MercyA Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yesterday we had a plumber in to fix our sump pump. He found three live frogs and four dead frogs in the sump pit. :ohmy: Yes, really. He fished them out for me, and we released them at a public wetlands area. They were about two inches long and light grayish green. Two had black spots and one had pinkish-orange markings. They were good jumpers. :) The plumber said we could put up screens to keep the frogs from coming in the pit, but then they would just die behind the screens. :( There's really no way to know for sure how they're getting into the drainage tiles. So, it looks like I'll be checking the sump pump regularly for little visitors. I won't always be able to run right to the pond with the frogs, so I need to know how to keep them happy for 12-24 hours. I'll probably buy an inexpensive plastic critter cage. I really don't want to catch or buy live insects, if possible. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Frogs only eat live/moving food, but they won't starve to death in 12-24 hours. Make sure they have fresh, dechlorinated/aged water enough that they can get into it, and they'll be fine. (Most frogs want to be able to get out as well). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Wonderful, thanks so much! I usually dechlorinate water with Stress Coat (for fish), but would it be better just to let it sit out? Will they need enough water to totally submerge themselves? I'll be sure to provide a platform so they can get out of the water if they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Most frogs like to sort of float, with just their eyes over the water surface. You can either use dechlorinating drops or just leave it out. We keep several bottles of water to dechlorinate for the pet frogs and any temporary residents, and use 5 gallon buckets for the outdoor test pools when it's needed to refill them due to evaporation (although usually rain takes care of it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 That's very helpful! We'll do our best for them. Thanks again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 I found another little interloper in the sump pit this morning. Isn't he beautiful? I'll be taking him to a nice pond in a little while. It's pretty much frog paradise, so I hope he'll be happy there. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 The frog has been released to a much happier place than my basement. :) I had an audience of Amish kids watching while I let him go. You can hear them speaking in Pennyslvania Dutch on the video I took. My husband said they were probably saying, "Look at that crazy English lady!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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