Comments on: The dead frog pond http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/ "If only I had found this website last year when I started my pond!” Wed, 09 May 2012 23:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Pamela Butt http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4657 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:51:17 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4657 I have milky and stringy frogspawn which doesnt lookas if it is going to develop,shall I dispose of it and if so how? or shall I leave it in
the pond ?
thank you

]]> By: Jeremy Biggs http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4563 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:11:10 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4563 Hi Danielle

I’m afraid I’m not really an amphibian expert – I know the biology of the few we have in the UK, but species we don’t have here I’m not much use on (well, really no use!). And looking at where this frog lives I’m guessing you’re about as far away from the UK as it’s possible to be!

Maybe try gently aerating the water? If there are toxins building up this often will get rid of them. But I really am guessing – was their enough food? Any signs of disease?

Sorry not to be more help.

Jeremy

]]> By: Danielle http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4561 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:11:45 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4561 I have domestic frogs in a tank, a bought 5 little tadpoles from a pet store and over the next two weeks they all died, even though I have been extremely careful at looking after them and have cleaned the tank, and water alot. I don’t know why they have all mysteriously died. They look almost asleep so it is easy to overlook them, and then I noticed they didn’t move and they were all dead. Do you have any idea what is happening? Is it some sort of disease? My species is a whistling brown tree frog.

]]> By: chytridiomycosis http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4550 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:49:46 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4550 I found this site as I am writing a paper for college. What species of frogs are you losing, and where are you located. This may have to do with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis a frog killing chytrid fungus. If the fungus is the problem there really is no cure.

]]> By: Shelagh http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4468 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:49:35 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4468 Hi everyone, how lovely to find so many people who are interested in their pond life. Jeremy I have breeding toads in my pond, I didn’t realise it was so special. I live in the Wolds in Lincolnshire.Pond is 14 ft in diameter and about 4 years old – it was ‘infested’ with smooth (?)newts this year.
Although I had about 15 dead toads after the big thaw , there was lots of frog and toad spawn. Unfortunately I had great diving beetle larvae who ate almost every single tadpole . I saved some by moving them to a smaller pond. I have seen tiny frogs and toads around my flower beds so enough have survived thankfully, there are also baby newts in the pond so the DBL havnt eaten everything.
I happened to be sitting by my pond one day when I noticed loads of dragonfly emerging – there were about 20 in all who emerged and flew the same day, it was magical.

]]> By: Judith Harrison http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4466 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:16:54 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4466 I also am finding dead frogs (reddish colour) in my garden pond.
I live in West Yorkshire.

]]> By: Claire Golder http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4464 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:28:29 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4464 We have also found another dead frog in our small koi pond. This will make 2nd in a fortnight. Would love to know why this is happening. We have seen one or two hopping round after a shower of rain or watering the plants. One or two frogs did seem reluctant to move even when moistened. It has been dry this year apart from the odd downpour and I am guessing there is not much food. I haven’t seen a slug in ages.
Will ask vet if they can cast any light on it.

]]> By: nathan ingelson http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4457 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:30:00 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4457 hey everyone just wondering if anybody could help me ? i want to attract some wild ducks into my garden (mallards would be nice) but i was just wondering if i do build another garden pond how big should it be to attract ducks?
please leave comments for me if u know :)

]]> By: wayneq http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4444 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:00:04 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4444 I’m glad i found this site!!!
Over the past week and since we have cleaned our pond we are finding frogs dying / dead almost on a daily basis. Most have a red tinge on the legs and the legs are lame. We have just put new fish in the pond and cleaned the pump. We took some of the pond water to our local pet shop where the water was tested and found to be fine. We have no idea how to stop this problem and its such a shame the frogs come to the pond for sanctuary only to end up deceased/dead!!! We are in Worcestershire.

]]> By: Cath http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-dead-frog-pond/#comment-4409 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:35:25 +0000 http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/?p=1459#comment-4409 Dear Everyone,
I have just found one dead frog, in my tiny pond. No apparent cause of death, he just got thin and lost all his energy. Same thing happened a few weeks ago with another. In February after they had spawned I found 6 dead frogs all round the pond, they hadn’t been eaten by cats ,as is usually the case. None of the spawn resulted in tadpoles, it just disappeared in the freeze. We had no tadpoles last year either, the spawn just stewed in the heat. It’s not the freeze, it’s something else. I thought perhaps they had starved, but there are lots of flies. Feel very sad for my poor frogs.

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