WHAT is living in our small pond?

[terracore]

That is amazing. Also all the bullfrogs and tadpoles mysteriously disappeared from our pond one day... all of a sudden. And a few weeks later, we saw one frog and one tadpole.

The article also says,

"To travel from one big pond to the next, the bullfrogs hop between small ponds interspersed throughout the arid landscape covered in grass and mesquite. "The wetter the year, the farther they will go," Suhre said. "

I guess any wet indentation could do here, and the heavily forested areas do have places that can stay wet a long time inbetween rains even as porous as our soil is.

[ElysianWort]

These frogs (not toads) can survive just fine away from a water hole as long as they have moisture on their skin. True, the wetter the weather the farther they can travel away from ponds. They can also bury themselves in mud holes when it gets very dry and hot. They are a predator and will eat coquis and just about anything else that will fit in their mouth that moves. I get them in my pond too and I don't mind one bit. Part of the aqua ecosystem. I observe them jumping at the little fish and any bug that gets in its path.

[laurarice]

Frogs get to new ponds as eggs hitchhiking on the feet of water birds....

Laura

[terracore]

Went to check on our bullfrog today and noticed the "pond" has a billion tadpoles in it. We're going to let our Muscovy ducks eat at them. If anybody wants tadpoles for growing up into bullfrogs, speak now before its too late.

[MarkP]

Would love to have some but am on the mainland for a week or so.

[terracore]

I'm pretty sure there will be some when you get back.