Tadpoles and Frogs
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From Frog Eggs, to Tadpoles, To Frogs!
Would you like to learn a little more about tadpoles and frogs? About the frog life cycle, how to care for tadpoles and frogs, the difference between frogs and toads, or how frogs breathe?
One spring my son and I enjoyed watching the frog life cycle unfold before our eyes. We recorded in photos and text our discoveries as we observed frog eggs hatch into tadpoles, and then tadpoles grow, change shape and metamorphosize into frogs. Later, we had the joy of observing our young frogs hopping around their terrarium, eating bugs, hiding in the moss in their terrarium, and climbing here and there on the various items we added to make their habitat more interesting for them.
On this page, in addition to showing you many of the photos we took, I've provided some tips we've learned about raising tadpoles and frogs. I've also shared additional factual information about tadpoles and frogs.
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The Frog Life Cycle, How To Raise Tadpoles and Frogs, and all about Tadpoles andFrogs!
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Frog Life Cycle
Tadpole Metamorphosis
Frog eggs are the first stage in the frog life cycle.
Our frog eggs hatched into tiny tadpoles!
Our tadpoles are changing shape!
Growing hind legs is the next stage.
Front legs come after the back ones.
Next young froglets lose their tails.
Raising Tadpoles and Frogs
How to house frog eggs and tadpoles
What to feed tadpoles
Supplies You May Need For Your Tadpoles
Changing the water in your tadpoles habitat.
Our Frog's New Home
Humidity in your frog habitat
How To Catch Tiny Bugs For Your Young Frogs To Eat
More About Tadpoles and Frogs
How do tadpoles and frogs breath?
Frog Skeleton
Classification of Frogs and Toads
What is the difference between frogs and toads?
Items For Sale
Books About Tadpoles And Frogs
Supplies You May Need For Your Tadpoles
Tadpole Habitat
Additional Photos Of Our Frogs
I think I can, I think I can....A young froglet emerges from the water
Should I stay, or should I go? Moving into a terrarium
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Frog Life Cycle
Tadpole Metamorphosis
Frog eggs are the first stage in the frog life cycle.
Our frog eggs hatched into tiny tadpoles!
Our tadpoles are changing shape!
Growing hind legs is the next stage.
Front legs come after the back ones.
Next young froglets lose their tails.
Raising Tadpoles and Frogs
How to house frog eggs and tadpoles
What to feed tadpoles
Supplies You May Need For Your Tadpoles
Changing the water in your tadpoles habitat.
Our Frog's New Home
Humidity in your frog habitat
How To Catch Tiny Bugs For Your Young Frogs To Eat
More About Tadpoles and Frogs
Photo credit: JH from Finland
How do tadpoles and frogs breath?
Frog Skeleton
Classification of Frogs and Toads
What is the difference between frogs and toads?
Items For Sale
Books About Tadpoles And Frogs
Supplies You May Need For Your Tadpoles
Tadpole Habitat
Additional Photos Of Our Frogs
I think I can, I think I can....A young froglet emerges from the water
Should I stay, or should I go? Moving into a terrarium
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Placing your tadpoles in clear chlorine-free water and NOT overfeeding them are the first steps to tadpole care.
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Tadpole Metamorphosis
Look at how these tadpoles change!
These drawings show some of the changes that tadpoles go through on their way to becoming young frogs. Tadpoles start out with a head/abdomen and a tail. Next their back legs begin to grow. Front feet pop out next. Gradually their tail gets smaller and smaller until it's completely gone.
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Frog Eggs are the First Stage In The Frog Life Cycle
April 30: Day 1 of our Frog Life Cycle Project
Frog eggs appear as tiny specks of black inside a jelly like substance.
A friend of ours has a pond in her backyard. She gathered up some of the frog eggs in her pond to share with the various members of our small homeschool group. We're studying the frog life cycle in our science curriculum, and what better way to learn than to observe the process first hand?!
