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I have a fish tank in my room and I have put tadpoles in it. They were
tiny at first and then I went on holiday and came back to see that they had grown a lot. There not frogs yet. But I need some help. Here are a few questions: Do they only eat lettuce? How often should I really change the water? Toys? Tell me what you know about tadpole and looking after them. Thanks |
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Tadpoles - frog or toad - start off eating plant material - the green gunge
that forms on the inside of the glass. Those in my pond also suck happily on the fish pellets. As they grow they need vitamins and hormones from meat to help them change into adults. That's why you'll see them sucking on any dead ones on the bottom. Nicer to put in a piece of raw meat, about the size of the top joint of your thumb. Tie some thread round it so you can lift it out and change it after 3 or 4 days. As long as the water looks clear, or greenish they'll be fine. If it looks murky, especially if it smells off change about half of it. Don't use tap water - they don't like the chlorine up 'em. Use rain water or pond water. If you have to use tap water, let a bucket full stand for 3 days - the chlorine disappears. When their back legs appear put the tank outside and make sure there are stones sticking out of the water - as they change from gills to lungs they need to rest at the surface to breathe. Prop some wood from the stones to the edge of the tank so that they can climb out when they have become froglets. Enjoy. "hy" wrote in message oups.com... I have a fish tank in my room and I have put tadpoles in it. They were tiny at first and then I went on holiday and came back to see that they had grown a lot. There not frogs yet. But I need some help. Here are a few questions: Do they only eat lettuce? How often should I really change the water? Toys? Tell me what you know about tadpole and looking after them. Thanks |
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