What Was I Thinking?!

[Marinecrab]

That's a very nice setup, does it come with the froglets?

I live in Florida so its pretty warm all round.

[Wood Nymph]

That's a very nice setup, does it come with the froglets?

I live in Florida so its pretty warm all round.

LOL! I think it would take a crane to lift it. That tank is 36L x 18W x 24H. It's a beast. Imagine what the shipping would be!

[Marinecrab]

LOL! I think it would take a crane to lift it. That tank is 36L x 18W x 24H. It's a beast. Imagine what the shipping would be!

I can just drive my forklift across the states!


Haha, I only kid. Again, beautiful setup.

[Wood Nymph]

I can just drive my forklift across the states!


Haha, I only kid. Again, beautiful setup.

Yeah - I knew ya were kiddin'. But, thank you. I only hope that they like it. Dunno for sure. They aren't swimming around foraging like maniacs today. In fact ... they are being pretty darned sedate. This could mean any number of different things (I think):

A - They've calmed down and are getting accustomed to the paparazzi.
B - They don't like the way that I cook spinach.
C - They've eaten so much that they aren't as hungry.
D - They've eaten too much and aren't feeling well. I sure hope it isn't this one. I've been giving them three small meals a day. Don't wanna foul the tank too much.

It seems to me that, in their natural state, tadpoles don't move around a whole heckuva lot unless they are freaked out or hungry. Hopefully they have just calmed down and making themselves at home secure that they are now safe from raccoons and don't have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.

[Marinecrab]

I can't imagine any semi-aquatic frog species that'd hate that setup, if you find one that does let me know so I can slap him into reality. I had the same experience with tadpoles as you are currently, found them in an old fishtank we had sitting outside during the rain season here in florida and it was full of large tadpoles, Girlfriend pulled the "But they're so cute, please" with puppy eyes and we decided to keep them during the hurricane, after about a day or so of keeping them my girlfriend stated that they didn't move around as much and it started to worry her, just keep it up, try lettuce too tear it into tiny bits and let it fload, i've heard about people using algea waffers, but i've never tried. Between you and me I think it really all depends on the type of frog/toad.

[Wood Nymph]

I can't imagine any semi-aquatic frog species that'd hate that setup, if you find one that does let me know so I can slap him into reality. I had the same experience with tadpoles as you are currently, found them in an old fishtank we had sitting outside during the rain season here in florida and it was full of large tadpoles, Girlfriend pulled the "But they're so cute, please" with puppy eyes and we decided to keep them during the hurricane, after about a day or so of keeping them my girlfriend stated that they didn't move around as much and it started to worry her, just keep it up, try lettuce too tear it into tiny bits and let it fload, i've heard about people using algea waffers, but i've never tried. Between you and me I think it really all depends on the type of frog/toad.

I got a chuckle out of the "But they're so cute, please"!! Made me giggle. Good idea with the lettuce. I just gave them some. They like the algae wafers. However, my boyfriend and I are going down to the creek today to collect a few rocks with growing algae in the area where the wild leopard frogs hang out. I also procured some pelleted tadpole food. The jury is still out on that stuff. I added a small floating lily pad to the tank yesterday. Who knew that some tadpoles could be so expensive!

[herpdoc]

These guys look like some sort of tree frog tadpole (could be a Green Tree Frog, especially since they tend to breed later in the summer). If you look closely the ends of the developing feet look a little rounded which suggests this. the big trouble is feeding them when they morph (you can start off with flightless fruit flies (make sure your tank can close tightly) and then pinhead crickets.