The picture above is of our frog eggs resting in the bottom of a container of pond water. They resemble a chicken egg,(one that's been opened and poured into a bowl) in that they have a center part surrounded by an almost clear jelly-like substance. Frog eggs don't ever have a hard shell surrounding them though.
One difference between frog eggs and toad eggs is that frog eggs are in blobs or clumps, called frog sprawn, and toad eggs are in strings.
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Our Frog Eggs Hatched Into Tiny Tadpoles!
May 2: These tadpoles hatched overnight last night!
Our Tadpoles
Tadpoles, or polliwogs as they are sometimes called, are the second stage in the frog life cycle. These photos are enlarged so you can see them better. Each tadpole in this photo was actually smaller than a centimeter. Notice the clear covering over the tadpoles' tails.
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Our Tadpoles are changing shape!
May 9: The tadpoles are now one week old.
Our tadpoles are a week old. Look how much they've changed! Their bodies are now rounder and their tails are skinnier. The clear substance surrounding their tails is barely visible now.
Although they have plenty of room to swim around, they spent most of their time facing the sides of the bowl until today. Their activity has definitely increased now.
The photograph above is enlarged, but you can now very clearly see the tadpoles' eyes even to the naked eye.
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Growing hind legs is the next stage in the frog life cycle
May 25: Three of our tadpoles now have hind legs!
Both of a tadpole's back legs appear at the same time.
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Front legs come next in the Frog Life Cycle
June 1: One of our tadpoles got front legs today!
He still has a really long tail, but is looking more and more like a young frog!
Next young froglets lose their tails.
Actually, it's not that their tails fall off. It's that they get shorter and shorter.
June 2: The same tadpole as in the picture above has now almost lost his tail. He's now a young froglet. When I went to bed last night, I noticed that he was hanging on the side of the container, out of the water except for his long tail which draped down into the water. I put him in a smaller container (leaving the other tadpoles in the larger container), lowered the water level in his new home (so he wouldn't drown), added a rock so he could rest on that instead, and put a cover over his home so that he couldn't jump out. This morning when I got up, he was still hanging onto the side of his container, and his tail was considerably shorter! It is amazing to me how much they change over night!!
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Notice the difference one day makes!
This is the same froglet as the one in the photo in the previous section, just one day later!
This was taken from the outside of his home, and shows his underside.
His tail just barely touches his water. It will probably be completely gone by
tomorrow or the day after that. You can see his rock in the background.
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How to house frog eggs and tadpoles
Planning in advance is essential for frog eggs and tadpoles!
The Water
Chlorine will kill tadpoles within 30 minutes or so. Either collect sufficient pond water for your frog eggs or tadpoles (and be prepared to go back for more later) or use tap water which has been set out for at least 5 to 7 days (in the sunlight, if possible) to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Another option is to purchase de-chlorinating drops at a pet store. Read the directions on the bottle to find out how much to add, based on the amount of water you are using. Then, after adding the drops, wait until the following day before using the water to ensure that all the chlorine is gone.
The Container / Habitat
A large jar, plastic container, fish bowl, or aquarium will work fine for the initial days of raising frog eggs and tadpoles inside. Around the time their front legs appear, a flatter container (or an aquarium with only a few inches of water in it) will work better so that you can add a rock that has a relatively flat top surface that rises above the water.
Many people also raise tadpoles outside in kiddie pools, ponds, garden fountains, etc. A friend of mine has wild frogs lay eggs in her small kiddie pool every year, although she does nothing to encourage this other than not empty the pool each spring!
The Sun
Although too much sun is not good for tadpoles, they do need a little sunlight each day in order to make vitamin D. Tadpoles that don't receive any sunlight may not develop into frogs. Please be careful in supplying this sun so that you don't overheat the tadpoles or their water!!
