frogspawn

[libby 1]

hi , just read from home page, get yourself some frog spawn, is it okay to take this from ponds?

[Wombat]

G'Day Libby!

You're not supposed to here in Aus............but I don't know about over there!

Nev

[Andy Hamilton]

G'Day Libby!

You're not supposed to here in Aus............but I don't know about over there!

Nev

Is that because of the cane toad though Nev?

We used to always go collecting frog spawn as kids. When I get a pond on my alltoment after this season I will be doing the same. I must admit I don't know for 100% but I think it is ok. Make sure you don't collect from environmental protected areas.

[Woodburner]

I don't know about the legalities of taking frogspawn, but I do know that a major reason for not bringng it home from elsewhere is because you could be introducing some nasty frog disease, I can't remember what it's called. I reckon it's ok if it's really local, but if your pond is any good, frogs will find their way there anyway.

btw hi

[ina]

Hi Libby, and hi Woodburner - welcome both of you!

And one of these days my pond will be ready for frogspawn, too... We have some quite local, so I'll be transferring some from there (not quite local enough for the frogs to find their own way). Mind you, if it keeps raining like it has been for the last three days, they come swimming down the hill

[shiney]

Hi Libby,

Just popping by to say welcome to SSF! 8)

[libby 1]

hi all,
just come to me, had our pond dug, we lined it, old waggon sheets plasticish? put plants in, the frogs made thier own way there, spawn every year!!! + herons!

[Shirley]

hi libby

Welcome to Ish!! Bolton eh.... used to go out there with a few friends from school (yikes... that was many moons ago!!) and there was a great market too.

No frog spawn here.. and pond will be for ducks and geese we are by the river though and there is water all around (not just from the rain!) so hopefully will be plenty frogs anyway.

[Millymollymandy]

I had literally thousands of tadpoles this year. They all started to congregate in one very shallow area after the carp started splashing around the edges of the pond - I think they were eating them but not sure. I spent ages watching them grow little legs and start turning into little frogs - haven't done that since I was a kid.

However a naughty heron took the last of the tadpoles but by that time there were loads of little frogs living in the water mint by the edge of the pond.

Now they have gone but there are a few little frogs to be seen here and there - either they have dispersed all over the place or the heron got most of them too. They are so tiny and cute!

Also hello and welcome to Libby and Woodburner!

[Andy Hamilton]

btw hi

hello there woodburner and cheers for posting about frogspawn, it makes sense. I do remember as kids we would go to the local park and collect buckets of spawn and frogs. For the life of me I can't remember why.

[Shirley]

Hi Woodburner :D

Andy.. we did the same... and newts and stuff too... so naughty!! We did it because we could see them grow and it was fun but probably not in the best interests of the frogs and newts..

[Millymollymandy]

I do remember as kids we would go to the local park and collect buckets of spawn and frogs. For the life of me I can't remember why.

It's cos you (we) didn't have computers, playstations and all that rubbish. We were REAL kids and we had real proper outdoorsy fun!

[Andy Hamilton]

well I must admit I had a sinclair spectrum

[Shirley]

My brother had one of those Andy - WHAT a noise the tape made when it was transferring data lol...

Times have changed somewhat haven't they!!

Funny thing is that I remember thinking what a geek he was and that I would never be into computers and stuff like that... ummm think I had better eat my words.

[Millymollymandy]

well I must admit I had a sinclair spectrum

I forgot, you are somewhat younger than me!

Now, back in my day........