Frogs And Frogspawn In School

[Guest tinkerbell]

What s the current thinking on this?

We are studyng animals this half ter and a child has spawn and frogs in her pond and wants to bring them in.I am sure in the past it wouldn't have been acceptible.I was thinking they could visit for a day but no touching?

have been on the RSPCA website but no search was successful.

 

Thanks for your forhcoming advice Tinkerbellx

[michaelle]

Your school/setting may be a member of CLEAPPS

who will give you advice on keeping animals, hatching eggs and general health and safety

you can also email them and they will answer

www.cleapps.org.uk

I think!

 

regards M

[Marion]

cant find anything to suggest that there is a problem with frogspawn in school and found some interesting sites about frogs/frogspawn good luck

 

 

http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/education/practica...ts.shtml#EDU007

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/spawn.htm

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/spawn.htm

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/spawn.htm

[Guest]

Last year I contacted our environmental advisor who urged us to continue observing the life cycle of frogs in the nursery! Only stipulation that the frogs are returned to the same pond that the frogspawn came from when the time comes, and that the usual health and safety/ hygiene precautions were taken.

[Guest]

It's also a god idea not to keep them indoors too long as the warmer temps can "force" their growth.