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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: teresa on September 03, 2003, 19:58:18

Title: Maggie have you arrived?
Post by: teresa on September 03, 2003, 19:58:18

Have made a make shift pond a large shallow plant pot with stones in the bottom weeds and a plank (small) for them to get out. At the moment its covered with twigs some protection. Baby frogs on lottie but so are grass snakes at least I think they are grass snakes only saw one BBQ it got fried when the kind gent lit the darn thing for me. What do I do next for spring I have elephant ears bit small now but going in should I cover with logs? Help Teresa

Title: Re: Maggie have you arrived?
Post by: Margaret on September 07, 2003, 22:02:57

Sorry,Teresa ,for some reason I never picked up on this message.Not sure what you mean by elephant ears.Whatever you provide for the frogs will freeze solid come the very cold,so not a good idea to encourage them into a shallow pot.I suggest you build a nice mound with the logs so that there is plenty of shelter well inside,and then keep them damp.I am sure by next spring you will be digging them a proper pond!!

Title: Re: Maggie have you arrived?
Post by: teresa on September 08, 2003, 00:16:30

Hi Maggie,
Yep you bet I will be doing a deeper pond, ;D
perhaps later on this year this was a temp home no water around local for them long grass next lottie but he is due to cut it. :-/
Will do log shelter sounds good, the Elephant Ears, common name, large leaves and pink spray flowers in spring lovely camaflage for frogs have it at home keeps soil shaded. :)
Teresa