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Do frogs hibernate in or out of water? I have some bf's and a pond outside, so this winter I intend to let them hibernate.

Bullfrogs typically hibernate in the muck at the bottom of a pond. However, I would not place pet bullfrogs outdoors just so they could hibernate; it is a stressful experience, especially if the pond ices over (reducing O2 diffusion).

What part of the country do you live? How deep is the pond? Does it have a running filter or heater?
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Thanks for your replies. The frogs were taken as froglets from a petshop and put in the pond since April. Never have they been inside, so I'm not sure if it'll be a stressful experience.

The pond is about a foot and a half deep, I live in the sub-tropics of Taiwan, and it never freezes in the winter. Last winter I hibernated my turtles out there unscathed. They just brumated at the bottom.

I wonder if by putting leaves and debris along the banks of the pond if they'll hibernated there? Otherwise, before autumn's end, I'll dump debris in the pond to give them extra insulation.

I'm just afraid the turtles might nip at them.

So far, there've been no encounters, I've raised both together beore, and bullfrogs are extra wary creaturew with a sharp survival intelligence. I've never hibernated them though.

Any more suggestions would help.

At your temp range they won't actually hibernate, but will become less active for a while. They hibernate at the bottom of the ponds. So you shouldn't really encounter any problems.
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Ok thanks, I'll see.