Tadpole Progression Log

[sinensispsyched]

Wow, it sounds like one of those documentaries about the theory of evolution: from cells in the water to the first land creatures.

 

[agent A]

exactly! evolution in a tank

it proves animals developed legs BEFORE crawling onto land

 

[sinensispsyched]

Precisely!

 

[agent A]

i'm freaking out my pfi class with 4 toadlets lol :lol:

 

[Zelthan]

Wow im really exited with those last pics, hope they are doing fine! I have hungreds of tadpoles now, I wonder how many tadopoles per gallon are you keeping?

 

[agent A]

Wow im really exited with those last pics, hope they are doing fine! I have hungreds of tadpoles now, I wonder how many tadopoles per gallon are you keeping?

Abt 50 per gallon

 

[Zelthan]

Thank you very much thta will be usefull to distribute them in a rack

 

[agent A]

Thank you very much thta will be usefull to distribute them in a rack

Careful! Undercrowding is just as bad as overcrowding

They r naturally gregarious and in too sparse of a population density they may not eat properly and the water could foul up quicker when food isn't eaten

I've seen it with wood frogs, not a good situation

 

[Zelthan]

I´ve putted 30 per 4 litres and they are eating fine, lettuce and boiled spinach

 

[agent A]

I´ve putted 30 per 4 litres and they are eating fine, lettuce and boiled spinach

good, sounds abt right

when they eat lots of veggies their poo eventually turns green

i have wayyyy too many, gonna leave the youngest tads in the adult cage (many will be eaten but it would happen in the wild too) and i gotta move the biggest non toadlet tads into a fishbowl to use the big tad cage as a toadlet cage

so much to do, so little time...

 

[agent A]

couple more cute pics

i have named all of them Telemakhos, except this one, its name is Alexaeopatrankhamun :

sadly, they r very susectible to drying out

stupid carotene dust!!

 

[CoolMantid]

My bros frog died from drying out

 

[agent A]

My bros frog died from drying out

My sis found my spring peeper today which had been missing since October

It was a skeleton behind her dresser :blush:

 

[CoolMantid]

Aww, I am sorry

 

[Zelthan]

they look great, you think keeping them in small and short contained with small drilled holes and moist kitchen paper will work to keep them alive until they grow?

 

[agent A]

they look great, you think keeping them in small and short contained with small drilled holes and moist kitchen paper will work to keep them alive until they grow?

yes, just be sure to secure the lid

my total toadlet count as of now is 79 but i have abt that many tads (oh dear)

 

[Zelthan]

yes, just be sure to secure the lid

my total toadlet count as of now is 79 but i have abt that many tads (oh dear)

Congrats those will be lots of pretty firebelly

 

[agent A]

Noticed a few have orange on their feet

Yay!! :clap:

 

[CoolMantid]

YAY! What are you gonna do with all of them?

 

[agent A]

YAY! What are you gonna do with all of them?

not sure

if i can find a good way of shipping them some forum members would love them! i gotta go feed them later