{"id":1185,"date":"2019-01-18T23:04:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T23:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:10:27","slug":"why-do-frogs-burrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/why-do-frogs-burrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Frogs Burrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Frogs and toads are amazing amphibians, though there isn’t a massive difference between the two. In short, toads and frogs are both part of the Anura order. They have several creative ways of adapting to their environment, and they are found in a range of climates, from the freezing Arctic Circle, to deserts, and rainforests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frogs burrow for a variety of reasons, like hibernation (brumation), escaping harsh weather, and to ambush their prey<\/strong>. Read on to find out how frogs burrow to survive all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frogs are found in all types of climates and environments in most parts of the United States. Studies suggest that frogs may return to the same hibernation site, called a hibernaculum, every winter. They\u2019re not too choosy about where they hibernate. If you\u2019re a gardener, you might have seen some mysterious looking little holes or indentations in the soil of your garden that were dug by a frog. Frogs also hibernate in fields, forests, and even urban environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In rural terrain, terrestrial frogs sometimes use burrows dug by another animal or an ant mound as their own hibernation spot. You can also find them wintering in tree stumps, under rocks or logs, and in some cases, they just burrow as far under the leaf litter as they can. In the urban environment, frogs often find a cracked building foundation and burrow into the crack as far as they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aquatic frogs need to hibernate near water, but they don\u2019t burrow under the mud like other animals, like turtles. Hibernating turtles can slow their metabolism, enabling them to subsist on the oxygen in the mud. Aquatic frogs can\u2019t do this, and therefore cannot breathe under the mud. These frogs usually hibernate only half buried in the mud, with their heads exposed and they sometimes even swim around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Terrestrial frogs usually die if they spend the winter exposed to the elements<\/strong>. In the Northeast United States, the temperature forces them to burrow underground to hibernate between September and October, and they don\u2019t come out until the following April or May, usually when the temperature rises above 40\u00baF.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHibernation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n