|
|
Post by rowanberry on May 15, 2015 8:17:23 GMT
The pond is teeming with tads this year,  which I'm pleased about- a lot of the spawn died last year. They are SO difficult to photograph because of the water reflection, but I managed to get take this one this morning. They are really growing fast now that the sun hits the pond for a few hours every day. Attachment Deleted |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 18:30:46 GMT
Nice photo rowan! I think all my frogs are now male, and I can only speculate as to why that may be. I have to reintroduce and frogistics occupies about 20 % of my brain at the moment.  |
|
|
|
Post by dogghound on May 26, 2015 14:37:46 GMT
Nice photo rowan! I think all my frogs are now male, and I can only speculate as to why that may be. I have to reintroduce and frogistics occupies about 20 % of my brain at the moment. Male frogs can mate more than once and typically frequent the pond for longer into the year, primarily for this reason. Especially males which did not get to mate. In addition to this they don't feed under water or within the pond itself. Females exhausted after mating need to regain condition so move away from the pond and find more suitable foraging habitat elsewhere (where they wont be disturbed by males). However this may often be in close proximity to the pond but not the pond itself. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 19:46:50 GMT
Thanks Dan, that's interesting.
However, I did not get any frogspawn or signs of real mating and I did not identify any of the frogs as female. Such a shame, but I think it's hard to keep populations of frogs going in a garden setting (so I read recently, somewhere). I hope for better success at the allotment (where I have identified two adult males and an immature frog of unknown sex). No one there has had any spawn this year however, but there are some younger frogs here and there from previous years and a new pond for them to live in (which is totally full of newts at the moment).
|
|
|
|
Post by dogghound on May 26, 2015 23:25:28 GMT
If the habitat is quite fragmented or sub-optimum then populations may be sparse of fractured. I would suspect females will be about but perhaps at more favourable breeding sites. Worth keeping an eye on and keep managing the garden for them, to increase survival. The allotment site sounds promising.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 18:21:46 GMT
Yes, my garden is totally suboptimal. I agree with what you are saying, Dan.
|
|
which I'm pleased about- a lot of the spawn died last year. 
