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Frog Bogs and Turtle Ponds 

Where there are no swamps there are no frogs. -- German Proverb 

Make money working from home selling toads, tadpoles, and turtles.  Design and create backyard wetlands. 

 Build Backyard Wetlands

As a backyard entrepreneur, you might find your interest lies in creating a backyard wetland.  Since you're going to have a pond or two, you're going to have to go outside in your big yard and get busy creating a mini wetlands eco system.  You'll want tadpoles and turtles to start.  Depending upon your location, you might get some wildlife, too.  Get your camera ready.

Learn proper filtration systems and ways to keep the water moving. To prevent the water from getting stagnant, you'll need a little fountain or dripper to keep the water moving.  Water sounds attract birds and frogs. Since ponds are at ground level, you must protect wildlife from cats and dogs. 

You can dig a large pond to go along with a few preformed plastic ponds to create interest in the varity.  Each pond can have its own mini eco system with turtles, frogs and plants.  Place a garden bridge over the larger pond and connect them all with stepping stones or a gravel path. See our page Backyard Ichthyologist for more pond ideas.   That page has information about fish, ducks, and ponds.

 Sell Tadpoles, Frogs, Toads, and Turtles

Turtles, toads, and frogs have babies so you can sell the offspring for other ponds.  Make sure to screen people before you sell these cute critters; you want to be sure they are given a safe home. 

Sell Swamp Designs

Create beautiful pond designs to show off to potential customers.  Draw plans to sell. Become the designer and the builder.

Propagate and Sell Pond Plants

Learn about the plants you will need.  Propagate and sell these to your customers. 

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Books

Buy a book : Landscaping Earth Ponds by Tim Matson

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Resources and Information

Instructions from the United States Agriculture Department: Natural Resources Conservation Service

Take an online course about pond management:  Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Find some resources to help you:  Nature Works from New Hampshire Public Television

Find out about the different kinds of ponds:  University of Florida

Information about big ponds:  Missouri Department of Conservation

Backyard wetlands: from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Learn the pond eco system:  Young People's Trust for the Environment from the UK

How to build a garden bridge:  Handcrafted Garden Bridges

Magical Water Gardens

Water Plants