Sprig Peeper tads?

[Bill B]

Where does one look in a wetland for Spring Peeper tads? I know a wetland that has hundreds calling, even a lot just a week ago. Wetland is mostly cattails, up to 3-4 feet deep, some shallower areas with thck grass

[Crystal6]

Where does one look in a wetland for Spring Peeper tads? I know a wetland that has hundreds calling, even a lot just a week ago. Wetland is mostly cattails, up to 3-4 feet deep, some shallower areas with thck grass

I have yet to find spring peeper tadpoles (as they are very small) but I have found eggs which hatched into said tadpoles.

I generally find them in ditches but I have also seen them in puddle and heard of people who have found them in ponds.

[Kurt]

Where does one look in a wetland for Spring Peeper tads? I know a wetland that has hundreds calling, even a lot just a week ago. Wetland is mostly cattails, up to 3-4 feet deep, some shallower areas with thck grass

I would get a dip net and go there.

[Bill B]

I would get a dip net and go there.

Oops, I suppose. I went there about a week and a half ago and did not find any. I suppose I meant, where in the wetland should I look?

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[Kurt]

Just scoop around in the water especially around the plants.

Edit you profile, there is an option there for a signature.

[Bill B]

I would get a dip net and go there.

Well, I waded throught there yesterday and could not find a single tad. It seems Crystal found a tad in wetland in Maine.

What kind of dip net should I use? Can you recommend one? Something more "professional"? I just use a $1 butterfly net. I did find several invertebrates and some tiny, tiny fish. I heard the Jim McGrath, a naturalist here in Michigan, say that if you hear Spring Peepers, you hear them saying "There are no fish here!". I guess he meant larger fish.

[Deku]

Well, I waded throught there yesterday and could not find a single tad. It seems Crystal found a tad in wetland in Maine.

What kind of dip net should I use? Can you recommend one? Something more "professional"? I just use a $1 butterfly net. I did find several invertebrates and some tiny, tiny fish. I heard the Jim McGrath, a naturalist here in Michigan, say that if you hear Spring Peepers, you hear them saying "There are no fish here!". I guess he meant larger fish.

Thats too big for a net... I would just get a large dip net from the store. OR you could make your own. Take the butter fly net and take the "net" out. Then get some mesh and just strap the sides on and use that. Make sure the mesh is very long. :P so you can make sure you get the tads. The mesh should have small small holes. Like the size of a dot.

[Bill B]

Thats too big for a net... I would just get a large dip net from the store. OR you could make your own. Take the butter fly net and take the "net" out. Then get some mesh and just strap the sides on and use that. Make sure the mesh is very long. :P so you can make sure you get the tads. The mesh should have small small holes. Like the size of a dot.

Well, the holes are VERY small. I am quite sure no tads would go throught. The holes are about the size of those of an aquarium net.

The weird thing is, I looked a lot, and found almost nothing, even though there were hundreds calling.

[Crystal6]

Well, the holes are VERY small. I am quite sure no tads would go throught. The holes are about the size of those of an aquarium net.

The weird thing is, I looked a lot, and found almost nothing, even though there were hundreds calling.

Spring peepers are very loud. I have heard them calling in empty fields with no water.

Thus I imagine pinpointing them by sound would be both pretty painful, and pretty difficult.