Frogs

Question, can frogs climb,? Well this little chap certainly can. I have a heron/ cat fence along the front of my goldfish and anything pond, seperate tadpole pond, and it is 12" high plastic [mesh thing]. Of course you never have the camera so I missed the best bit.It could have gone a little further and gone in via the walled side. But no frogs like a challenge.

 

Looks like something from "The Great Escape" - cue Steve McFrog on a motorbike!

 

Love it :D :D :D

 

Some genetic tree frog throw back!, same thing about toads, they are not supposed to be able to jump, only walk but my oriental fire bellies can jump a foot high !

 

Those are great hans, you can really see the effort he's putting into it! In the second photo the goldfish look as if they are all watching his progress.

 

If you have a tadpole pond they will eat almost anything, pond sticks and bread white and wholemeal. Last years lot all grew to full size and hopped it but the fatalities were enermous some got 2feet and were fried by the sun. Some, as I posted last year, made it and are now in my goldfish pond too big to be consumed.


I have to change the water weekly as with so many in a little pond it quickly becomes murky.

 

Here's a rather cheeky chap that I snapped in our pond last summer:



Lots of tadpoles this year and I'm currently building an even bigger pond with waterfall (it gets into your system, this water gardening!)

 

It's good to see so many ponds with healthy looking frogs, .... red leg is out there, beware. :(

 

You are lucky to have newts - are they quite common in your area? We have tried to keep our small garden as wildlife-friendly as possible, in the hope of attracting more differnt animals and amphibians. How did you attract the newts, or did they just move in?

 

Cobbybrook
Love your Frog!!!! Around here, we get newts - they tend to just turn up, as far as I can gather. Also, I have been told they need larger ponds......
.... has anyone got Newts in their small ponds???

 

Smooth and Palmate newts in an 8ft x 18in x 24in allotment tank sunk in the ground at the back of the nursery. Had many eggs (attached to underside of leaves) a few weeks back.

 

Thanks for the complement, Honeybee and thanks for the welcome, Marley Farley.

I just love those types of wildlife ponds. I also get a real buzz out of that 'plop' as you walk past, leaving you wondering who or what it was!