Re: frogs

LOL, that's true.  I have one treefrog per bromeliad.  They get  very upset 
if another comes into their brom. Even the toads are  seen hiding behind a rock 
or flower pot alone.   I think they  don't socialize until it's breeding 
time.  I have a chorus every night  during warm weather......I always worry that 
my neighbors will call the police,  as it gets louder every year, but so far 
everyone enjoys it, including Ms. Hates  Nature behind me.  Go figure.    Wasn't 
so bad when it was  just the Gulf Coast Toads.....they make a constant  
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  noise....although loud.  Then the  Green Tree 
frogs moved in....they have the coolest of all the sounds, to me it  sounds like 
a jazz band from New Orleans.  Great beat and tempo.   LOL  Especially when 
more than one are together. We actually dance to  it on occasion when they first 
start in spring.  Then the Eastern Narrow  Mouth Toad moved in.....well, 
that's when I really worried.....they sound  literally like a sheep.  It's really 
funny to hear them all.  The  chirping frogs have a high pitch peeping noise, 
they are the least loud of  all.   I do have a couple Southern Leopard frogs, 
but don't hear them  often....or they get drowned out by all the others.  The 
latter is the only  one that is aquatic....all the rest migrate from all over, 
so tons of  them.....they breed and move on.
 
When we put in our first water feature, I had a frog spitter.   A  few toad 
males came along and would call.  One night I looked out and had  to 
laugh.....all the other males had found a mate except this one, and he was  bound and 
determined he had found the best looking mama frog of all....and he  was 
defending his right to her with all he had.  The funny part was when he  tried for 
hours to get a grip on this spitting frog.  I would have loved to  know what he 
was thinking, why he didn't think it strange that she was rock  hard....I 
think he was blinded by love and too young to know any  different.  He was gone 
the next morning, so I hope his first lesson at  love wasn't too upsetting.  LOL
 
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
In a message dated 8/11/2006 11:03:12 AM Central Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

I assume  they are some kind of tree frog- but I'd still love to see them 
get into  the trays.  They must climb out regularly to get bugs, because 
I just  can't imagine that there are enough bugs in a tray under a 10 pot 
to feed  a frog.  I do think it is funny they they each live in a 
separate  tray- neighbors, but not roommates.

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