Will they visit?: Quacking Froglets will visit home gardens and reside in large frog ponds
Natural Distribution: Common and widespread through out the South West and Perth region
Quacking Frog – (C) Ry Beaver
Habitat at a Glance
See Habitat Guide for more detail
Shelter: Damplands, leaf litter, logs, and rock crevices
Diet: Invertebrates and small animals (e.g. other frogs)
Water: Large frog ponds
ReWild Benefit: Pest control and an environmental indicator
Habitat Guide - Shelter
Natural Shelter
Quacking Froglets live in very moist environments such as river gullies and some wetlands. A garden with fallen logs, rockeries, thick mulch, lots of rushes, dense shrubs and trees will provide habitat around the garden. Quacking Froglets are very small and will live in dampland areas providing cool wet habitat during the dry seasons. Quacking frogs often hibernate under rocks and logs during summer and autumn.
Novel Shelter
Below is a frog hotel template. Ideally, a frog hotel for a Quacking Froglet should be located in shaded areas on the ground. Ensure the hotel is inaccessible to resident dogs or cats. Before you build:
Use chlorine free water by using water conditioner or standing a bucket of tap water outdoors for a minimum of 24 hours.
Keep away from treated timber as this can emit fumes toxic to wildlife.
There should be no standing water as this is a breeding site for mosquitos.
Habitat Guide - Food and Water
Providing natural sources of food
Quacking Froglets eat invertebrates including insects. A dampland, frog pond, and an array of native shrubs, trees, and groundcovers will attract invertebrates to the garden. Solar lights in the garden will attract flying insects and provide potential prey for any Quacking Froglets.
Providing sources of water
Quacking Froglets require well vegetated frog ponds with varying depths. They are fairly adaptable and have been known to breed in all types of standing water. Some Quacking Froglets will breed in surprisingly shallow pools and the tadpoles will turn to frogs in less than a month. Below is a template for a suitable frog pond. Before you build:
Frogs are incredibly noisy, please be courteous of neighbors and peoples bedrooms.
Use chlorine free water by using water conditioner or standing a bucket of tap water outdoors for a minimum of 24 hours.
Include native fish in the pond to control mosquito larvae.
ReWild Benefits
Quacking Froglets sound very similar to a quacking duck. They are very talkative and will respond to respond to human ‘quacks’ by quacking back, often fierce rapidity. Frogs and their tadpoles are sensitive critters. Our native frogs are environmental indicators. If you hear or see many frogs in an urban area, it means the local environment is healthy with good ecological function. If you have frogs in the garden you can record their call via Frog ID to help scientists monitor their population.
