Tadpole Diary

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

As am I!

[LilyPad]

One step closer to id'ing the mystery tads! One of the big guys had a whisper of a leg when I left for work yesterday and some pretty good sized legs when I got home from work last night!

20160607_072049 by A H, on Flickr

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Can't wait to see what they turn out to be!

[LilyPad]

The toads are finally all out of the water and ALL on D. mels, which is great. They eat a ton and are also starting to get that chubby toad look. They're still tiny but so adorable! Out of all 18 of the toad tadpoles, we lost 1 because it did not come out of the water like it was supposed to and drowned. Other than that, the remaining 17 are thriving! I was a little concerned about the last one to come OOW because he was much tinier and skinnier than the others when they did, but he has perked up fast and is just as chubby as the rest now.

20160612_205316 by A H, on Flickr

20160612_205050 by A H, on Flickr

This morning we woke up to a surprise that one of our mystery tadpoles had 3 legs! I moved him over to the grow out tank (separate from the toads) and within the next 5 minutes, we got to watch the 4th leg pop through. About 10 minutes later, he came out of the water. Our first mystery tad OOW! I do believe they're tree frogs, judging by their toe pads. I am fairly certain that this guy is a grey tree frog because there is some yellow on the inside of the back legs and he turned pretty red when I caught him in the net. The next day or two should tell us though!

20160612_205208 by A H, on Flickr

20160612_205121 by A H, on Flickr

20160613_073006 by A H, on Flickr

20160613_084230 by A H, on Flickr

[elly]

congrats! The mysterypole certainly looks like it's going to have tree frog toes.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Yup, I agree, it seems to be a H.versicolor/Chrysoscelis Good work!

[LilyPad]

I can't wait to get home just so I can see how he colored up after coming out of the water I have 2 more that should pop their front legs within the next day or two now.