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I have two frogs that may not hibernate this winter if I decide to heat my pond here in Denver. So I went to the Library, and checked the only book I could find on the shelf at the time! This guy said: They eat all kinds of bugs, cricket, and Grasshoppers were really a treat! Meal worms right after they shed some skin, and even night crawlers (actually had a picture of the frog eating one). The catch: All of these were captive frogs that he was talking about – IE the environment was conducive because both the insect, and frog would stay in one area! In my case I have to figure out how to keep the food where the frog is, and vice versa! If the pond is going to be cold they will hibernate – he said ‘don’t let them freeze’ or they will die! Rich – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Karl, > We have some African aquarium frogs that have grown quite large > on a diet of Reptomin. Its a floating pellet type food that you can get > at pet stores. They seem to like it, maybe you could give it a try…. > SF >>Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >>backyard. >>While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >>whom we would like to keep. >>He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild >creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station >particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and >ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >>I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >>our kitchen. >>What can I feed him? >I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am >sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a >light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t >consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely >once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night >under a light. >Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The >current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, >however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly >observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was >most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water >would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was >satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming >down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would >reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever >would the pellet reappear. >Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish >meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . >when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from >its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >>He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >>hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on.. >Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the >warmer months.. >>Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the >pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to >the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring >or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the >water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the >mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South >Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. >Hope this helps. > H. >..
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> I have two frogs that may not hibernate this winter if I decide to > heat my pond here in Denver. So I went to the Library, and checked > the only book I could find on the shelf at the time! This guy said: > They eat all kinds of bugs, cricket, and Grasshoppers were really > a treat! Meal worms right after they shed some skin, and even night > crawlers (actually had a picture of the frog eating one). The catch: > All of these were captive frogs that he was talking about – IE > the environment was conducive because both the insect, and frog would > stay in one area! In my case I have to figure out how to keep the > food where the frog is, and vice versa! If the pond is going to be > cold they will hibernate – he said ‘don’t let them freeze’ or they > will die!
Do you mean *heat* your pond? If you use a de-icer, it doesn’t actually heat the pond it just keeps the water from freezing in a small area. The frogs in my pond just do their regular winter thing, that is they hibernate for most of the winter. If we have a few warm days, they may stick their noses out. ( I’ve always wondered how they know that) BTW I’m in SE Pa. — Sonja Keohane What is now proved was only
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> I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live >S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and >they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had >about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple >of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence >the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs.
John – If your fish survived last winter you should have no problems with your frogs. Do the same as you did last year with drilling the holes or better yet install a stock tank heater if you can. The frogs will do the same as the fish. As the water temp drops their activity will slow as well as their metabolism. This is assuming the frogs are bullfrogs. Other frogs will burrow themselves into the dirt for the long winters nap. Good luck! Roger Internet Pond Society Co Ordinator http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/3790 http://members.aol.com/internetps/index.html
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Karl, We have some African aquarium frogs that have grown quite large on a diet of Reptomin. Its a floating pellet type food that you can get at pet stores. They seem to like it, maybe you could give it a try…. SF – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild >creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station >particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and >ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him? >I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am >sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a >light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t >consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely >once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night >under a light. >Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The >current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, >however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly >observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was >most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water >would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was >satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming >down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would >reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever >would the pellet reappear. >Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish >meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . >when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from >its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on.. >Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the >warmer months.. >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the >pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to >the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring >or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the >water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the >mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South >Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. >Hope this helps. > H. >..
