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I've read that it takes about 60 days for gray tree frogs to meta-morph, so we're almost halfway there! They have all gotten so big! In fact, I think they've just about reached their maximum size, except for a few runts. On average, the tadpoles are 1 and a half inches long, including their tails. They tend to hang out near the surface now, occasionally gulping a bit of air. They still eat flake fish food with a passion. I have to change 50% of the water every other day to keep the tank from ...
Almost two weeks have passed since the gray tree frog tadpoles hatched, and they are growing so quickly! It's all thanks to the Omega One freshwater flakes I'm feeding them. The tadpoles just can't get enough of that stuff! When they first hatched, the tadpoles were about 1/8 of an inch. Now they are about a 1/2 inch! I did have some casualties, though. Two tadpoles died during the transfer to the new tank. A third tadpole died when it got sucked up in my cleaning tube! I use a thin ...
Updated June 13th, 2012 at 01:15 PM by Abigale
Wednesday was a very rainy day, so on Thursday morning, I just had this feeling that gray tree frogs had finally laid their eggs. My husband and I were leaving early in the morning to visit the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, but I wanted to check the puddles near my house. To my delight, there were dozens of gray tree frog eggs! My husband and I took a minute to scoop up the eggs and transport them to a waiting 10-gallon fish tank. I can't wait for these little guys to hatch! ...
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