I have a 1.5 gallon plastic bucket on my deck, filled with rain water and whatever foliage blew into it. I noticed some tadpoles in it a few days ago. I covered it halfway, to give them half shade, half sun. I have my doubts that is a good environment for the tadpoles to remain in. I thought maybe I should take the bucket to a creek or lake, but also worried about predators there. I would like for the tadpoles to survive, but I don't want to become an expert in tadpole care, nor buy anything for them, but let nature do its thing. I'm guessing they are tree frogs, because I don't have a body of water near me. I'm in Missouri, so I'm expecting it will get well above 90 before the tadpoles are grown. I put a cedar branch down into the water, in case they get to the point where they can crawl out. They are just now losing tails, they are tiny, smaller than a droplet of water. thanks