Updates on my Green/Gray Tree Frog situations

[Gentlemangorath]

Just posting to update what's going on with my remaining GreenTF and the growing Gray TF tadpoles I have in my backyard, starting with the state of Boom.

Boom actually seems to be doing very well, seemingly even better without his tankmate. While I was unsure of his gender, Boom began calling about two days after Verde passed, and now he calls 2-3 times a day (As a matter of fact he just called while typing this message out, wooooo). This makes me think that while a 12 x 12 x 18 tank was ok for two Grays who are hardy frogs, it was a bit cramped for the skittish Greens, and perhaps Boom is happier in a single now.

Next, the Gray Tree Frog eggs have all developed into tadpoles, but I wasn't sure if the developing tadpoles I saw on the sides of the tank were in fact tadpoles or if they were just small insects or something. Turns out they were in fact tadpoles, because the pool was filled with overrun as of yesterday. They have all (or at least as many as we could rescue) been moved to a kiddie pool where they can develop freely, and now I just need to figure out how raise these little guys. For the simplicity of the process, I have decided I was going to allow the tadpoles to develop in the kiddie pool, and then when I find some froglets on the sides, I would take a couple and raise them in quarantine tanks. That's what I should do, right? Don't raise all the froglets in one pet carrier or anything like that, but raise them in pet carriers/quarantine tanks until they are ready for their new homes. If this is a bad idea however, I can switch to raising them from tadpoles.

[Gentlemangorath]

Another question; I've seen a lot of "how to"'s on raising tadpoles, but it's usually for a large number of tadpoles. Would the same methods work for a small number of tadpoles? maybe around 3-6? I was thinking of perhaps raising a small number myself even, instead of removing froglets when they've developed. My only concern with raising the tadpoles myself is I wouldn't know what to do with the froglets/frogs once they have grown up, so I'd prefer to keep this simple if I could.

[Gentlemangorath]

Does anyone happen to know? I'm currently unable to do anything myself as I'm away from home for the summer, but my mother is going to be greatly helping me out with this project, and she only has the weekends to really set everything up (which is approaching). I'm leaning towards raising the low number of tadpoles, but again, I need to know if it's a good idea (or if my alternative is a bad idea as well). I was also going to buy the Frog/Tadpole food and Sera Micron from Josh's Frogs, but that will take some to arrive and I need to know what I'm doing. Sorry to repeatedly post, but it's been a couple of days, and I could really use some feedback from some people with more experience in these subjects :/.

Edit: So with all the free time today I have, I decided it would be a really good idea if I would simply do a search for "Gray Tree Frog Tadpoles" in google and see what comes up, and it just happens I found someone who said they raise "about 10" in an aquarium tank setup, similar to what I want to do. So I guess that's the path I'll take. Now my only question remains, what do I keep the froglets in when the tadpoles develop? I know to feed them pinhead crickets or the flightless fruitflies, but what exactly do I keep them in? Can they be together or do they need to be seperated in small quarantine tanks until they are ready?

[Mentat]

Hello Abraham! Have you looked at the forum's Gray Tree Frog Care and Breeding article? If you scroll down will find a section that describe a set-up for raising a batch of tadpoles .

You might not need to separate every single one of them; but if there is notable size differences (1/2 size or more), maybe will need to separate in couple groups to let the smaller ones have a better chance to grab food and avoid larger froglets eating them .

[Gentlemangorath]

I have indeed read that, it's where I got the bulk of my information from as a matter of fact. The only reason I asked about the low number situation is because it didn't specify there. I might switch back and go with taking froglets from the pool though, as my mom realisitcally may not be able to help out with this as much as needed (and my siblings aren't much help either). And thanks for the info on the froglets, now I just need to find out what kind of setup they would need. I assume paper towels for humidity, hygrometer for obvious purposes, some plant coverage (probably has to be an organic plant though I assume), etc. Again, thanks!

[Mentat]

If no one other than yourself is interested in tadpole project and you will be away; then maybe it's better to leave them in the kiddie pool and let nature take it from there. It will take about a month for tads to morph out. As long as pool does not dry and they can get some algae, rotifers, etc. should be OK. Do not add straight tap water to pool, it needs to be dechlorinated. Good luck !