A friend of mine contacted me today about the "frog pond" that sprang up
in his pool cover (inground pool). He snapped a picture showing a two
pairs of Wood Frogs in amplexus and a mass of frog eggs between them.
Upon further inspection he told me there are lots of egg masses around
the pool. He also revealed that he intends to open the pool either this
week or early next week. What are my options? Do I move them to
another location which I am told may spread disease or genetic defects?
Or do I just sit back and let the eggs get destroyed when his pool crew
shows up to open the pool? Although I understand the concerns with
introducing disease/bad genes, isn't it also possible that the diversity
of genetic material could strengthen a population?
Eddie
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Eddie Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
emgiles62@comcast.net
P.S. Wood Frogs quacking behind the house today around 3:00 PM...
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