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I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs. — ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John F.Srutwa Oakville, Ontario Canada (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time Lat 43.80N Long 79.59W Elv 116ft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John F. Srutwa Oakville, Ontario Canada (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time Lat 43.80N Long 79.59W Elv 116ft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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It sounds as though you have a tree frog which likes to live out of the water and visits it on occasion. I had one who came into my sun porch while the door was open and stayed all winter and in the spring time I let him out to go find companionship and make babies. He seemed to hibernate on plant leaves and, when the weather started to warm, ate insects and moths which made their way in when I opened the door. I also left an apple by where the favorite place was to attract fruit flies. You might let him live in a terrarium with a water dish to visit. Good Luck, Sunny
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him? >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >All help appreciated! >Karl
Hi Karl, I do not know where you are but the frog is probably wanting to leave the pond anyway, frogs don’t spend all their time in the water. It must have found your pond somehow and that means it must have had a watery home before it found yours, SO if you let it go it will.. 1. Find its old home 2. Come back to your tank ( if you keep it available) 3. Find a new home just like it found yours. 4. we wont even think about that one BUT frogs are not pets so please do not try to restrain it I find it really hard to talk about a frog as "it" but it is not a he or a she yet is IT :) Just in case your frog goes away soon, take a photo now. Best wishes, Jim Jim Barr Machine Conversation http://www.wandana.demon.co.uk/ Best is the enemy of good enough Leaves rustle, blades turn, water moves
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First I am not a professional pond biologist by any means, only a pond keepers who has been observing my pond frogs for the past five years finding them perhaps the most interesting of its citizens. >Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it.
I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him?
I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night under a light. Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever would the pellet reappear. Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on..
Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the warmer months.. >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter?
I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. Hope this helps. H. .
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Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our backyard. While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, whom we would like to keep. He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of our kitchen. What can I feed him? He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? All help appreciated! Karl Karl Mitschke "Any ideas or opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the ideas or opinions of my employer"
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> Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our > backyard. > While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, > whom we would like to keep. > He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. > I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of > our kitchen.
<snip> We have Green frogs that have come to our pond for a number of years. In the winter they stay below water and hibernate. The rest of the year they sometimes leave the pond for a day or two depending how much rain we’ve had but they always come back. I think they leave to get bugs and stuff. Probably your frog doesn’t know he’s in your kitchen ( unless you told him). In other words, I think it’s natural that they leave the pond from time to time to get food. I would wonder if your frog *needs* to hibernate to be healthy. > What can I feed him? > He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the > hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… > Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter?
<snip> — Sonja Keohane What is now proved was only
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& While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, & whom we would like to keep. & He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. & I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of & our kitchen. & What can I feed him? Most frogs don’t stay in the water all the time, they need to get out and sit on land some of the time. It would help if you knew what kind of frog it was. Frog are all carnivores. The staple food for most pet frogs is crickets, which pet shops sell. They will also eat other insects (worms, moths, flys, etc.). Big frogs can eat mice. Most require live food, or sometimes you can tempt them by waving dead food around. & Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? If it gets too cold they will hibernate. They have to be well fed first, and have a place to hibernate (probably a mud burrow, but I don’t really know). Hewlett-Packard (707) 794-4168 work 1212 Valley House Drive (707) 794-3038 fax Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 (707) 538-3693 home
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I have two frogs that may not hibernate this winter if I decide to heat my pond here in Denver. So I went to the Library, and checked the only book I could find on the shelf at the time! This guy said: They eat all kinds of bugs, cricket, and Grasshoppers were really a treat! Meal worms right after they shed some skin, and even night crawlers (actually had a picture of the frog eating one). The catch: All of these were captive frogs that he was talking about – IE the environment was conducive because both the insect, and frog would stay in one area! In my case I have to figure out how to keep the food where the frog is, and vice versa! If the pond is going to be cold they will hibernate – he said ‘don’t let them freeze’ or they will die! Rich – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Karl, > We have some African aquarium frogs that have grown quite large > on a diet of Reptomin. Its a floating pellet type food that you can get > at pet stores. They seem to like it, maybe you could give it a try…. > SF >>Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >>backyard. >>While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >>whom we would like to keep. >>He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild >creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station >particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and >ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >>I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >>our kitchen. >>What can I feed him? >I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am >sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a >light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t >consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely >once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night >under a light. >Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The >current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, >however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly >observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was >most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water >would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was >satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming >down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would >reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever >would the pellet reappear. >Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish >meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . >when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from >its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >>He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >>hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on.. >Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the >warmer months.. >>Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the >pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to >the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring >or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the >water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the >mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South >Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. >Hope this helps. > H. >..