The Rock
As the tadpoles grow, and gain both back legs and front legs, you'll need to add a rock for them to hop on to get out of the water. Otherwise, they may drown when they suddenly reach the stage where they need to breath air! (It may happen sooner than you think, too! They don't have to have completely lost all of their tail before reaching the state where they breath with lungs.) It's best if the rock provides a gradual slope for the young froglets to climb out on. Also, once they are able to hop up on the rock, you'll need some sort of lid or they'll hop right out!
If you are raising the frogs outside, simply make sure they can easily access the land when they reach the stage where they need to get out of the water.
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Chlorine will kill tadpoles within 30 minutes or so. Either collect sufficient pond water for your frog eggs or tadpoles (and be prepared to go back for more later) or use tap water which has been set out for at least 5 to 7 days (in the sunlight, if possible) to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Another option is to purchase de-chlorinating drops at a pet store. Read the directions on the bottle to find out how much to add, based on the amount of water you are using. Then, after adding the drops, wait until the following day before using the water to ensure that all the chlorine is gone.
The Container / Habitat
Although you can't tell it in the picture,
this is one of those larger rectangular sizes
of food storage containers. It will work fine for now.
A large jar, plastic container, fish bowl, or aquarium will work fine for the initial days of raising frog eggs and tadpoles inside. Around the time their front legs appear, a flatter container (or an aquarium with only a few inches of water in it) will work better so that you can add a rock that has a relatively flat top surface that rises above the water.
Many people also raise tadpoles outside in kiddie pools, ponds, garden fountains, etc. A friend of mine has wild frogs lay eggs in her small kiddie pool every year, although she does nothing to encourage this other than not empty the pool each spring!
The Sun
Although too much sun is not good for tadpoles, they do need a little sunlight each day in order to make vitamin D. Tadpoles that don't receive any sunlight may not develop into frogs. Please be careful in supplying this sun so that you don't overheat the tadpoles or their water!!
The Rock
As the tadpoles grow, and gain both back legs and front legs, you'll need to add a rock for them to hop on to get out of the water. Otherwise, they may drown when they suddenly reach the stage where they need to breath air! (It may happen sooner than you think, too! They don't have to have completely lost all of their tail before reaching the state where they breath with lungs.) It's best if the rock provides a gradual slope for the young froglets to climb out on. Also, once they are able to hop up on the rock, you'll need some sort of lid or they'll hop right out!
If you are raising the frogs outside, simply make sure they can easily access the land when they reach the stage where they need to get out of the water.
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Tadpole and Frog Habitats
If you are planning to keep your frogs as pets, you might as well go ahead and invest in an aquarium that can be used for either the tadpoles or the frogs.
Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Planet Frog
If you would prefer to purchase a pre-made habitat for your tadpoles, here is one you might like to consider. It has a pool for the tadpoles to swim in, and also easy access to the dry land above, offering the frog a place to go when he becomes able to breath through his lungs.
Exo Terra Glass Terrarium, 18 by 18 by 24-Inch
Amazon Price: $109.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
Exo Terra Glass Terrarium, 12 by 12 by 12-Inch
Amazon Price: $42.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
Petco Bookshelf Freshwater Fish Aquarium
Amazon Price: $48.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
What to feed tadpoles
Goldfish Food or boiled Lettuce
Frog eggs don't need anything from you in order to thrive, except for clean, chlorine-free water, and pleasant room temperatures.
Once the frog eggs hatch into tadpoles, you can feed them goldfish flakes. Our tadpoles are also enjoying goldfish granules that sink to the bottom of the bowl, and algae nuggets, all three of which are available in the fish supplies section of many pet stores, as well as on this site.
Another option is to boil lettuce for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain the water off, chop the lettuce up a little, and freeze it in ice cube trays or ziplock bags. Freezing it softens the lettuce to where they can more easily eat it.
Don't overfeed them or their water will get cloudy.
Tadpoles Eating Goldfish Flakes
May 11 - The Tadpoles Are Just Over A Week Old.
