Under my pool deck, there are two grey tree frogs which have intrigued me for several years. But this year my parents went on vacation, so the frogs had a chance to mate. This was good for me because ever since my African clawed frog died, I have wanted to raise another tadpole into an adult. So, I fished 6 tadpoles out of my pool and put them in my old container.
I have had my Grey Tree Frog tadpoles for three days and their hind legs have begun to come out of their tails. But there is only one problem; I have no clue what they eat. So far I have just been throwing in some fish flakes, but they haven't pooped once since the first day I fished them out. Can someone please tell me what I can feed them. And also what I can feed the remaining ones once they are adults. (And can you please only list things that I can find around my house).
Sorry for being impatient, but the lives of 6 tadpoles are on the line, can anyone please help?
Try boiled greens or algae. Although if you think their lives are on the line I don't see why you don't just release them back into the pool.
That is a good point, but I really want to keep them. While I was waiting for a reply to the thread, I went to a very large puddle near my house (which is wet or frozen all year round) and I fished out a plastic bag's worth of algae and put a little into my tank, the tadpoles look like they are eating, so I will probably be just fine. And also, what do you mean boiled greens?
I mean boiled lettuce, spinach or kale or something.
Thank you for your advice. I boiled some lettuce and froze it. But before I put it in the tadpole's tank, how small should I chop it? (And anyways, my Dad is going to put chlorine in the pool soon, so my tadpole's best chance at survival is in my tank).
You don't need to chop it. That'll just make cleaning up leftovers harder. Tadpoles don't swallow chunks of food, they rasp away at it.
Okay, thank you. I noticed that they attached to the lettuce and sucked it.
sinking fish food, not very much. they need more than algae to survive. very small size, or grind it up and drop it in.
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