Poorly frog

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:47 pm

An adult frog was floating just under the water level of the pond....completely outstretched legs.

Picked it up gently and it was soft, weak and floppy.

Has some black blotches on it which might not be a sign of disease.

Confused by different advice:

1. Take it to the wildlife rescue centre asap.

2. Leave it alone and keep an eye on it as they get stressed so easily and a journey could kill it.

3. It's probably getting rather old.

4. Normal shedding of it's skin could have exhausted it.

5. Might have eaten something toxic eg slug pellets and is dying from the inside out!

Have emailed Froglife but no reply yet.

That was two days ago and it's still hanging in there.

Ho hum - the joys of nature eh?

Post by **dalebrignall** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:50 pm

hi squiggle,id say go with option 2

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:06 pm

dalebrignall wrote:hi squiggle,id say go with option 2

Glad someone said that. Thanks.

Dreading someone saying the fairest thing to do is put it in a bag and hit it with a spade.

Fair or not, I couldn't do it!

See you at rally tomorrow - back willing.

Post by **paulhumphries** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:46 pm

I'd leave it alone too.

I haven't done it for years but used to collect frogspawn, raise little frogs and then release them onto the local moorland (with wardens permission).
One of the things that stopped me was the mortality rate. No matter what I did a high percentage died and I was told that is why they spawn so many egg in first place so at least a few will survive.
I had a tank on the kitchen window sill and knew when it was time to release them when my wife complained about them jumping into the sink. Final straw was when doing washing up she had one sitting among the crockery

Paul Humphries

Post by **ASL642** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:50 pm

I've got a fair sized pond in the garden but the frogs weren't content with that this year - one even laid frogspawn in the wateringcan!

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:21 pm

Aren't they meant to taste like chicken

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:28 pm

jonathon wrote:Aren't they meant to taste like chicken

And I was just thinking how nicely everyone is playing......there's always one

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:30 pm

Well......... I'm sure they were all secretly thinking it, sorry if I offended you though Squigs

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:34 pm

jonathon wrote:Well......... I'm sure they were all secretly thinking it, sorry if I offended you though Squigs

Oh now is this a crafty way to make ME feel guilty.....reverse psychology or just plain paranoia on my part?

Maybe best not to answer the latter bit

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:37 pm

Okay then I won't, .............reverse psychology ? what me, even had trouble spelling it

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:37 pm

AND, according to today's other posts I am now:

'Squigsy Dear'

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:39 pm

jonathon wrote:Okay then I won't, .............reverse psychology ? what me, even had trouble spelling it

now there's a good lad!

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:40 pm

Ohhh er get you..........Squigsy dear

Post by **LouiseM** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:40 pm

Has it croaked yet?

Post by **Lou** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:48 pm

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:25 pm

jonathon wrote:Ohhh er get you..........Squigsy dear

Bone china tea cups for me and that cake stand had better be real silver

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:28 pm

LouiseM wrote:Has it croaked yet?

I'm taking the CAMERA tomorrow

Post by **Squiggle** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:31 pm

Lou wrote:

Don't encourage her

CAMERA!!!!

Post by **les** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:25 pm

Frogs need to be able to crawl out of water, I presume the pond has not got vertical walls

Post by **aupickup** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:43 pm

when i lived in france frogs used to jump on my dinner plate