Re: Whistling tree frog eggs (Litoria ewingii) 18-8-10
I just read through this entire thread and it's compelling stuff, great pictures!!! I have raised Gray Tree frogs from tads in my pool that emerged in July, but now the pool is full again with more Gray Tree frog tads.
It is now Fall on the Northern East coast of US and the weather is fluctuating drastically anywhere between 55-80' F in the daytime and between 35-60' F at night. I am in the Pocono Mountains at the very top of one in a huge forest and lake community, it's really wonderful if you love nature and animals.
The tads, in my pool, are growing very, very slowly and I have been asking anyone around here if they would be willing to raise some of them so they will survive..so far not so lucky. While reading through your thread I have had an epiphany!!!
*What if I brought some of the tads inside to raise in a constant warm temperature?
This way they will morph quicker, then I can fatten them up, hopefully soon, and then release them for the winter. This way they'll have a better chance of surviving than if I just left them alone in the pool outside.
I noticed them several weeks ago and some are just about the same size, others have doubled, but all are still very small and have not yet even sprouted any legs!!
It's very hard for me to just sit around and do nothing, knowing that they will most likely not survive.
Anyone have any thoughts or opinions about trying this? and or Have any suggestions the best way to go about this? I'd welcome any help.
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