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Supplies You May Need For Your Tadpoles
These are all available at most pet stores, but I'll provide them here for those who would prefer to shop from home. Some type of water conditioner is necessary to remove chlorine from tap water. Chlorine will kill tadpoles.
Click on a picture to learn more about a product or to make a purchase from Amazon.
Changing the water in your tadpoles habitat.
Nets are helpful for scooping tadpoles out of ponds, as well as for moving the tadpoles into another contanier when it's time to change their water.
Your tadpoles' water will likely need to be changed every so often. The frequency of water changes depends upon how many tadpoles you are caring for, as well as if you are over-feeding them (as that quickly clouds the water).
To change their water, prepare another container with room temperature chlorine-free water. (We keep some extra prepared water on hand at all times while raising tadpoles. Just put water in a large bowl, add the water conditioner drops to it, and keep it nearby for use whenever you need it.) Then use a net or spoon to gently scoop the tadpoles up and transfer them to the new container. Do the process quickly, so that they are not out of water very long. Lower the net down into the water, invert it some if necessary, and allow the tadpole to swim out on his own. Be very careful while adding the tadpoles back into water as you don't want any tiny feet to get stuck in the net!
If the container you have just added your tadpoles to is large enough to be their new home, wash the other container and store it for the next time you need to change their water (or fill it up with chlorine-free water for later use). If you have only added the tadpoles to a temporary container while changing the water, rinse out and dry their home, then very, very carefully and gently pour the tadpoles and water back into it. (Or use the net again to transfer the tadpoles back, making sure to use room temperature de-chlorinated water.)
Your tadpoles' water will likely need to be changed every so often. The frequency of water changes depends upon how many tadpoles you are caring for, as well as if you are over-feeding them (as that quickly clouds the water).
To change their water, prepare another container with room temperature chlorine-free water. (We keep some extra prepared water on hand at all times while raising tadpoles. Just put water in a large bowl, add the water conditioner drops to it, and keep it nearby for use whenever you need it.) Then use a net or spoon to gently scoop the tadpoles up and transfer them to the new container. Do the process quickly, so that they are not out of water very long. Lower the net down into the water, invert it some if necessary, and allow the tadpole to swim out on his own. Be very careful while adding the tadpoles back into water as you don't want any tiny feet to get stuck in the net!
If the container you have just added your tadpoles to is large enough to be their new home, wash the other container and store it for the next time you need to change their water (or fill it up with chlorine-free water for later use). If you have only added the tadpoles to a temporary container while changing the water, rinse out and dry their home, then very, very carefully and gently pour the tadpoles and water back into it. (Or use the net again to transfer the tadpoles back, making sure to use room temperature de-chlorinated water.)
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Our Frog's New Home
Here's how we set up our frog terrarium.
Yesterday afternoon (June 2), we set up our terrarium and then placed our new froglet, along with his plastic container home, into one side of the terrarium. That way he could climb out of his previous home and into his new home in the terrarium whenever he felt the time was right. Here's how it looked.
On the floor of our terrarium is astroturf carpet which we purchased as "reptile carpeting" at the pet store. We added small plastic plants and also a large rock and plant aquarium decoration, in order to give our tree frog something interesting to climb on. We put in a plastic dish of water which is shaped somewhat like a rock in the middle of the terrarium. Also covering the middle section of the terrarium is moss, which most frogs love as it retains moisture and increases the humidity in their home. One one side of the terrarium is a little plastic hut which will serve as a cave for our frog to hide in if he desires.
Underneath one side of the terrarium is a heating element. This provides a little warmth for our cold-blooded frog. He can choose to be over the heated section, or the non-heated section, depending upon what he needs at that moment. The heating element came in a "tree frog kit" that we purchased at the pet store.
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In this photo, our tiny new froglet is resting on the side of his former home
- the container with a rock and water in it. Do you see him? He's the tiny tanish dot on the side of the plastic container, right next to the tan hut. He's not yet left the safety of his previous home in order to explore his new terrarium.
