Poorly frog

Post by **Squiggle** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:41 am

dalebrignall wrote:putting this thread back on track ,hows the frogtoday

Still 'hanging' in there.

Post by **dalebrignall** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:12 pm

jolly good

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:12 pm

You lot are on another planet

Post by **jonathon** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 pm

D'ya think its age related

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:24 pm

If the frog's getting flatter perhaps a bicycle pump might help - inner tube? Sorry not in good taste, but it sounds like the poor thing has come to the end of his sell by date - I've had many like that who just slip away, unfortunately there's not a lot you can do.

Post by **les** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:23 pm

You lot are on another planet

We all share the same one----frogs included

Post by **dalebrignall** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:23 pm

can we have an update squiggle

Post by **Squiggle** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:27 am

dalebrignall wrote:can we have an update squiggle

Haven't seen it for a couple of days. I assume it's gone to the great pond in the sky.

Wasn't sure if I should do some dredging to dispose if it or just let nature deal with it.

Post by **paulhumphries** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:34 am

Squiggle wrote:Wasn't sure if I should do some dredging to dispose if it or just let nature deal with it.

Depended on size of the pool.
If quite large volume of water then nature will sort things out but if it is small then you might end up with the water being "contaminated" and affecting other wildlife.
I've got the Tee shirt for this when raising frogs from spawn. The dead rot away but the mortality rate of the rest rises so I always removed the dead where possible.

Paul Humphries

Post by **Squiggle** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:36 am

paulhumphries wrote:
Squiggle wrote:Wasn't sure if I should do some dredging to dispose if it or just let nature deal with it.
Depended on size of the pool.
If quite large volume of water then nature will sort things out but if it is small then you might end up with the water being "contaminated" and affecting other wildlife.
I've got the Tee shirt for this when raising frogs from spawn. The dead rot away but the mortality rate of the rest rises so I always removed the dead where possible.

Paul Humphries

Thanks Paul. It's a small pond, so I'll have a search for it......

Post by **dalebrignall** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:34 pm

goodluck not a nice job

Post by **Squiggle** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:41 pm

dalebrignall wrote:goodluck not a nice job

No sign of it and the 'stuff' at the bottom of the pond smells disgusting!

I'm using a natural solution [Clarity] to keep the blanketweed down and keep water clear. The pond itself is lovely and clear after using this.

Will keep an eye out for frog tho'.

Post by **dalebrignall** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:11 pm

if the weather conditions are right the frogs cross the lane from the woods there are usually hundreds of them when they cross

Post by **Dean** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:56 pm

Squiggle wrote:
No sign of it and the 'stuff' at the bottom of the pond smells disgusting!

Rotting leaves Squiggle, I agree the smell is foul!

Post by **paulk** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:58 am

Pumped out our friends pond last month.
Unfortunatly 'pumped' one of the frogs

Not an easy job to dispose of, covered the entire spade

Great fun watching 4 mid 30's blokes trying to carry tadpoles to safety though