Frogs Only Please.....

[JBtheExplorer]

Got several tadpoles and put them in my small pond two days ago. Wow, they clean up my pond's algae and mug pretty good! I'm hoping they will have enough to eat until they turn to frog. What else do they eat if they clean everything up already? Will they eat my water plants? They are supposed to be tree frog. How long does it takes for them to change anyway?

They generally just eat algae and random things in the water, but you can also feed them boiled lettuce. I've had three different species of tadpoles and they've all loved the lettuce. I just boil up a bunch of it and freeze it, then feed a little to them every day.

 

[SE18]

we've got a few tree frogs that hang around the canals and aqueducts in backyard. They seemed to have settled here for the last 7 years and don't migrate anywhere like the bigger frogs (leapard and green). They don't croak at night anymore so I'm guessing mating season is over. They did deposit a lot of taddies in the aqueduct. There's algea on the side of the aqueduct so I haven't fed them boiled lettuce or anything. Hope that's enough for them to eat.

 

[Nepen]

JB, I decided my recidence frog is green frog, you are right I saw it again last night after I thought it's been gone for a long time. I saw the green around it face How can I make a house for it?

I decided that my 30+ tadpoles I bought off of eBay are all Cuban tree frog so I have to get rid of them before they turn into frogs... I'm not looking forward to it. stupid me again... have to remember not to buy tadpoles off of the internet!! grrr...dont want to introduce them to my area and kill the chance of the native tree frogs (that i have yet to see anyway)..

 

[j.w]

Went out to my pond Wednesday eve and found this big guy as big as my fist sitting there enjoying the peacefulness of it all on a big rock. I've never seen one that big at my pond before so this was a special event for little old me and it was a nice b-day prezzie :bdaybiggrin:

 

[addy1]

Way cool JW we don't have any like that around here! big old boy (well could be girl!)

 

[JBtheExplorer]

JB, I decided my recidence frog is green frog, you are right How can I make a house for it?

my 30+ tadpoles I bought off of eBay are all Cuban tree frog so I have to get rid of them before they turn into frogs... dont want to introduce them to my area and kill the chance of the native tree frogs (that i have yet to see anyway)..

I'd recommend looking for Zoos or pet stores that you can donate them to. You may have better luck with small private zoo's because they generally take animals in just to save them, but try all of them if you need to. Cuban Tree Frogs are really cool animals.

As for a house for the Green Frog: My Green and Bull Frogs don't really use anything, they just go underwater when scared. I do provide a few places for them to hide under, such as a log and a "cave" under my waterfall. (neither have been used)

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I guess you just kind of have to get into the mind of a frog to make it frog-friendly. Frogs just want a good food source near water. Other than that its just about making them feel more comfortable. The more natural the pond looks is generally better, which is why I have a few logs around, and why I plan to add a small wildflower garden next year because that will also draw in insects, and it'll provide cover for my frogs.

Good luck on getting your frog to stick around!

 

[CountryEscape]

That's a really neat log, JB. I like the way it's warped in a curve.
My frogs are multiplying, seems there are at least 10 on each pond, almost all of them small, probably all bullfrogs. A few are bigger, but they are all fun. Some are less "fraidy cats" than others. I talk to them when I walk up to feed the fish. Some jump some don't. If I find small grasshoppers or a caterpillar eating my flowers, I'll toss it into the pond. I know that's mean, but the frogs need to eat, too! Some of the little guys will actually turn around if I walk onto the deck, watching me to see if I'm going to toss a treat. How fun is that?! :blueflower: Oh, and sometimes the grasshoppers get away, so it's fair. I don't pull any legs off or anything like that, I just toss them in and let them fend for themselves.

 

[CountryEscape]

Happy Birthday, JW!!!!!! :banana: :beerchug: :claphands: I know I'm late, but just now getting caught up on threads.

 

[j.w]

Thanks CE. We had family over today and hubby bought me a cake. I didn't want a cake on my b-day as I was trying to be good and lose some more weight but guess he couldn't resist today at the store buying me a German Chocolate cake (my favorite kind) for the family gathering. Course you know I ate some. Oh well back to the drawing board!

My tadpoles in the bath tub pond are turning into tiny little froggies. Will try to get a picture of them but that Anacharis stuff is growing like gangbusters in there. I see the little frogs hanging on the tub w/ tiny tails still attached.

 

[Nepen]

Went out to my pond Wednesday eve and found this big guy as big as my fist sitting there enjoying the peacefulness of it all on a big rock. I've never seen one that big at my pond before so this was a special event for little old me and it was a nice b-day prezzie :bdaybiggrin:

Happy birthday! It's like the frog know when it's your birthday I found mine for the first time on my birthday too!

 

[koiguy1969]

apparently, everyone wants frogs in their ponds. except me. i cant seam to keep them away. i was lucky enough to go 3 weeks without any. or atleast i didnt see any. i keep catching them and relocating them. and within a day or so theres more. i think i should have taken the 50+ tads i dumped in the creek down the street. further away. thats just that many more that may show up when theyre frogs!!

 

[CountryEscape]

Haha, I love my frogs, KG. I don't have any koi fry to worry about. I'm sure there are some in the pond, but the frogs and dragonfly nymphs and turtles are welcome to them. Survival of the fittest. If I only have 1 or 2 that survive the year, that's fine with me!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

That's a really neat log, JB. I like the way it's warped in a curve.

I searched all over my huge woodpile for a decent one. Found that one and knew I had to use it somehow.

 

[addy1]

I have more frogs living in my bog then in the pond. They love the shallow water, the plants(great shelter), the bugs, a little frog heaven.

 

[Nepen]

My friend pity me and got some tadpoles from her dog pool for me, YEY for local! I put them in my little pond on Friday and today I can't fine any of them I even stir the rocks so it will run out but nope, nada. I hope they are just in there somewhere I couldn't see and may be in a few weeks ill have little frog or toad to my surprise... Fingers crossed...

S for those 30+ tads I got from Florida... Still don't know what to do with them, they are very hardy though...thinking I might see if the fish like them... Can fish eat tads that when turn to frog might be able to create some substance that irritate other animal/human skin?