On the floor of our terrarium is astroturf carpet which we purchased as "reptile carpeting" at the pet store. We added small plastic plants and also a large rock and plant aquarium decoration, in order to give our tree frog something interesting to climb on. We put in a plastic dish of water which is shaped somewhat like a rock in the middle of the terrarium. Also covering the middle section of the terrarium is moss, which most frogs love as it retains moisture and increases the humidity in their home. One one side of the terrarium is a little plastic hut which will serve as a cave for our frog to hide in if he desires.
Underneath one side of the terrarium is a heating element. This provides a little warmth for our cold-blooded frog. He can choose to be over the heated section, or the non-heated section, depending upon what he needs at that moment. The heating element came in a "tree frog kit" that we purchased at the pet store.
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How To Catch Tiny Bugs For Your Young Frogs
Once your tadpoles become frogs, they'll need live bugs to eat. This youtube has some awesome tips on catching bugs for your frogs!!
The first section shows shots of a particular frog. The hints on catching bugs come after that.
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Where to Buy Fruit Flies
And how to culture your own.
- Fruit Fly Shop
- Site sells wingless fruitflies, flightless fruit flies, fruit fly culture kits, and more.
- Josh's Frogs
- Another site that says both fruit flies and fruit fly culture.
- Amphibian Care
- This site explains how to culture your own fruit flies.
Another method of catching bugs for your frogs!
Yesterday I was visiting a friend who explained to me her method for collecting a large number of fruit flies to feed her praying mantis. She sets a plastic container of fruit scrapes outside, which of course attracts fruit flies. When it has fruit flies buzzing all around it, she puts her butterfly net over the container and shakes the container just a little bit. The fruit flies fly to the inside of the top of the net. Next she puts a hand near the bottom of the net, squeezing it closed. Gradually she moves her hand up the net, so that any fruit flies which have not already flown to the top of the net do so. When her hand is near the top, she carries the net (with her hand still around the net keeping the fruit flies in the very tip of the net) over to her tank. She takes the lid off the tank and slightly inverts the net into the tank, causing the fruit flies to fly into the tank. Then she quickly closes the tank. She is able to get a large number of fruit flies at one time in this way!
P.S. My friend said that she found it easier to remove the handle on the butterfly net when using it for this purpose. The handle just got in the way.
Thanks for the tip, Randi! :-)
P.S. My friend said that she found it easier to remove the handle on the butterfly net when using it for this purpose. The handle just got in the way.
Thanks for the tip, Randi! :-)
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Humidity in your frog habitat
Humidity is good for frogs!
Frogs like humidity. In fact, they can die if their skin dries out too much. Therefore, unless you have a waterfall feature in your terrarium that sprays a fine mist into the air, it's a good idea to spray your terrarium and frog with chlorine-free water every morning. Spray the plants, the moss, the walls...everything!
Our terrarium often has water droplets on the glass, and although it makes visibility for us a bit harder, it's good for the frog. When we want a good view of our frog, we can just lift off the lid.
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June 4: This little fellow hatched from an egg, into a tadpole, 33 days ago,
and left the water as a frog two days ago. He's just over a centimeter big
when his legs are pulled in close to him.
Our terrarium often has water droplets on the glass, and although it makes visibility for us a bit harder, it's good for the frog. When we want a good view of our frog, we can just lift off the lid.
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June 11: There are now 5 little frogs in our terrarium. They enjoy being either in high places or under the cool moist moss.
June 26: We now have 7 little frogs. They're eating tiny crickets, fightless fruitflies, and a few bugs we catch outside.
How do tadpoles and frogs breath?
Tadpoles start off by breathing underwater through gills as well as through their skin. As they metamorph into frogs, most develop lungs for breathing and lose their gills. Interestingly, frogs breath with their mouths closed! Movements in their throat pull air into their lungs through their nostrils. Contractions of their bodies allows them to breath out. Like tadpoles, adult frogs can breath through their skin as well.
