Frogs that are in my pond?

Ok, i have had a pond outside that i was going to put fish in. I put tap water in there with a water pump in it. i let it set around 2 weeks. Then my dad ran over the water pump cord. so now that doesnt work. I didn't take care of that pond for probally over 3 months. Then i noticed that there were two adult frogs in there. About a month later i noticed that there were alot of tadpoles in there. I let them be. Now they are at the stage where they have all their legs and are starting to lose their tails. Sometime i use this butterfly net to catch some and look at them. they are progressing well. Today my mom and i noticed that the water was getting low, so my mo put the water hose that uses city tap water to fill it all the way up. also today she put this white chemical stuff to kill the bugs off her roses.(the pond is in the middle of the rose garden. About an hour later we found a turtle and put it in there also. About an hour later, i noticed the frogs were DEAD!!!!! What caused it??

Frogs that are in my pond?
The frogs are dead because of the "white chemical stuff." Have you ever read Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring?" It talks about how people don't treat pesticides with enough respect, and how we use it everywhere even though it kills things.



I suggest you stop using pesticide. You've seen how it killed your frogs; imagine how it's affecting your body. Pesticides are often fat soluble, too, so they stay in your body in your fats and lower your health for years and years.



You should suggest to your mom that she buy bags of ladybugs for her roses, and use the ladybugs instead of pesticides. Ladybugs eat aphids, which are most likely the bugs on her roses, and are common throughout the world and will not be an invasive species. They also don't poison your body like pesticides do. Preying mantises work, too, if you can't buy ladybugs at a garden store near you.



Seriously, read "Silent Spring." You don't have to read all of it, just certain chapters, and it will really help you understand why your frogs are dead. And why that pond will likely be unable to have any life in it as long as your mom uses pesticides. The frogs were just the first to die because they have a skin that is only a thin membrane and absorbed the poison quickly. Frogs are often used as a 'sentinal species' or 'indicator species' for this reason. If they're dead, other animals will quickly die. If the frogs are healthy, then the water quality is most definitely good.
Reply:I would think it was from adding the water from the hose. The water contains chlorine or chloramine, and if the tadpoles are still in living in the water, this would kill them. The chemicals around the roses would have to be washed into the pond by rain or watering. Report Abuse
Reply:The tap water..and the chemicals.