I live just west of Orlando, and I've been breeding spotteds outdoors for 5 years. One of them came with me from New York, and I've had her for 16 years.

I have a fairly small, shallow pond with plenty of boggy vegetation... partly in the shade next to the house on the northern face. They dig into the dirt and hay in the cold parts of the winter, and get very scarce in the heat of the summer. Right now, they are very active and begging for food like puppies.

BTW - Spotteds do occur naturally as far south as Central Florida. The books put them into Marion County, but I have heard credible reports from Polk County.

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