Tree frog tadpole care

[Crunchy Frog]

Congrats on the tadpoles! If you can tell me where you're located, I might be able to narrow down the identity a little bit, for you.

I'm also available for any tadpole advice you may want, since I raised nearly 60 Gray tree frog tadpoles/froglets last summer. I released most of them, but still have six (though I'm looking to adopt out a couple of them, so their viv doesn't get too crowded).

If you don't already have one, you might want to get a cheap filter for the tank, to help keep the water clear. I also like to use turkey basters for cleaning out debris and doing partial water changes, as siphons can be risky (one of my mistakes). Plants are good, and I've noticed that many tadpoles particularly like to nibble on Anacharis. I tried to make sure that mine had a diversity of foods. A couple of foods that mine really liked were Tetra veggie flavored Tank Nibblers, and Elive Algae Wafers. Anything with spirulina in it is good.

Once they sprout their front legs, it's a good idea to move them to a new enclosure, with just a small amount of very shallow water, and easily accessible dry land. They are very vulnerable to drowning at the time of metamorphosis, which is why it's a good idea to get them away from any deep water. If you're interested, I can give you some info on how I set up my morphing containers.

And enjoy them. It's really pretty incredible watching them go through the whole development process.