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PISCATORIAL1

30-07-2002, 22:26

Has anyone with a garden pond having frogs and toads die (approx 30 to date) in and around their pond. It has plenty of weed and lillies,fountain and waterfall and depths between 6 '' and 3'.
Last 2 weeks,loads are simply dying. Never had this B4.
Water quality seems normal and the fish are okay.
Any thoughts ? Anyone else having similar problems ?

Tadpolepat

30-07-2002, 22:46

wish it was the other way round. last few years = tens of frogs left, only one koi /forum/images/icons/frown.gif

Smarts

31-07-2002, 10:44

Have you or anyone nearby used insect pesticides? These can kill insect eating frogs and toads.....slug pellets etc....
It may not be the pond water as the fish are ok....but something landbased where the frogs and toads hunt?

Neil

31-07-2002, 13:22

there is a virus that has reduced the amphibian population in recent years, could be this. or there is soap in the water

Steinburg

31-07-2002, 13:40

Where they struck by lightning ??? LOL

stone28

31-07-2002, 13:51

reading about the virus the other day its some thing to do with if they have red legs thats all i can remember read it in a&e after nearly removing one of me toenails after kidding me crutches how stupid is that
it might be worth geting in concact with your local wildlife trust as thats where the article was in number should be in the yellow pages hope this helps

CAKEY

01-08-2002, 02:22

suicide pact?

Eric

01-08-2002, 15:03

To me it sounds like theyÂ’ve been poached by a marauding band of French Chefs.
(And before you say it Smarts poaching Frogs is not the best way to serve them).

Tiny

01-08-2002, 15:06

can you bow fish for frogs?... i know the ones out there in the good old USofA are huge frogs that have legs big enough to feed a small family but do you think your aim is good enough to spear a small english froggy??? /forum/images/icons/wink.gif

Tiny

Smarts

01-08-2002, 15:22

Eric....what's that in your new photo...it looks like you've just gunned down a member of the Klu-Klux Klan../forum/images/icons/laugh.gif.

PS...I 'served' a frog for 4 years...but then she wanted to get married../forum/images/icons/wink.gif

Eric

01-08-2002, 17:43

I believe darts would be more appropriate to spearing those pawny English Frogs.

Eric

01-08-2002, 17:49

WhatÂ’s that in my new photo? Not a Good Old Boy unfortunately...
But a skinned and legless deer hanging from a tree, lovely piece of meat

allibee

01-08-2002, 18:08

legless, huh, Eric. Did you have to get it pi55ed before you could shoot it then? lol

Alli

Eric

01-08-2002, 19:02

4 tins of harpoon ale

CAKEY

01-08-2002, 21:06

they croaked it?

CAKEY

01-08-2002, 21:22

What do you call a frog with no legs?
It doesn't matter- he won't come anyway.
What do you call a frog with legs?
Dinner.