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> I have two frogs that may not hibernate this winter if I decide to > heat my pond here in Denver. So I went to the Library, and checked > the only book I could find on the shelf at the time! This guy said: > They eat all kinds of bugs, cricket, and Grasshoppers were really > a treat! Meal worms right after they shed some skin, and even night > crawlers (actually had a picture of the frog eating one). The catch: > All of these were captive frogs that he was talking about – IE > the environment was conducive because both the insect, and frog would > stay in one area! In my case I have to figure out how to keep the > food where the frog is, and vice versa! If the pond is going to be > cold they will hibernate – he said ‘don’t let them freeze’ or they > will die!
Do you mean *heat* your pond? If you use a de-icer, it doesn’t actually heat the pond it just keeps the water from freezing in a small area. The frogs in my pond just do their regular winter thing, that is they hibernate for most of the winter. If we have a few warm days, they may stick their noses out. ( I’ve always wondered how they know that) BTW I’m in SE Pa. — Sonja Keohane What is now proved was only
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> I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live >S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and >they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had >about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple >of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence >the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs.
John – If your fish survived last winter you should have no problems with your frogs. Do the same as you did last year with drilling the holes or better yet install a stock tank heater if you can. The frogs will do the same as the fish. As the water temp drops their activity will slow as well as their metabolism. This is assuming the frogs are bullfrogs. Other frogs will burrow themselves into the dirt for the long winters nap. Good luck! Roger Internet Pond Society Co Ordinator http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/3790 http://members.aol.com/internetps/index.html
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Karl, We have some African aquarium frogs that have grown quite large on a diet of Reptomin. Its a floating pellet type food that you can get at pet stores. They seem to like it, maybe you could give it a try…. SF – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild >creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station >particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and >ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him? >I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am >sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a >light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t >consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely >once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night >under a light. >Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The >current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, >however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly >observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was >most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water >would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was >satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming >down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would >reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever >would the pellet reappear. >Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish >meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . >when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from >its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on.. >Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the >warmer months.. >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the >pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to >the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring >or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the >water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the >mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South >Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. >Hope this helps. > H. >..
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I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs. — ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John F.Srutwa Oakville, Ontario Canada (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time Lat 43.80N Long 79.59W Elv 116ft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I need some advice on what to do to prepare with two frogs for the winter ahead. I live S. Ontario. My pond is about 11ft – 3ft and 45in. deep. I have about 19 gold fish and they range in size from 1 1/2 to in.. They have servived the winter of last year. I had about 6 – 8in. of ice on the top. Every week I would (with a hand oger) drill a couple of whole about in… I know that the fish kind of nap but still need some oxygen hence the wholes. But what about my frogs this year? This will be my first winter with frogs. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John F. Srutwa Oakville, Ontario Canada (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time Lat 43.80N Long 79.59W Elv 116ft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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It sounds as though you have a tree frog which likes to live out of the water and visits it on occasion. I had one who came into my sun porch while the door was open and stayed all winter and in the spring time I let him out to go find companionship and make babies. He seemed to hibernate on plant leaves and, when the weather started to warm, ate insects and moths which made their way in when I opened the door. I also left an apple by where the favorite place was to attract fruit flies. You might let him live in a terrarium with a water dish to visit. Good Luck, Sunny
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him? >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? >All help appreciated! >Karl
Hi Karl, I do not know where you are but the frog is probably wanting to leave the pond anyway, frogs don’t spend all their time in the water. It must have found your pond somehow and that means it must have had a watery home before it found yours, SO if you let it go it will.. 1. Find its old home 2. Come back to your tank ( if you keep it available) 3. Find a new home just like it found yours. 4. we wont even think about that one BUT frogs are not pets so please do not try to restrain it I find it really hard to talk about a frog as "it" but it is not a he or a she yet is IT :) Just in case your frog goes away soon, take a photo now. Best wishes, Jim Jim Barr Machine Conversation http://www.wandana.demon.co.uk/ Best is the enemy of good enough Leaves rustle, blades turn, water moves
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First I am not a professional pond biologist by any means, only a pond keepers who has been observing my pond frogs for the past five years finding them perhaps the most interesting of its citizens. >Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our >backyard. >While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, >whom we would like to keep. >He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it.
