Staplez Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Hi guys. I'm setting up a habitat for the first time in many years and I’ll be looking for a few green bell tadpoles to start with. I would like to buy them unless there is a place I can catch them, preferably from a well sustained population and no disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Could be a bit early yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Saw some at Happy Pet in Manukau. 3 for $5 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Cool I might give them a ring. Any possible places on the north shore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Ok last night a friend told me of a very close location. He lives near by and says the croaking of frogs can be heard from time to time. sure enough i parked where the little blue car is, and the first thing i see is a cat which had caught a 6CM frog. Like i had a chance of rescuing the poor little guy. But i did have a close enough look at it to believe it was a golden bell (don't hold me to that). After this both negative and possitive find i walk to the pond and with my tourch spotted a few little frogs on the opposite edge of where i stood. I'm glad to see them in what appears to be good numbers considering the isolation of this small pond in the middle of the subburbs. I might return when we can expect them to spawn and see how they are doing. I'm more then likely to buy a few taddy's but just maybe keep this little spot in the back of my head. If any body is interested I will PM where it is. As I don't want to advertise it to have every man and his dog go there and remove every last one. Cats seem to be bad enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 nice! what you need to do now is make sure noone with a sprayer of roundup ever gets within cooee of that pond. Also the NZ frog survey would be glad to hear from you I am sure, they do sterling work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 They had to have been released here as tadpoles within the last 5 or 6 years as the area was all bulldosed virtually to the clay. Then roads went down and houses were built. That or, they made it there somehow via drain pipes. It's hard tracking them down in the suburbs as most ponds/lakes are occupied by carp, eels or patroled by cats and dogs. If of course they aren't polluted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 you would be surprised how far frogs can and do travel to find a pond?where I am no ponds or water other than a small creek and a few drains 1.5 -2k`s away.Built a fishpond and the frogs turned up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I was driving through the Wairarapa countryside one rainy night and there was a mass migration over one part of the road it looked like :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: only more so tried my best to not squish too many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmX Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 i was in aukland at easter and found alot of tadpoles beside the airport, next to a golf course. they were green frogs of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpy_boy11 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 ooooh wow....ill PM you now for the location. Im on the shore also...so ill probably just have a look du to curiosity. I dont want any frogs my goldfish might eat them (or can they successfully live together?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy_49nz Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 When I was young there were always some in a seasonal pool at western springs but I haven't seen them there for years. Its possible with so many eels in there now that one came in and wiped them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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