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Frog Skeleton
Classification of Frogs and Toads
Frogs and toads are amphibians.
Frogs and toads are in the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Chordata, the class Amphibia and the order Anura.
The class "Amphibia" refers to amphibians. Amphibians means "double life" in the Greek language, because most amphibians live part of their lives on land and part in water. Amphibians are cold blooded and have a backbone. They differ from reptiles in that they don't have scales and most lay their eggs in water. Salamanders, newts and caecilians (worm like animals) are also in the Amphibia class.
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The class "Amphibia" refers to amphibians. Amphibians means "double life" in the Greek language, because most amphibians live part of their lives on land and part in water. Amphibians are cold blooded and have a backbone. They differ from reptiles in that they don't have scales and most lay their eggs in water. Salamanders, newts and caecilians (worm like animals) are also in the Amphibia class.
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What is the difference between frogs and toads?
There are several differences in the bodies of frogs and toads.
Frogs have long webbed hind feet which are good for swimming and leaping.
Toads have short hind legs, which are better suited for walking than hopping.
Frogs like to live around water.
Toads like to live in drier areas.
Frogs have slimy or smooth skin.
Toads have dry skin with warts.
Frogs have a narrower body than toads.
Frogs' eyes stick out more from their bodies than toads' eyes do.
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of toads is called a knot.
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Toads have short hind legs, which are better suited for walking than hopping.
Toad
Frogs like to live around water.
Toads like to live in drier areas.
Frogs have slimy or smooth skin.
Toads have dry skin with warts.
Frogs have a narrower body than toads.
Frogs' eyes stick out more from their bodies than toads' eyes do.
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of toads is called a knot.
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poddys
Feb 12, 2012 @ 2:38 pm | delete
- What an excellent resource, wonderful information. We used to have frogs and toads in our garden, but none where we live now unfortunately. Very nicely done, blessed.
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- Love the lens! I had a pet frog that lived in our pond in the garden when I was a kid!
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Frankster
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- Another excellent lens. We have a small pond (sunken black plastic) in the front yard of our new home. We were going to remove it, however, after we were here a few months we noticed tadpoles in the pond. We HAD to keep it then. It was so much fun to watch them change into frogs. I'm starting to watch for them now again as I can't remember exactly what month it was last year when we saw them. Anyway, your lens helps me better understand the process and how they breath, etc. Thanks so much. Blessed. Bear hugs, Frankster
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d-artist
Jan 16, 2012 @ 4:29 pm | delete
- Very cute lens ans lots of information...I love frogs and toads and at one time as a youngster had two tadpoles, thinking they were minnows fish, unfortunately I did not know what to feed tadpoles.... so they did not last long.
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Tipi
Jan 15, 2012 @ 3:56 pm | delete
- Returning to this tadpole and frog teaching excellence with a fresh angel blessing...I sure love your guestbook show man!
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- We kept caterpillars once and watched them turn into butterflys, but I'd never thought of doing the same with frogs! Great page!
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pawpaw911
Nov 30, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
- Very cool lens. Nicely done.
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lilymom24
Nov 28, 2011 @ 12:55 pm | delete
- This is a great resource for children. We have not kept tadpoles or frogs but we do see them around the yard from time to time. The kids love them.
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ajgodinho Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
- I'm surprised I missed this wonderful and informative lens on the metamorphosis of tadpoles. Very well done as always...blessings! :)
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Vivian
Oct 23, 2011 @ 7:20 am | delete
- HELP!!!! Who can tell me how the tadople with hind legs swim? With tails, or hind leg, or both? And how to swim when it has 4 legs but with shorten tail? Many thanks.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Sep 24, 2011 @ 3:45 pm | delete
- Excellent lens!
Blessed by the Squid Angel Frog:)
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Pukeko
Aug 21, 2011 @ 7:58 am | delete
- We have raised tadpoles to frogs a few times.
