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Trynforpar 06-06-2018 09:28 PM

Frog Invasion
 
We recently moved into the Fenney section and have been overrun by small frogs. We also have 2 dogs and one of them is obsessed with the frogs and actually ate one. Why is this happening and is it only a seasonal issue. Help!!

Bogie Shooter 06-06-2018 09:40 PM

This too shall pass...…
Central Florida's Frogs

EdFNJ 06-06-2018 10:38 PM

I believe FROGs were the 2nd plague, the first was way too many circles/rotaries/roundabouts in the Villages and the 3rd too many drivers of golf carts who don't turn off their $%^$@#&@^ turn signals.

Wiotte 06-06-2018 10:40 PM

Frog Invasion
 
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Originally Posted by Trynforpar (Post 1550986)
We recently moved into the Fenney section and have been overrun by small frogs. We also have 2 dogs and one of them is obsessed with the frogs and actually ate one. Why is this happening and is it only a seasonal issue. Help!!



They go on sabbatical during the winter months. I don’t mind them so much, only what they leave behind.


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Barefoot 06-06-2018 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Trynforpar (Post 1550986)
We recently moved into the Fenney section and have been overrun by small frogs. We also have 2 dogs and one of them is obsessed with the frogs and actually ate one. Why is this happening and is it only a seasonal issue.

We've been told that Fenney is a nature lover's paradise. :confused: Small frogs are pretty harmless.
Be careful with your dogs though; I've been told that some giant toads are poisonous to dogs.

new peeps 06-07-2018 12:26 AM

I think you will see a change each year in the population of the wild life. Personally I kind of miss hearing all of the frogs. When we moved here 9 years ago you couldn’t seem drive your golf cart on the golf cart trail with out running over frogs as it looked like a invasion of frogs on the trails. The frogs was all you could hear at night. They was everywhere. It sounds similar to what you are experiencing. The next year the water bird population doubled and the frogs seemed to disappear. Then it was the rabbits, they was everywhere. Two or three would be in the yard at one time. The following year the hawks and eagles came and the eco system starting to balance out. In other words, Enjoy the frogs now because next year you might be asking what happened to all of the frogs. We are fortunate to have picked a lot and built on a pond and enjoy all of the wildlife and the changes that come each year.

rustyp 06-07-2018 06:21 AM

I seen it coming. Price of houses in Fenney are so high it has forced mostly small frogs to migrate there. The bigger variety of frogs have migrated towards Naples. Snowbirds will soon be an extinct species.

Bay Kid 06-07-2018 06:23 AM

Frogs are a good sign of a healthy environment.

karostay 06-07-2018 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay Kid (Post 1551016)
Frogs are a good sign of a healthy environment.

Snakes love Frogs

Rango 06-07-2018 07:35 AM

The Gators will get rid of them

cmj1210 06-07-2018 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by new peeps (Post 1551006)
I think you will see a change each year in the population of the wild life. Personally I kind of miss hearing all of the frogs. When we moved here 9 years ago you couldn’t seem drive your golf cart on the golf cart trail with out running over frogs as it looked like a invasion of frogs on the trails. The frogs was all you could hear at night. They was everywhere. It sounds similar to what you are experiencing. The next year the water bird population doubled and the frogs seemed to disappear. Then it was the rabbits, they was everywhere. Two or three would be in the yard at one time. The following year the hawks and eagles came and the eco system starting to balance out. In other words, Enjoy the frogs now because next year you might be asking what happened to all of the frogs. We are fortunate to have picked a lot and built on a pond and enjoy all of the wildlife and the changes that come each year.



We are in Osceola Hills & have many frogs hopping around at night. We are not near water& they do not make any noise. The worst thing about them is the poop they leave on the walkway. If not for that I could care less. I try not to bring the dog out once it gets dark because you can’t see them in the grass but I can feel them on my feet & the dog tries attacking them.


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manaboutown 06-07-2018 04:01 PM

I hope they constitute a native species experiencing a normal cyclical population increase and not an invasive species.

ColdNoMore 06-07-2018 05:26 PM

Ribbiting thread.




:D

Buckeye Bleau 06-07-2018 05:31 PM

Exodus?

Barefoot 06-07-2018 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1551229)
Ribbiting thread.

When I saw the title, I thought the thread was about the increase in year-round residents. :girlneener:


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