Frogs Only Please.....

[j.w]

That is a bummer koiguy.What can ya do? Can ya cover it w/ screen?

 

[addy1]

I have a frog in the lotus tub and a ton of rosey red fry, maybe it is snaking also, no way to tell.
bummer koiguy, agree with jw, maybe a screen would help

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

Here is a video DH sent me from his laptop. This was taken last season when our female Green Frog lived in our pond. :goldfish:

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

Hmmmm can't seem to upload the video. Sorry

:goldfish:

 

[CountryEscape]

Shoestring, it takes a while to download them directly onto here. You might try downloading it onto YouTube and then attach the url for it from YT. I've done that and once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy and downloading seems to be faster.

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

Thanks..have never uploaded anything to You Tube either. Oh well. It was my DH feeding our female Green Frog. We were feeding her meal worms and she seemed to enjoy them.

:goldfish:

 

[CountryEscape]

Bet it's a neat video, Shoestring. I have a bullfrog I've fed worms, crickets, Japanese beetles, grubs, and now it comes to the side of the pond I'm on, if I'm grooming the lilies, and waits patiently for me to find something to toss to him. He will get within 12" of my arm in the water and stare at me. LOL Smaller bullfrog I've named Smiley (he's always smiling for the camera, not shy at all) likes me to toss him some beetles, too. They seem to like them, which I'm happy about, as I HATE those darn Japanese beetles.

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

They like Japanese Beetles? No wonder there are hardly any in the pond this year. Last year we had to many, but this year, I find one of two on a leaf and flip it into the water. The DuckWeed pool has a bunch of them in there. I will have to send some to the pond when I move DW to the pond. Cool!!

I had an interesting experience a day or so ago. I pulled up the mesh wastebasket that is holding my Lizards Tail and lo and behold, at the bottom of it was "Bully". He was wedged between the basket and the planter that held the Lizards Tail. By the time I got the planter out of the basket, Bully decided to jump out and he ended up hopping back and forth outside the pond which is a 24' round above ground pool. He even bounced off the side, I think trying to get back into his haven. Luckily, I had a hand towel in my pocket, so after I got my inquisitive Cavie Mx. away from him, I threw the towel on Bully, then lifted him up and dropped him in the pool/pond. I could not believe how big he is also. He must be keeping down the fry :fish2: population in the pond....or he is eating all the J. Beetles...either way, he is not starving!

:goldfish:

 

[CountryEscape]

Yippee, saves another bullfrog! Love the story! Yep, I would have thought they would not like the J. beetles, and my goldfish don't, but the koi love them! I have 3 koi in the goldfish pond, and the goldies look at the beetles, but have yet to see one of them try one. The koi, however, see and devour the beetles. I guess they love them. Frogs like them, too!

 

[icsd71]

Usually we are infested with the beetles. This year i have yet to see one....... Not sure why..

 

[keikoasmom]

I am so jealous of all of you who have frogs!

we had a healthy population of Leopard Frogs but after using Mosquito Dunks, they are all gone.
Or is that coincidence?

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

I would think it is cause and effect. Sorry I have never used th Mosquito Dunks, since it is a chemical I would think the frogs would not want to be arround.

:goldfish:

 

[j.w]

Maybe they left cuz you took all the skeeter food away.

 

[SmithRiverPond]

My frogs are falling down on the job of keeping the mosquitoes away... and we have big ones out there!

 

[kathymalaspina]

I love frogs....wish I had some. I only have a patio pond and I have to keep netting over it to keep the fish from jumping out...Would LOVE to have some...enjoyed the photos.