What happens to tadpoles over winter?

What happens to tadpoles over winter?
Kathy

"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
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What happens to tadpoles over winter?

Tadpol-Icles?

BV.

Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond, just
like fish. They need a hole open in the ice.


kathy :-)
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I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of bullfrog
tadpoles in my farm pond. It gets frozen over solid for months in the
winter. The tadpoles do quite well and change to bullfrogs during
their second year.

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"Ka30P" wrote in message
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Bullfrog tadpoles and some greenfrog tadpoles winter over in the pond,
just
like fish. They need a hole open in the ice.


kathy :-)
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EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds of
bullfrog
tadpoles in my farm pond.

'Farm pond' being the operative words here.
Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons.


kathy :-)
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True, but it does not make any difference to the tadpole.
The smaller ornamental ponds do not freeze solid either. The
tadpoles go dormant or hibernate or something. They do
not need open water to breathe.

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"Ka30P" wrote in message
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EdJ wrote I don't think they need any hole in the ice. I have hundreds
of
bullfrog
tadpoles in my farm pond.

'Farm pond' being the operative words here.
Most ornamental ponds are under 1,000 gallons.


kathy :-)
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