"crazy as a box of frogs, meaning and history of this idiom, also known as mad as a box of frogs. The next time someone says that a person or situation is as mad as a box of frogs, you can be certain what’s being described is a crazy state of mind. It’s an odd expression to say the least since having a box of frogs isn’t something most people would keep, but it certainly goes to the heart of how crazy being mad as a box of frogs surely is."

By That definition I am certifiable since I have several boxes. Example at end of post.

So this is what is left of the thousands that were in the pool, the clutch from August.

I released approximately 600 hundred on the property across the street, bottom land, Lots too steep to build on but has a variety of ferns, lots of moss, a small creek, lots of trees. Another 400- 500 went to the property behind our house and down the hill which has similar habitat.

As it got colder the remaining tadpoles were just not growing or just dying so I caught them and brought them all in.
As they warmed up they began to grow again. As they started to morph I moved them to another tank that allowed them to crawl up onto a sort of bank.Once they had moved out of the water they went into a terrarium with moss and plants etc.

Now they are separated into groups;
Kindergarten;Still tadpoles,
1st grade; Still resorbing their tails,
2ed grade;Morphed but less than half an inch (exceptionally small or not thriving),
3rd grade; Those that are eating well and even though smaller than normal are still robust, they are the ones pictured.The box contains about 75 ( they kept jumping out and I lost count) In all there are about 125 froglets and tadpoles.

I just placed an order for additional enclosures,( they are in critter keepers, aquariums and pictured is a Really useful box that's the name and they really are!) I ordered a mister, active fruit fly cultures, fruit fly culturing kits, some kind of tiny worms, calcium for dusting, fake moss mat for easier cleaning (we have several species of moss in abundance but cleaning it is too time consuming at this stage)
They were out of pinhead crickets so they won't come until next week. cricket food and water...

My questions are;

Is there anything else I need?
My water is safe, deep well water and it is what they were raised in.

Anything I should be doing?

Are there tadpoles that never morph at all? I have one that is the same as he was a couple months ago, seems happy, eating well just not growing, all the others have passed him up.

And, what about handling them? I wash my hands obsessively first but my problem is they are so small that I am afraid of hurting them, is there a special way to do it?

They also hang on the sides of the tanks and try jumping out as soon as I open it, anyway to stop that? The cats sit around watching and I know they are cheering the frogs on hoping I'll miss at least one.

I'm sure there are things I don't even know to ask. I read the care sheets but they seem to leave out rearing this many at this stage of development in a captive situation.

The place I ordered the stuff from said they most likely would not have survived having been hatched so late in the year, Definitely not if they had not been in my swimming pool.

Any help in getting them through the winter alive and healthy would be most appreciated.

Thanks!