Tadpole Progression Log

[Zelthan]

congrats I just love this post!

 

[agent A]

mommy moaper keeps lookin at her tads:

here are 2 pics of a hatchling tad last night:

and here is a pic i took a few minutes ago:

gills are not as feathery as i thought they would be

the unhatched ones have protruding gills but not these guys :huh:

 

[Rick]

Very cool.

 

[agent A]

Hey is it possible for them to be stuck in the eggs? They seem to be swimming inside the eggs but r not coming out

 

[Rick]

Maybe those ones are not ready.

 

[mmmantis]

No they should be fine , if I remember correctly they eat their way out

 

[agent A]

Maybe those ones are not ready.

K thanx

A few hatched when I was at school, I have to keep in mind the first 4 to hatch were eggs I didn't see in the adult cage, which is a bit warmer than the tad tank

 

[agent A]

here's a tadpole at day 3, note the eyes and better tail/anus

and here's mommy and daddy toad makin more <_< :wacko: :whistling: :kiss: :dots: :tt2:

 

[CoolMantid]

Even more eggs! What the .....

 

[agent A]

They spawned again last night :clap:

Now I have tons of eggies and tads :taz:

 

[CoolMantid]

Lucky child

 

[agent A]

Lucky child

Want some??

 

[CoolMantid]

nah. I suspect they are hard to care for and plus I have enough mantids at the time.

 

[agent A]

Not hard at all

Very hardy little guys

 

[CoolMantid]

I killed my last frog. Dont ask how but lets say froggies LOVE to jump

 

[agent A]

here is what a fresh egg looks like (taken last night since they spawned thursday night)

and here are a few pics of a 4 day old tadpole :wub:

 

[CoolMantid]

How long do they stay as tadpoles?

 

[agent A]

about 11 weeks

 

[CoolMantid]

It is interesting how something that brown turns into something green and red

 

[agent A]

it is lol

i love these little tads :wub: