my garden reptiles and amphibians 2011

[GCN lova]

here are some pics of the different amphibians and reptiles in my garden.



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these may be on other threads!
also can anyone identify the results of the pond dip (with the animals in a bucket)

look on the thread Pond diary on water life forums to see more of my pictures

[Matt Smith]

In addtion to the amphibs, you have 2 bloodworms (the red thingies) which are the larvae of a Chironimid midge, the Wandering Snail Lymnaea peregra and a damselfly nymph which has lost its caudal appendages (these will grow back).

[vole-woman]

Wow, they're great. Have you tried going round your garden on a wet night and seeing what's about?

[N0z]

The second picture down on the left, has that baby frog got a cut on its back/tail?

[kathateria]

OMG those baby toads are too cute!
Your pond is doing really well

[GCN lova]

Originally Posted by N0z

The second picture down on the left, has that baby frog got a cut on its back/tail?

yes one of my baby cousins fished it out while i was away for a while and was stamping on it

does anyone know what the shrimpy thing is in the bucket?

i will try to go out at night and see whats about. unfortunately ive found a dead toadlet (looks like it was squashed

i dont think ive seen that froglet after it left (with the wound) or do they heal

[GCN lova]

gotta few more. will try to go out to take some more...



some of these are maybe on other threads!

[N0z]

Blood worm and some sort of nymph are in the bucket and your garden is full of wildlife!! good job atracting them , any tips ? i think the frogs wounds would heal

[GCN lova]

thanks N0z!

the froglets have disappeared so i think frog might have got them... as a tip i would say try to make the rest of the garden adapt to the pond so that there are hibernation sites as well as a pond. make sure you leave a patch of grass to grow long and water it with rainwater because my toadlets LOVE this the frog's probably hiding somewhere because its so hot. ill go out this evening to take some more pics we had a dragonfly in our pond laying eggs too.

GCN lova

[N0z]

Originally Posted by GCN lova

thanks N0z!

the froglets have disappeared so i think frog might have got them... as a tip i would say try to make the rest of the garden adapt to the pond so that there are hibernation sites as well as a pond. make sure you leave a patch of grass to grow long and water it with rainwater because my toadlets LOVE this the frog's probably hiding somewhere because its so hot. ill go out this evening to take some more pics we had a dragonfly in our pond laying eggs too.

GCN lova

Sweeet! , ill give a quick description of my back garden all wild flowers, compost heap, over grown everything (lol), soon to be compost bin but i need the bit that opens and shuts at the front because its missing that, log piles and lots of forget me nots , rock pile too