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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWho knows frogs?
Is there such a thing as having too high an acid level in the water to encourage proper fertilization of the eggs? Two times I've seen spoiled eggs in the water, but no pollywogs emerge.
rurallib
(62,411 posts)seems like the nets have an answer for everything
TexasBushwhacker
(20,185 posts)Frogs have permeable skin and their eggs have permeable membranes. Amphibiabian populations are one of the first to be affected by pollution.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)hay rick
(7,608 posts)Actually, I do know some frogs. They end up in our house occasionally and I have to repatriate them. One of the unexpected features of living in Florida.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)We find them when we open the pool in the spring. We don't get them once the chemicals are working though!
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)the pump sprung a leak so the water went without circulation for three days. Even the water fleas seemed to have trouble with the water. Too acidic.
BTW, I have that area set apart for the backyard concept so the only chemicals I put down is fertilizer for mondo grass and the camellias. Nothing goes into the pond.