Guest Wolfie Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 I've been offered lots of frogspawn in the last week from friends with ponds - but have been told today that frogspawn shoudln't be moved around at the moment because there is a nasty virus affecting the frog population and we need to prevent it spreading...has anyone else heard this?
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Hi Wolfie I haven't heard anything and have just done a google search and can't find anything current for here in the UK-the last news of a virus was in 2002. The only article I could find was about America. We have a pond and ours are now tadpoles-that's if they haven't all frozen to death with this weather we are having! Linda
AnonyMouse_8391 Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 i haven't heard anything of a virus either, we,ve got tadpoles i dont see a problem if they go back to the same the same place. i would imagine a virus would only be spread if they were put in another place anyway?
Guest Wolfie Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Good point! I think I'll get my wellies and fishing net then....!
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 We've just acquired some frogspawn so I hope that there isn't a virus around. The children are fascinated by them although some of them are a bit confused. I heard one child yesterday telling another that tadpoles grow into fish! Ours will be going back to the pond they came from so as shazzam said it wont spread any virus if there is one. Sally
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Same here...not heard of any virus and our tapdpoles will return to the pond they came from.
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