Re: Outdoor Husbandry of Andrias sp.
Hello I am new here and had to post on this thread.I actually have a backyard pond with water lilly's goldfish,frogs and a bunch of other critters.I have a regular tract home in southeast california (Corona,east of Orange county,California)I have a 7year old child and I wanted her to have exposure to "critters"of all sorts we went to the pet shop and bought tadpoles to throw in the pond,and I had also purchased A "waterdog"from a fish bait shop.The "waterdog"is actually the star of the pond he(it) will take pellets,the floating fish food type. He also goes after the guppies which my kid thinks it is the coolest.We also have fed earthworms withforceps I am not sure what species I have but will soon post a photo.I have also recently purchased a salamander egg cluster fromWard's scientific supply.Which I will nurture in an aquarium and release the "juvies"As far as filtration,water ciculation,and other care of the outdoor pond.Ihave a water pump with a sprinkler type spayer that also has a filter box I bought it at home depot.My pond also has shelfs bout little more than half way up the side with gravel and plants (duckweed)so the frogs and waterdog can rest. I think anphibians do well out doors here in south "California.or I have been lucky cause we also have a Bullfrog that lives in the pond also but he seens to be content eating the bugs in my yard and not eating all my fish. Oh,I am sorry the mane reason for this post is I eventually want my pond to be an outdoor breeding habitat for anphibianThanxz for letting me post
Hello I am new here and had to post on this thread.I actually have a backyard pond with water lilly's goldfish,frogs and a bunch of other critters.I have a regular tract home in southeast california (Corona,east of Orange county,California)I have a 7year old child and I wanted her to have exposure to "critters"of all sorts we went to the pet shop and bought tadpoles to throw in the pond,and I had also purchased A "waterdog"from a fish bait shop.The "waterdog"is actually the star of the pond he(it) will take pellets,the floating fish food type. He also goes after the guppies which my kid thinks it is the coolest.We also have fed earthworms withforceps I am not sure what species I have but will soon post a photo.I have also recently purchased a salamander egg cluster fromWard's scientific supply.Which I will nurture in an aquarium and release the "juvies"As far as filtration,water ciculation,and other care of the outdoor pond.Ihave a water pump with a sprinkler type spayer that also has a filter box I bought it at home depot.My pond also has shelfs bout little more than half way up the side with gravel and plants (duckweed)so the frogs and waterdog can rest. I think anphibians do well out doors here in south "California.or I have been lucky cause we also have a Bullfrog that lives in the pond also but he seens to be content eating the bugs in my yard and not eating all my fish. Oh,I am sorry the mane reason for this post is I eventually want my pond to be an outdoor breeding habitat for anphibianThanxz for letting me post