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Poorly frog
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:47 pm
by Squiggle
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?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:50 pm
by dalebrignall
hi squiggle,id say go with option 2
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:06 pm
by Squiggle
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:46 pm
by paulhumphries
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
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:50 pm
by ASL642
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!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:21 pm
by jonathon
Aren't they meant to taste like chicken
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:28 pm
by Squiggle
jonathon wrote:Aren't they meant to taste like chicken
And I was just thinking how nicely everyone is playing......there's always one
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:30 pm
by jonathon
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:34 pm
by Squiggle
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
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:37 pm
by jonathon
Okay then I won't, .............reverse psychology ? what me, even had trouble spelling it
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:37 pm
by Squiggle
AND, according to today's other posts I am now:
'Squigsy Dear'
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:39 pm
by Squiggle
jonathon wrote:Okay then I won't, .............reverse psychology ? what me, even had trouble spelling it
now there's a good lad!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:40 pm
by jonathon
Ohhh er get you..........Squigsy dear
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:40 pm
by LouiseM
Has it croaked yet?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:48 pm
by Lou
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:25 pm
by Squiggle
jonathon wrote:Ohhh er get you..........Squigsy dear
Bone china tea cups for me and that cake stand had better be real silver
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:28 pm
by Squiggle
LouiseM wrote:Has it croaked yet?
I'm taking the CAMERA tomorrow
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:31 pm
by Squiggle
Lou wrote:
Don't encourage her
CAMERA!!!!
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:25 pm
by les
Frogs need to be able to crawl out of water, I presume the pond has not got vertical walls
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:43 pm
by aupickup
when i lived in france frogs used to jump on my dinner plate
