadpole stage.

The frogs before they spawned where all on top of each other at the bottom of the pond - at one point it looked like one big moving mass!

[posie]

Originally Posted by mollymoo

Finally we have the Spawn!!! Three large clumps over night, and still two pairings!! I am chuffed to bits! I cannot believe how spread out the season has been this year! Thanks for all the help lovelies!! Juliet

...:congratulati ons:

So pleased for you..Posie..