Male could have been there at the time, just left the female there, or she could have legged it and left him. My daughter finds frogs and spawn all over the place any drop of water, even in her outside loo once. Look after it for a while, if it turns white and milky it’s no good.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Just thinking on. Could it have been the male could have been there, but he hopped off (ho ho) and the female stayed on a bit? Or is that unlikely to have happened?
If the spawn has not been fertilised the black centres will turn pale and the jelly will take on a milky colour. If it's been fertilised the round black/brown centres will begin to elongate within a few days.
Male could have been there at the time, just left the female there, or she could have legged it and left him. My daughter finds frogs and spawn all over the place any drop of water, even in her outside loo once. Look after it for a while, if it turns white and milky it’s no good.
I said this earlier.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
B, My pond there is looking extra green in the pic, but that is just the angle of the light. My frogs don't seem to mind green water. I don't have a big algae problem, but a bit too much blanket weed. Yes, it would attract mozzies. I use a mozzi crumble /dunks which stops larvae hatching as I'm allergic to the bites. You just need to cut off a tiny bit for a tiny pond. Works like a charm.
A neighbour in our gardening group made a micro pond out of a bucket last summer.
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My daughter finds frogs and spawn all over the place any drop of water, even in her outside loo once.
Look after it for a while, if it turns white and milky it’s no good.
Thanks all
Lots of info here https://www.gardenwildlifehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/Amphibian-Spawn-Failure-factsheet.pdf
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Also would it attract mosquitoes?