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Frog Spawn: How to give it best chance?

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  • 08-03-2013 7:08pm
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    Malpaisian
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    Hello All,

    I'm hoping I'll get someone who knows about frogs and frogspawn. I found a dead frog in a small puddle at the side of the road in Dublin today. The frog appeared to have been squashed somewhat under the tyres of a car or something.

    Beside the frog was a clump of frogspawn. I don't know if it had been spawning in this puddle or if the spawn had been squeezed out of it, so to speak. the spawn has no future in this place so I took it home and it is currently in a basin of water in my back yard.

    The spawn looks viable enough. I'm just wondering what I should do with it in order to give it the best chance possible. I'm thinking maybe i should keep it until they start to hatch and then bring them to a pond. But I'm wondering if there are certain conditions which I need to maintain in terms of water temperature etc. Anyone out there know?
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    Corkbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭Corkbah


    bring to a pond and hope for the best.


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    Malpaisian
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Malpaisian


    Corkbah wrote: »
    bring to a pond and hope for the best.

    Just wondering, do you know much about frogs and frogspawn?


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    Corkbah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭Corkbah


    only what I remember from basics of biology and a few flashbacks to my days as a child.

    however there are legalities around frogspawn and frogs (ie. not allowed to move them ...something about conservation etc etc)

    this might help http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/care-of-frogspawn-and-tadpoles/28


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    Malpaisian
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Malpaisian


    Yeah. I was aware of the legalities but this spawn was in a puddle in a very small pothole next to the kerb at the side of a busy road. The mother had been squashed by a car. There was no future for them where they were. So law or no law, as far as I'm concerned, they had to be moved to have any chance. Cheers for the link.


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    Tiercel Dave
    Registered Users Posts: 797 ✭✭✭Tiercel Dave


    Hi, if female was making her way to a pond she most likely had not met up with a male. He holds on tight 'till she spawns then fertilises the eggs externally. Amplexus! So you could have a bunch of 'dud' eggs. Regards, Dave.


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    Maudi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭Maudi


    Corkbah wrote: »
    only what I remember from basics of biology and a few flashbacks to my days as a child.

    however there are legalities around frogspawn and frogs (ie. not allowed to move them ...something about conservation etc etc)

    this might help http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/care-of-frogspawn-and-tadpoles/28
    here we go again!! the law professionals!!


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    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,144 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Maudi wrote: »
    here we go again!! the law professionals!!

    Please discuss the topic at hand, posts of this manner are not welcome in here.


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