My new Xenopus Tads

[KingCam]

Do you know which species of Xenopus you are getting?

I don't actually know, I just know a lady in Texas that has two albino clawed frogs. She is sending me eggs next time they lay (she says they lay frequently). I will ask her if she knows the species. Does it make a difference on husbandry?

[BugBoy99]

Hello Everybody, I'm very sorry that I have not updated this thread in such a long time. I have been taking photos, and will upload them as soon as I possibly can.

For the most part, the tadpoles have been doing very well. I lost a couple just after I last posted. And, thinking that it might have been some kind of bacterial problem, I switched them over to highly diluted rooibos tea. These last two days, I lost fifteen tadpoles, I don't know why.

And, there are now four or five tadpoles that have four legs. This makes me very happy.

Does it make a difference on husbandry?

KingCam, to the best of my knowledge, husbandry does not vary between species. But, I always enjoy knowing which species I have. And, my interest naturally spreads to the species others have. I couldn't help[ but ask.

Sincerely,
Joh

[tgampper]

For the most part, the tadpoles have been doing very well. I lost a couple just after I last posted. And, thinking that it might have been some kind of bacterial problem, I switched them over to highly diluted rooibos tea. These last two days, I lost fifteen tadpoles, I don't know why.

Interesting that you used a "red tea" as a treatment. Did you check the pH of the water to see if it was in proper range. I would think the tea would make the water more acidic. If this is the case, the water was out of tolerance. However, there is an interesting thing happening in the Western Cape region. X. laevis is hybridizing with X. gilli (an endangered species). X. gilli can tolerate pH as low as 4.0. It seems that X. laevis is able to adapt to more acidic waters over time. X. laevis is larger and more aggressive and will easily mate with X. gilli.

And, there are now four or five tadpoles that have four legs. This makes me very happy.

Great job! Keep up the good work

[rodsboys]

I don't actually know, I just know a lady in Texas that has two albino clawed frogs. She is sending me eggs next time they lay (she says they lay frequently). I will ask her if she knows the species. Does it make a difference on husbandry?

Those albinos are surely X. Laevis.

[BugBoy99]

Just another update. I promise to post photos as soon as possible. The first tadpole is now a frog, and three others are very close. There are a good many tadpoles with two legs, and a whole lot with four.

[BugBoy99]

Hello Everybody,

I finally have enough data to post pictures of the tads. I am proud to say that I now have four froglets, eight more tads that will morph in the next few days, and quite a lot of tads that are somewhere before that phase.

First, one of the froglets


Second, a two-legged tadpole


Lastly, a legless tadpole


I hope that everyone enjoys these photos.

Joh

[Namio]

Thanks Joh! Awesome diary of ACF tadpoles. Even though I'm about a month late from discovering this thread, I'm glad that I finally caught on! Lol!

[BugBoy99]

It is my pleasure. I'm only too glad to share with fellow frog enthusiasts. Between last night, and this afternoon, 9 more tadpoles morphed. there are now 13 froglets.

Also, that picture that I've been threatening to post but never have. This is the pool where I caught the tadpoles. It was taken directly after they cut the grass. The pool has dried up, and reformed, a few times since then. The only Xenopus tads that made it are the ones that I kept.

[IrishRonin]

Thanks for be so informational and so willing to share you experience. I know all who are following this thread are appreciative.

[tgampper]

I don't actually know, I just know a lady in Texas that has two albino clawed frogs. She is sending me eggs next time they lay (she says they lay frequently). I will ask her if she knows the species. Does it make a difference on husbandry?

The husbandry of both species is the same. I do know that X. muelleri can tolerate slightly warmer temperatures than X. laevis.