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manders
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View other posts by manders 		Posted: 26 Apr 2005
How long do common frogs normally stay in the pond after breeding?, ours seem to stay there all summer, although some may, or may not, be marsh frogs. But is it normal for common frogs?
GemmaJF
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View other posts by GemmaJF 		Posted: 26 Apr 2005

I've known common frogs to be present at garden ponds for much of the summer.

In the wider countryside though they often disperse after breeding.. after all the temporaria in the scientific name relates to their 'temporary' nature, often arriving at ponds en masse then quickly disappearing again. Marsh frogs are generally more aquatic in habit than common frogs.

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manders
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View other posts by manders 		Posted: 27 Apr 2005
These guys tend to spend much of the day in the water, with the snouts sticking up, for example wedged between a plant holder and the wall of the pond, with just the eyes and nostrils clear of the water. If they do dissapear they tend to come back to the exact same spot a few hours later.
Alan Hyde
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View other posts by Alan Hyde 		Posted: 27 Apr 2005
I always find the frogs in my pond go through a quiet period after spawning .
They're there , but rarely seen . Then from late may onwards I see the odd one or two daily .

Alot of the Frogs in our pond are familiar with my wife and I as we have hand fed them Waxworms and Crickets for the last four years .Alan Hyde38469.2333333333
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manders
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View other posts by manders 		Posted: 27 Apr 2005
I just spent the morning cleaning out the pond, partially prompted by the sudden dissapearance of all of our tadpoles, a week or so ago. The big goldfish had dissapered (heron?), and we had only 6 adult frogs compared to a more normal 150 or so, of previous years!

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