fish or frog?

[firebellygirl]

Day 4-

I came home today and found eggs in the new tank I moved the adults into! I do not know what I am going to do with all these toads! I am going to have to split the adults up if the continue to breed. I don't know what I did to cause them to breed after all these years.. I thought that you have to cool them 3 months in order for them to breed. Well mine have proved me wrong! so anyway, here is a pic from today of my tads and another of the new eggs.

[Fae]

Wow!


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[S13]

Day 4-

I came home today and found eggs in the new tank I moved the adults into! I do not know what I am going to do with all these toads! I am going to have to split the adults up if the continue to breed. I don't know what I did to cause them to breed after all these years.. I thought that you have to cool them 3 months in order for them to breed. Well mine have proved me wrong! so anyway, here is a pic from today of my tads and another of the new eggs.

You might have played Marvin Gaye's "Lets Get It On" around them quite a few times LOL

Looks like you have a handful to handle D: Tell you what, once they are mature enough to ship out, I'll pay for shipping and you can send me however many would fit in a 20 gal long. Only other thing I could suggest is offering them up for grabs here on the forum, maybe local pet shop can take'em off your hands for a good price? I'm not sure on how that works, or maybe even craigslist.

[firebellygirl]

Yeah- I was going to talk to the pet stores in the area. They seem to always be out of fire belly toads, so I am hoping I can make a deal of some sort with them. I also have people on this forum interested. I am just worried about feeding them all once theybecome froglets. I have read alot on shipping and it is recommended to wait 1 month after the toads come on land to ship. They seem to handle the shipping better. I always seems to over analyse things. I guess I will take it 1 day at a time and worry about feeding them all when the time comes. I have been pricing places online to order pinhead crickets from when the time comes. I hope my toads are done laying eggs. I hope they realize how much they are stressing me out. They can wash their hands of all their babies while I am stuck raising the little buggers! lol! I have also read where only about half make it to become froglets. still, that is like 50 at the moment. I think I need to sit down and have a talk with my fertile froggies. Does this mean they are going to breed every year from now on. I guess I can separate them, but I feel bad about doing that. They have all lived together for years.

[firebellygirl]

I just had another thought. I could become the "Crazy Frog Lady". Kinda like the crazy cat lady, but with frogs. lol! I wonder when Petco is having their next $1 a gallon sale! I could buy a million 20 gallons and keep 5-6 froggies in each one! Lol!

[Fae]

I'll take at least 4 off your hands. I was planning on getting 4 more from the pet store, but since you have too many babies to handle I will gladly wait and adopt some of yours. keep the pics coming!

[firebellygirl]

I figuire I would upload at least a picture each day, so you all could see their development. Kind of an online diary. It would be interesting to see the progression.

[firebellygirl]

Update- Day 5
Today I moved the eggs from the adult tank to their own container using a turkey baster. I could not reach them all, but got about 30 or so. I may try to get the rest later tonight or tomorrow. hopefully they do not hatch before then. otherwise I will try to move them once they hatch. I reckon I can't put them in the other tadpole's tank, since they are about a week older.
As for the tadpoles, they are growing like weeds. They are loving the tadpole food. Here is a picture I took at feeding time, which I think these guys pretty much do 24/7. I counted at least 50 today.

[firebellygirl]

And a video:

[S13]

Awesome babies

[Fae]

Nice video

[firebellygirl]

Well last night I decided to move the tadpoles into an empty 20 tall tank I had laying around. I moved the adults back into the 29 gallon. The tank I moved the tadpoles into is very minimal. I decided to not use gravel, therefore it has a bare bottom. I figuired this way would be easier to clean. I also decided to put the eggs in the same tank. I have read that as long as the tadpoles are fed enough they should leave the little ones alone. This way I can have all the babies in one place. At first I was nervous about moving them, but they seem to be doing just fine. I will get some pictures of the cuties in a bit. I have also been doing alot of reading. I am going to see if I can start a few Wingless fruit fly cultures, so I will have plenty to feed them once they come on land. I have also read that they will have yellow bellies and I will need to gutload their feeders with this stuff that will turn the toads bellies red. I want to do all I can so that my toads can grow up big and healthy

[NatureLady]

I just had another thought. I could become the "Crazy Frog Lady". Kinda like the crazy cat lady, but with frogs. lol! I wonder when Petco is having their next $1 a gallon sale! I could buy a million 20 gallons and keep 5-6 froggies in each one! Lol!

Are we not all "crazy frog people"? I seem to be collecting frogs at an alarming rate...stupid expo!

Well last night I decided to move the tadpoles into an empty 20 tall tank I had laying around. I moved the adults back into the 29 gallon. The tank I moved the tadpoles into is very minimal. I decided to not use gravel, therefore it has a bare bottom. I figuired this way would be easier to clean. I also decided to put the eggs in the same tank. I have read that as long as the tadpoles are fed enough they should leave the little ones alone. This way I can have all the babies in one place. At first I was nervous about moving them, but they seem to be doing just fine. I will get some pictures of the cuties in a bit. I have also been doing alot of reading. I am going to see if I can start a few Wingless fruit fly cultures, so I will have plenty to feed them once they come on land. I have also read that they will have yellow bellies and I will need to gutload their feeders with this stuff that will turn the toads bellies red. I want to do all I can so that my toads can grow up big and healthy

Awesome! You are doing awesome and I love checking this post for new pictures!

[firebellygirl]

Day 6-
Not must change since yesterday. The tadpoles are very active. If you look closely at them you can see their little hearts pumping and their intestines. It really is amazing. I wish I could get a picture of it, but they are too small.

[firebellygirl]

A new video:

[firebellygirl]

Day 7-
The tadpoles are doing great! They are very active and eating with gusto. Gave them some freeze dried brine shrimp today and they seem to really enjoy it. They are still eating my Marimo Ball, but that's ok. I have 3 more on the way.

[firebellygirl]

Day 8-
Well the tadpoles are still doing great! I had 7 eggs hatch sometime last night/early morning, so their are 7 little tadpols that joined their older siblings. The adults are still in aplexus, so their may be more eggs on the way. Didn't get any pictures yet today, but they pretty much look the same as yesterday.

[firebellygirl]

Day 9-
The tadpoles seem to be growing bigger overnight! Some of them are huge!

[firebellygirl]

Day 10- Fat & Happy tadpoles!

[Fae]

Awww they are getting so big!