Advice in keeping frog spawn to grow into frogs

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Curious_George wrote: »

true, but there are also lots of instances where people havent, and children have died,
not wanting to start a row or anything... just stating the facts.

How can I make the pond safe?

jackomdj

margaretclare wrote: »

Do you actually mean newts, and do you know the difference between a frog and a newt?
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I think this is a pretty patronising comment - yes I do know the difference! You are correct that the Great Crested newt is protected however "In the UK, the Common newt is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) with respect to sale only. It is therefore illegal to sell individuals of the species, but their destruction or capture is still permitted."

Our pond is situated under trees & so we have to clean the bottom of the pond a few times a year - as such if I get newts in the net I will keep them seperate until the process is completed as it is less stressful for them to get caught once than continuously be moving away from the net.

Also our pond has fish, frogs & newts in & although we probably don't get as many baby frogs or newts surviving as in a pond not stocked with fish we do manage to get a fair few survive through the tadpole stage.

I do agree that you have to childproof your pond if you have children or young visitors that are unsupervised, our pond is the source of many happy hours viewing the wildlife. It is also a drinking hole for the local wildlife & we get squirrels, foxes, badgers & birds all coming to visit for a drink.