6 dead!!

[catsinc]

6 of the froglets have now died!they get all 4 legs then seem to die ive just got 3 out now thats in the last 6 hours theyve gone.they have rocks to sit on as 1 was doing,pond weed fish food and daphnia..i feel really cruel now!!ive checked the ones in the puddle today lots of them but only small.do u think i should be returning them now????and finding homes for some?if i rehome them what will the people with ponds need for them? feel like a murderer

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by catsinc

6 of the froglets have now died!they get all 4 legs then seem to die ive just got 3 out now thats in the last 6 hours theyve gone.they have rocks to sit on as 1 was doing,pond weed fish food and daphnia..i feel really cruel now!!ive checked the ones in the puddle today lots of them but only small.do u think i should be returning them now????and finding homes for some?if i rehome them what will the people with ponds need for them? feel like a murderer

I think i must have missed an earlier post so forgive me if these points have already been covered - but i take it you have relocated some of these froglets from the puddle to somewhere else and now they are dying off

first off , dont beat yourself up about it , it is clear that you acted with the best of intentions , but the important thing now is to work out why this is happening.

firstly what sort of water have you got them in ? - tap water is a big no no as it is chlorinated - hopefully you are using either rainwater or pond water.

secondly where are they and what is the temperature / humidity like - too hot or too cold could be the cause of the mortality, plus frogs need to be moist - dry air wont do them any good

thirdly food wise i'm not sure what froglets eat but you need to check that they have food available - checkout the froglife site Froglife - conserving native frogs, toads, newts, lizards, snakes for more info

as regards those still in the puddle - you basically have two choices either let nature take its course - those that survive will hop off , not everyone will survive , this is normal and is one way in which nature regulates the frog population, alternatively you could move them to a nearby pond - if you do this make sure it is one without fish as fish will eat froglets - it isnt a good idea to move them very far however as transporting frogs from one population to another can spread diseases such as redleg

hope this is helpful

[Susie]

If you are not sure what to do then just return all the taddies/froglets you have to the puddle where you got them from.