A little help please

[Leanne]

Hi,
Our tadpoles have started to become froglets, we have notice that 1 of our tadpoles has now got all 4 limbs so I have moved it from the tank with the other tadpoles and put it in with our marsh frog so that it has access to land. I'm not sure if I've done the right thing or not so please advise me, I've also turned off the filter in the frogs tank just in case the little froglet gets sucked into it

[John]

Frogs eat other frogs - don't keep differently sized frogs together. If you want a guide for helping them through metamorphosis then please take a look at the Gray Tree Frog article linked on all pages of this site - the guidelines for dealing with metamorphosis apply to almost all frogs and toads.

[Leanne]

ok thank you

[Kurt]

Did you manage to get the froglet out before it became dinner for the bigger frogs?

[Leanne]

yes I did and I've set up a large plastic storage box and as they all transform I'll be able to transfer them across to the new container, where they'll have access to both water and land, can you tell me how long they can stay without a land area once their front limbs appear?

[John]

A day or less, otherwise you risk drowning them.

[Leanne]

thank you once I get a chance I'll post some photos of our new little froglets

[John]

We look forward to seeing them .

[Leanne]

Here are a few photos of our changing tadpoles sorry they are a bit blurry I was using my phone's camera, I'm not sure of their species but we are thinking spotted marsh frogs, it's a bit hard to see in the photos but about a day before their front legs appear they get some very green patches on their back.

[Tom Highum]

Wait what are they?

[Kurt]

Tadpoles. Duh!

[Leanne]

I don't know what species they are but we don't get a great deal of variety here in Melbourne Victoria Australia that is why I'm thinking they are probably marsh frog tadpoles

[Kurt]

Well, based on the photo of the adult frog you found, I would say its the most likey the same species, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis.

[Tom Highum]

Ooh are they all the same? How many are there? Also are you ready for that many frogs? I made the mistake of capturing a bunch of tadpoles once and not being ready for the toads.

[Leanne]

yes they all came from the same dam so I am assuming they are all the same species, we have a pond to put some in and friends who have asked for some for their ponds also and we will probably return the remainder to the dam where they came from

[Leanne]

Can you please tell me how deep the water should be in the container I'm transferring the froglets into, this is a photo of our very first froglet

[Kurt]

Your froglet looks a lot like Litoria subglandulosa or one of its close relatives. I don't think it is a Limnodynastes tasmaniensis based on these latest pictures. Where exactly are you from?

I just wrote an article on L. subglandulosa, so I am hoping this is what they are. If so maybe I could use your pics in the article.

[Leanne]

I live in Narre Warren South but the tadpoles came from a dam on my partners parents farm in korrumburra gippsland victoria, you are welcome to do what ever you please with the photos

[Tom Highum]

I am pretty sure you should place them in a cage that has a sloping water area to land so they can choose when to come out.

Where exactly are you from?

Or better where exactly did you get them?

[Kurt]

I live in Narre Warren South but the tadpoles came from a dam on my partners parents farm in korrumburra gippsland victoria, you are welcome to do what ever you please with the photos

Let me hit the books and get back to you.