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Frog Spawn
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Up to 2 years ago I enjoyed tadpoles and then tiny frogs in my garden.
For the second year running all the frog spawn has disappeared from my small pond.
Loads of adult frogs about a month ago who seemed to do everything correctly then loads of spawn then pretty much overnight all spawn has gone and there are no tiny tadpoles. When I took a jar full of water from the pond there is bits and pieces of frog spawn but now looking all very manky.
I know frogs and newts ( and there are both) eat spawn but for all to disappear overnight??
The pond has a net over it because I thought a fox may have ate it.
For the second year running all the frog spawn has disappeared from my small pond.
Loads of adult frogs about a month ago who seemed to do everything correctly then loads of spawn then pretty much overnight all spawn has gone and there are no tiny tadpoles. When I took a jar full of water from the pond there is bits and pieces of frog spawn but now looking all very manky.
I know frogs and newts ( and there are both) eat spawn but for all to disappear overnight??
The pond has a net over it because I thought a fox may have ate it.
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I have had no frogs spawn in the two ponds I made three years ago.
Friends have lots of spawn but it's eaten by snakes so they gave me two clumps. One disappeared overnight but I had a rootle around and found it had sunk to the bottom of the pond. I raised it but it went straight back down.
The spawn in the other pond stayed on the top under some cover from overhanging plants......it seemed to take ages but in the last few days the tadpoles have been wriggling and breaking out of the jelly.....
Fingers crossed they survive.....I love a frog filled pond...x
Friends have lots of spawn but it's eaten by snakes so they gave me two clumps. One disappeared overnight but I had a rootle around and found it had sunk to the bottom of the pond. I raised it but it went straight back down.
The spawn in the other pond stayed on the top under some cover from overhanging plants......it seemed to take ages but in the last few days the tadpoles have been wriggling and breaking out of the jelly.....
Fingers crossed they survive.....I love a frog filled pond...x
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