I doub’t if you can confine frogs to this extent. They are wild creatures and are as often as not on the banks. This is their station particularly during the day. Here they are concealed in the grass and ferns and when startled they will make a single jump to the pond. >I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of >our kitchen. >What can I feed him?
I have seen frogs eat insects small fish and floating fish food. I am sure that most of the diet is insects. Through out the warm months a light hung low over the pond to attract insects is a plus. I don’t consider them a major threat to the fish population, but I definitely once saw a 2 inch goldfish sucked down the gullet of a frog at night under a light. Also I don’t think they normally eat floating fish pellets. The current crop were not interested this year. A few years back, however, when there was a small frog variety in residence, I regularly observed them eating pellets when I fed the fish. Their technique was most interesting. The surfaced frog with his head out of the water would station herself maybe 5 inches from a pellet. when he was satisfied with its position he would make a sudden air leap coming down mouth open on the pellet. When the water settled the frog would reappear on the surface looking for another pellet. Seldom if ever would the pellet reappear. Incidently this is what happened the time I observed the goldfish meal. The surfaced frog made a sudden short leap through the air . when he resurfaced a tail of a little goldfish was protruding from its mouth. A gulp and it was gone! >He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the >hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on..
Again I suspect frogs will want some shore line access during the warmer months.. >Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter?
I understand Frogs hybernate in the mud and silt in the bottom of the pond. Apparently their winter temperatures slows their motabolism to the point where they don’t require new breathing of air until spring or perhaps they have some ability to absorb enough oxygen from the water through their skin. I sort of suspect they would require the mud and silt, particularly in more Northern latitudes. Here in South Texas I may sometimes see frogs in our warm days between northers. Hope this helps. H. .
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Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our backyard. While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, whom we would like to keep. He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of our kitchen. What can I feed him? He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? All help appreciated! Karl Karl Mitschke "Any ideas or opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the ideas or opinions of my employer"
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> Our landlady is selling our house, so we have removed the pond from our > backyard. > While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, > whom we would like to keep. > He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. > I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of > our kitchen.
<snip> We have Green frogs that have come to our pond for a number of years. In the winter they stay below water and hibernate. The rest of the year they sometimes leave the pond for a day or two depending how much rain we’ve had but they always come back. I think they leave to get bugs and stuff. Probably your frog doesn’t know he’s in your kitchen ( unless you told him). In other words, I think it’s natural that they leave the pond from time to time to get food. I would wonder if your frog *needs* to hibernate to be healthy. > What can I feed him? > He is green, and seems to float most of the time, hardly ever touching the > hyacinths and water lettuce I put in the tank for him to sit on… > Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter?
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& While we were moving the fish to a 100 gallon stock tank, we found a frog, & whom we would like to keep. & He keeps leaving the stock tank, so we had to put screening over it. & I assume he is leaving because he wants food, and not just to go on a tour of & our kitchen. & What can I feed him? Most frogs don’t stay in the water all the time, they need to get out and sit on land some of the time. It would help if you knew what kind of frog it was. Frog are all carnivores. The staple food for most pet frogs is crickets, which pet shops sell. They will also eat other insects (worms, moths, flys, etc.). Big frogs can eat mice. Most require live food, or sometimes you can tempt them by waving dead food around. & Also, do I need to do anything to keep him over the winter? If it gets too cold they will hibernate. They have to be well fed first, and have a place to hibernate (probably a mud burrow, but I don’t really know). Hewlett-Packard (707) 794-4168 work 1212 Valley House Drive (707) 794-3038 fax Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 (707) 538-3693 home
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