Frozen Frogs

[Kayleigh]

I have this its really good and hardy I have never had to pull it out as its never got out of hand in fact I pick the pennywort out of it and throw the hornwort back

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[hoppit]

Took out another dead frog from my pond yesterday. Quite large, quite bloated and on its underbody was covered in a blob of jelly. Can anybody throw any light on what this is? I've had 8 dead frogs in total up till now. I had the pump going for a couple of hours to oxygenate the water before the ice returns. And it did this morning!
Pics are from last spring. Frog frenzy!

[thunder]

Originally Posted by hoppit

Took out another dead frog from my pond yesterday. Quite large, quite bloated and on its underbody was covered in a blob of jelly. Can anybody throw any light on what this is?

Possibly a dead female and the jelly was "proto-spawn" forced out of the body by the gases that caused the bloating. On the other hand, if the "proto-spawn" had got wet by water entering the dead body, then it would expand and be forced out.

henrya

[Littlesparrow]

Thank you for the plant suggestions I will include one or two in my pond improvements in the spring. I hope that was the last of your dead frogs Hoppit, I'm waiting anxiously now for spring to see if any frogs appear from elsewhere in the garden.

[hoppit]

Originally Posted by thunder

Possibly a dead female and the jelly was "proto-spawn" forced out of the body by the gases that caused the bloating. On the other hand, if the "proto-spawn" had got wet by water entering the dead body, then it would expand and be forced out.

henrya

Thanks for the info Thunder, I'll make a note of that.

[hoppit]

Originally Posted by Littlesparrow

Thank you for the plant suggestions I will include one or two in my pond improvements in the spring. I hope that was the last of your dead frogs Hoppit, I'm waiting anxiously now for spring to see if any frogs appear from elsewhere in the garden.

I hope so to Littlesparrow. I've had a good look and not seen anymore as yet.
The frogs will be back shortly. In my pond I'm sure. Looking at how many there was last year. See my pic above! I'm sure you will have as well. Don't underestimate nature. Good luck!

[hoppit]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I have this its really good and hardy I have never had to pull it out as its never got out of hand in fact I pick the pennywort out of it and throw the hornwort back

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I have hornwort in my pond Kayleigh. Its good and doesn't multiply as fast as pondweed which I'm always cutting back and placing on my mulch garden nearby. I place it around my logs next to my plants.

[Littlesparrow]

There is hope for my pond yet! I am very excited to report that I saw two frogs in my pond today,one a male, the other one dived before I got a good look at it. Fingers and everything else crossed I get some frog spawn this year to replace the frogs I lost this winter.

[Falcn]

Originally Posted by Littlesparrow

There is hope for my pond yet! I am very excited to report that I saw two frogs in my pond today,one a male, the other one dived before I got a good look at it. Fingers and everything else crossed I get some frog spawn this year to replace the frogs I lost this winter.

Excellent news. I found 1 male frog in the pond this morning, quite a young one by the looks of it. I've not had any females turn up yet, but I am hopeful that we will see spawn this spring.

In total I took out 28 dead males over the winter, so there is some way to go for them catchup.