For a few years my sons & I have found wood frog & salamander eggs in deep water-filled ruts in a nearby dirt road. Often egg masses are splashed completely out of the ruts onto the ground. We have rescued some of these eggs before, hatched them, and released the larvae into an old farm pool near our house. It seems like an ideal spot, an there are even a few local spotted salamanders that breed in the pool every spring. However, it is also inhabited by a healthy population of green frogs. I have only seen a few 'native' salamander larvae in the pool, and I wonder if by introducing more I am only feeding the greens.
Anyone have any suggestions?
~Doug
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