We are not sure why we had so many tadpoles die. Maybe we did not keep the tank clean enough Water didn't always get refreshed regularly, and distilled water may have been used, which is not recommended. Maybe they should have been fed only tadpole food and fed more often. Perhaps that's why our supplier sent so many tadpoles. We have been more careful and are now sticking to this routine: Refresh with spring water every two weeks.
Feed daily, only the amount of tadpole food they will eat quiclky. Excess food makes the tank get dirty faster. To see metamorphosis tracked for each of the three tadpoles, go to the Bullfrog Tadpole Metamorphosis Page. The photo to the right shows how the tadpoles arrived, in a plastic bag of water inside a Styrofoam container with a heat pack and bubble wrap. We were told the tadpoles were about 4 months old when shipped. The largest was nearly 7 centimeters long.
If you purchase tadpoles, they come with a warning not to release them, or the frogs they will become, into the wild, even if the American Bullfrog native to your region. So be prepared to provide a home for your tadpoles once they become adult bullfrogs. It is recommended that one adult bullfrog be housed in a 20 gallon tank, with five additional gallons for each additional bullfrog. American Bullfrog , Wikipedia. American Bullfrog , Encyclopedia of Life.
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Biggie Tad : Jumped out of small opening in top of tank shortly after metamorphosis. Lumpy : Completed metamorphosis Congratulation Lumpy!
Tiny Tad : Never morphed. Disappeared from tank in spring of More Rad Tad. Change the water every week. Keep a bucket of fresh water — not tap water, remember — indoors for a few hours beforehand to get the temperature right.
Remove half to three quarters of the water in the tank with a jug, fishing out any escaped tadpoles, then slowly add the fresh water. After two months, the tadpoles will be bigger and speckled.
When their back legs appear, they become carnivorous. Feed them flakes of fish food or live water fleas from a pet shop.
Soon, the tadpoles will grow front legs and turn into tiny frogs. Continue to do a water change at least once a week like you did when it was a tadpole. When your frog is too big to stay in the cup during water changes, you will want to find an escape-proof small container for it to stay in during the water change. An adult leopard frog can grow to 4 to 6 inches, but it takes years for them to get that big. Leopard frogs will not mate in your habitat because they do not mate until they are 5 years old and like special conditions not offered in your habitat.
A frog is delicate and may escape or be injured during handling. Please do not release the frog outside. Your frog may not know how to survive in the wild because it has not learned to hunt on its own.
Some suggestions: find a friend or neighbor who would like a pet frog, or donate it to a school for a wildlife display, or give it to a local pet shop who can possibly find it a home.
Q: Do you give a Guarantee? A: Yes. We guarantee your tadpole will arrive alive. After it arrives we can no longer guarantee it as most problems with tadpoles come from improper water care.
Q: How long before I get my tadpole? A: If your kit came with a certificate for a tadpole, mail, fax, or email it to us per the instructions. Allow 2 weeks for it to arrive. Q: Can I order tadpoles during the winter? A: We ship tadpoles year-round but only order your tadpole if it is above 40 degrees in your area. Q: How many tadpoles can I put in my habitat? A: Only 1 tadpole per gallon of water.
Is it dead? A: Probably not, it can take up to a day before the tadpole explores the habitat. We do not recommend a filter, since it may suck up the tadpoles. A small aquarium pump with an air stone or other bubbler will help keep the water oxygenated. Keep the habitat at room temperature, away from heating or cooling vents, and out of direct sunlight.
Once a week, clean and rinse all habitats and utensils in hot water, without soap or detergent. Transfer the tadpoles to a holding pail while you clean the habitat.
Tadpoles can tolerate a wide range of temperatures but not a sudden temperature change. Never transfer tadpoles to water that differs in temperature by more than 1 to 1. For maximum growth, put no more than 30 small tadpoles in every 4 L 1 gal of water. As the tadpoles grow, decrease the population density by setting up more habitats and dividing the tadpoles among them.
