Cindy,

Spotted salamanders fasten their egg cluster around a submerged twig. Put a couple of little sticks in the pool and see what happens. Unlike wood frogs, they do not broadcast their eggs on the surface.

Ted
 
On Apr 23, 2014, at 10:40 AM, cynthia crawford wrote:

> My daughter found this amazing sight in the bottom of our small artificial "vernal pool" (plastic pond) this AM. She had cleaned it out, so there was only a little water in there. We put a bit more water in, some mud and stones so they can get out and have places to hide. Not sure what to do next?  Do they need more water, more mud and leaves?  Will they all lay eggs?? Should the Spotted Salamanders be moved to a "real" vernal pool?? Maybe they all should go...?  We've had a few frogs living there in the past, but it can get pretty scummy by late summer, and I don't dare to clean it out. 
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> Photos here:
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> http://galleries.creaturekinships.com/?p=781
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> Cynthia Crawford
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