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Timewarp
Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
- Well done lens, blessed!
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Isabell, 17 years.
Aug 9, 2011 @ 7:40 am | delete
- Thanks this really helpedme!
i have a few questions, do you have a place where i could ask them or do i just ask on here?:)
thanks
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 8:32 am | delete
- Hi Isabell! You are welcome to ask your questions here in the guestbook, or you can email me directly at the "contact me" link that's in the section entitled, "Want To Read More?" that's right under this guestbook.
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
- There's also a "contact" button for emailing me located right under my photo on this page: http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Janiece Feel free to email me at either one, or just write back in the guestbook!
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isabell
Aug 9, 2011 @ 10:54 am | delete
- Thak you for writig back!
I currenty have tadpoles and 3 frogs with all four feet but still tails, im pretty certin they are brown tree frogs,
I started off with 25 eggs and stll have 25:) this is my first time at growing tadpoles so i think im doing pretty well.
I really dont know that much about frogs, but they dont have a light, heater and have never used that water conditioner stuff either.
But now i almost have frogs is there stuff i need?
What do they eat?
How much do i feed them?
Can i pick them up?
Do i need to seperate the tads and frogs?
Sorry for all thecquestions!:p
im short on funds so any ideas as to stuff i can make at home would be great!!!
Thank you so much!!!
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
- Hi Isabell, I'm glad you wrote back. I'm not an expert on frogs, really. The frogs we had were tree frogs, so it sounds like yours are something else. With our tree frogs, (and I think with most other types of frogs too), they can turn into full frogs that need to breath air overnight! The most important thing you can do is to make sure there is a rock in their water, so that they can crawl out of the water and breathe air. Otherwise they may die, even in a very short period of time. The other thing you need to do is cover the top with something (I used a grate with small slots for the air to come in) to cover ours. Otherwise you may come into the room and find that one has escaped! It's happened to us more than once! (It sneaks up on you quickly, as they just grow so rapidly!)
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 1:01 pm | delete
- They need to eat live bugs, once they turn into frogs and live on land. There is a section on my this page about how to get live bugs for them. Basically, you can try to catch them, or you can buy some at a petstore or online. We did some of both. It's harder than you'd think to catch bugs though! Watch the youtube on this page about that, if you'd like some suggestions.
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 1:07 pm | delete
- You'll need a lid for your terrarium or whatever kind of container you put the frogs in (once they are frogs.). They'll need a source of water too...but mostly land (unless your type of frog has different needs). Put the bugs, still alive, into the terrarium and the frogs will eat as much as they want. To the best of my knowledge, it's not like feeding goldfish where you can easily kill them by overfeeding. If the frogs are very tiny, as ours were, you'll need super, super tiny bugs, like fruit flies. You can put a trap out to catch fruit flies outside, but they'll likely get into your house some too.. (We tried that ourselves!) Therefore, the fruit flies that you buy at some select petstores (call ahead to see if they have them) or online are much easier to deal with. They can't fly.. I wouldn't hold the frogs a lot if I were you. I don't think it's good for them. Oh, they do need to be very gently misted (you can just spray mist into their habitat with an inexpensive plant mister.), as staying moist is important for a frog!
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Janiece
Aug 9, 2011 @ 1:12 pm | delete
- I hope I've answered all your questions! If not, or if you have any more, please feel free to write again!! Good luck, and have fun with them!
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Tolovaj
Jul 27, 2011 @ 3:53 am | delete
- Beautiful lens, just perfect for school project. Thanks!
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jackiebolen
Jul 26, 2011 @ 5:08 pm | delete
- I love frogs!
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Donnette
Jul 13, 2011 @ 9:17 am | delete
- seriously comprehensive page - thank you!
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Russia33
Jul 9, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
- I love frogs so I had to take a look at this lens. Great job on the lens, and I for sure learned a thing or two about tadpoles (we call them peeweeps or peepers here because of the sounds they make at night.)
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