Most native tadpoles are vegetarian and live on a variety of plant materials. You can add aquatic plants such as Elodea to the habitat for decoration and as a food source. Provide enough light for the plants to carry out photosynthesis, but avoid placing the habitat in direct sunlight. Our Tadpole Food is an excellent food source for native tadpoles. Other options include pelleted rabbit food, ground dry dog food, fish food, and algae supplemented with finely powdered beef liver or powdered egg yolk.
Parboiled lettuce and spinach are also suitable, but you should supplement them with other foods. Tadpoles that feed exclusively on lettuce or spinach may develop tumors.
Xenopus tadpoles are filter feeders and will eat our Xenopus Tadpole Food, nettle powder, or pea soup. Do not feed more than the tadpoles can consume in a few hours. If your tadpoles are newly hatched from eggs, wait to begin feeding them until they are actively swimming. For 2 to 3 young tadpoles, a small pinch of food every other day is a good starting point.
The amount you feed will depend on the size and number of your tadpoles, so it may require some trial and error. Increase the amount of food you provide as the tadpoles grow. Remove any uneaten food from the habitat a few hours after every feeding. This must be done to maintain water quality, which is essential for healthy tadpoles.
You may find that a pipette, turkey baster, or aquarium siphon makes it easier to remove the uneaten food. Be careful not to siphon up or injure the tadpoles. After the front limbs appear, tadpoles may stop eating. This is because they are literally digesting their tails and need no additional food. Tadpoles also develop lungs at about the same time as their front limbs, and they will need a way to reach the air to breathe. Add a flat rock or other object to the habitat once the tadpole has hind limbs, so that it will be able to climb out as it matures.
Frogs can climb on almost any surface, but toads need a surface that provides traction. Spring peepers are excellent climbers and will escape from any container that does not have a lid. Once frogs or toads are crawling out of the water with their tails mostly gone, move them to a terrarium. Xenopus are completely aquatic; keep them in an aquarium as you would goldfish. The terrarium should have a sand substrate and a source of water.
For frogs, put about 5 cm 2" of clean sand in the bottom of the terrarium and pile it to on one end to create a land side and a water side. The depth of water depends on the size of the frogs, but it should be a few centimeters at most. Toads are terrestrial and can drown if they are trapped in water, so cover the bottom of their terrarium with clean sand and place a shallow dish of water on top.
Keep the terrarium at room temperature and away from direct sunlight. Native frogs and toads need live insects to eat. Start by offering them fruit flies, then add small cricket nymphs as the frogs grow. Larger frogs and toads can be fed red worms small whole worms or chopped pieces , wax worms, hornworm larvae, mealworms, and crickets. Feed frogs and toads 2 to 3 times a week.
Xenopus frogs do not need live food. Carolina provides living organisms for educational purposes only. As a general policy, we do not advocate the release of organisms into the environment. In some states, it is illegal to release organisms, even indigenous species, without a permit. The intention of these laws is to protect native wildlife and the environment. For more information, see our Amphibians, Reptiles, and Prevention of Salmonella Transmission statement.
Unless you raised Xenopus tadpoles from the egg stage, you probably have tadpoles of a native frog or toad. Native tadpoles are heavily pigmented. Xenopus tadpoles, especially in early stages, are nearly transparent. We ship a variety of species depending on seasonal availability. In general, spring peeper tadpoles are available in the early spring, followed by toads and then grass frogs.
In the winter, we may send lab-reared grass frog tadpoles. Refer to any information that came with your order for the exact species you received. Our tadpoles are now frogs. Can we release them into a pond? A frog may be native to North America, but it may not be native to your area.
Do not release Xenopus into the environment because it is not native and could damage native amphibian populations. Your state Department of Natural Resources or Department of Wildlife can advise you on relevant laws, guidelines, and regulations. Rushing the acclimation procedure can kill the tadpoles. Also, soap and detergent can leave a toxic residue.
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