They can range a combination of black, yellow orange or red on a base of brown or green. We often think that water, in the winter time, is very cold. Startled frogs can lead to clogged pumps, and messy situations! Help! Two of these frogs are the spring peeper and the Western chorus frog. During winter months resident frogs will often climb into pond skimmers to enjoy the warmer pocket of air inside the skimmer box. Not all frogs in cold climates bury themselves deeply enough to avoid freezing temperatures in the winter. The water moves from organs to body spaces, where it then freezes. I don't keep frogs, but found a gray tree frog in the house last night. Together, the three adaptations of supercooling, producing and transporting glucose, and drawing water from the organs permit wood frogs to survive winter as totally frozen, rock-hard bodies. In the fall, wood frogs will usually prepare for their “winter hibernation” by burrowing into decaying leaves on forest floors. Frogs are one of our local species that live a very mysterious life for half of the year. Winter Hibernation. Many of our terrestrial (land) Mississippi frogs such as spring peepers and green tree frogs hibernate in deep cracks and crevices in trees, logs, rocks, or even just deep leaf litter and hide away. Remove pond skimmer lids slowly during colder temperatures so as to not startle the frogs. I've read a bit and see it's possible to put these frogs into hibernation, which would be the ideal solution, as I'm not interested in keeping it as a pet. These frogs can jump a surprisingly long way (5-6′) for their small size. This frog can be throughout Georgia, however they are more common in the north. There are actually five species of frogs in North America that can freeze and survive. Many of Ontario’s frogs, like the Bull Frog, Green Frog, Mink Frog and Pickerel Frog, hibernate in the water. Aquatic frogs, like our own southern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), usually spend the winter at the bottom of a pond or other body of water. When frogs hibernate they release a huge amount of sugar-based antifreeze into their cells to keep ice crystals from forming. The organs of slowly cooled frogs retained less water than in rapidly cooled frogs. In the warmer months, they're a common sight in backyards, around ponds, and in parks. If the water is still liquid, then it is above freezing — but not by much! During the winter, they go into a state of hibernation, and some can be exposed to temperatures below freezing. But this only occurs in responce to natural tempature fluctuations. So don't worry: The ones living in your pond - likely a type of green aquatic frog or bullfrog - can handle some cold or frozen conditions. If you have a pet frog, or if you've decided to care for a frog over the winter, you'll need to create a comfortable habitat for the frog. Wood frogs use chemicals called “cryoprotectant” to survive freezing temps through Alaska’s late-fall, winter, and spring seasons. But they don’t burrow down into the mud. Protecting Frogs for Winter …survive in some of the harshest climates on the earth including the Arctic Circle Mojave Desert and everywhere in between. Aquatic frogs (like the leopard frog (Rana pipens) and the American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) and the northern green frog when it decides to overwinter in a body of water) spend the winter if not frozen then nearly so in the still liquid environment of their ponds or pools. But when winter hits, it's as if they've just vanished into thin air! Provide the frog with a suitable indoor environment. Frogs have a couple of strategies to deal with freezing temperatures. For indoor care, a glass aquarium is the best environment you can provide. But as we find out with the ice cube tray in the freezer, water is liquid until it’s frozen. 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