Hello, I have a 1,000 pond/stream/waterfall. Therefore people have given
me koi. I know they are not good for the frogs or salamanders that may try
to lay eggs. However, a couple of summers ago we had a small pond form,
which we could not find a use for. I've always wanted a location
specifically for salamanders. So after trying to figure out the best way
to proceed, with a husband who just wants in in the ground or gotten rid
of; we just stuck it in the ground. However, location is everything. We
have a watershed property, and heavily wooded, forest with several trees
that are two hundred+ years old. So I just put my pond on the very edge of
this. I saw what I thought were tadpoles a week ago. Yesterday I went out
to see how the tadpoles were doing to find tiny salamanders! YAY! There
are ones with tiny feet, and long tails, and some that have shorter tails.
the color is basically at this time looking black except for part of the
top of the salamanders appear lighter in color. They are too small to
really see well, as the pond layered with organic soil, sand, pebbles and
large rocks, has not been touched. I wanted nature to take its course.
The mosquitos were pretty gruesome, but they are everywhere on our
property, and must have been the perfect meal for my little buddies.
Anyway, I hope they settle in and grow enough for me to get some kind of
identification on them before they pack up and move to the great forest.
I'm also thinking they may just hang around this area as there are lots of
branches, bark and things that attract bugs and stay moist.
We have plenty of Chorus Frogs in the forest, as well as Tree Frogs, I
don't really know much about these amphibians, but hopefully will learn.
Have a great week!
Vicki Biltz Buckley, WA 98321
vickibiltz at gmail.com



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