19-03-2019, 11:56 PM
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Re: Pond Removal
Originally Posted by Mups
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Hope you manage to catch all the froggies and their spawn, else it don't bear thinking about. Shame it's in the middle of the breeding season.
You might get mistaken for a garden gnome with your fishing net.
You should get your photo taken with a big pointy had on.
20-03-2019, 12:05 AM
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Re: Pond Removal
I agree Ray, but they are in Dorset.
I did wonder if there might be a local wildlife place near to Pesta?
The Wildlife Trust may also help, do you think?
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
20-03-2019, 08:31 PM
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Re: Pond Removal
Well, I feel a murderer. Today, I transferred the spawn to a large bucket. Talk about difficult to shift!
In the 8 yrs I've been here there's been frogspawn every year and I honestly believed it was just on top of the water, and/or sitting on top of the pruned plants and in between rocks.
Well, was I wrong. It's drops down quite low under the water too.... real nightmare trying to get it out and from around the stubble of the plants.
I had to be quite rough rather than gentle. No way could the net even touch it. So I had to get my gloves on and gently tug it all out. I was expecting to hear a slurp noise when I was pulling it out it was so far down.
I hope I haven't done any damage or killed any
20-03-2019, 08:55 PM
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Re: Pond Removal
Originally Posted by Pesta
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Well, I feel a murderer. Today, I transferred the spawn to a large bucket. Talk about difficult to shift! In the 8 yrs I've been here there's been frogspawn every year and I honestly believed it was just on top of the water, and/or sitting on top of the pruned plants and in between rocks.
Well, was I wrong. It's drops down quite low under the water too.... real nightmare trying to get it out and from around the stubble of the plants.
I had to be quite rough rather than gentle. No way could the net even touch it. So I had to get my gloves on and gently tug it all out. I was expecting to hear a slurp noise when I was pulling it out it was so far down.
I hope I haven't done any damage or killed any
20-03-2019, 08:57 PM
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Re: Pond Removal
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Hopefully they will be ok. they are quite protected in their little bubbles.
I'd rather eat tapioca pudding than touch that stuff again
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