Tadpoles!?!?!?

Question

I keep a plastic kiddie pool outside for my dogs to cool off in. Once every couple days I go out and dump it and refill with fresh water. I ran out to do that earlier today and to my surprise I found a bunch of tadpoles swimming around. I couldn't bring myself to dump them - but they cannot live in the kiddie pool! There's no food source in there and I expect that the water gets awfully warm during the day!

What can I do to care for these little guys? should I move the pool to a shady spot? Should I feed them? I was thinking about dropping a few cubes of frozen blood worms in there. Do they need stagnant water? Or should I add a small pump? Should I change out any of the water in there and replace with fresh water???

Answer 1

is there a pond or something near by? i wouldn't put all that effort into making your pool suitable for them when they could be moved back into their natural environment

Answer 2

well if a frog laid these eggs theres a bigger water source somewhere. if they are toad eggs theyt will develop much faster. i dunno about the shade but i know the lighting in ponds is not the best so id say put them in the shade. the more you feed them and the warmer that water is the more quickly they will develop  and turn into frogs. make sure they are not trapped in the pool when they mature . take them to the pond or the lake or if theyre toads release them at night preferably after some rain into a shady wooded area.

Answer 3

move them to the shade, you can give them bloodworms or brine shrimp. also you can buy shrimp pellets and throw some of those in there. they dont need a pump just leave the water how it is. also you could add some live plants available at the pet store to just float on top so they can feed off it and hide in it.

Answer 4

Things You’ll Need:

Garden pond, child’s swimming pool or large container (you have)

Small rocks or gravel

Water

Aquatic plants

Sticks and large rock

Tadpole(s)

Lettuce or spinach

Storage bags

Small crickets and fruit flies

Preparing the Environment

Set aside an outdoor area with partial sun and partial shade for your tadpoles to be raised.

Use a garden pond, a child’s swimming pool or a large container for your tadpoles’ future home.

Lay a layer of small rocks or gravel along the bottom of the container.

Fill 2 to 3 inches of water in the container.

Allow water to sit in the sun for 5 to 7 days. This allows the chlorine to evaporate out and adjusts the temperature of the water to the air.

Situate a few aquatic plants in your container to help oxygenate the water.

Position sticks and a large rock in the container so that after the metamorphosis, the adult frog will have a way of getting out of the water.

Raising a Tadpole

Purchase the tadpole(s) from a reputable, local pet store. This will guarantee that the species of frog is native to your area and can be legally owned in your state.

Break lettuce or spinach into tiny pieces and freeze in storage bags.

Thaw small amounts of lettuce or spinach for each feeding. The freezing and thawing process makes the food mushier but allows it to keep all of its nutrients.

Feed tadpoles small amounts of lettuce or spinach twice daily.

Watch the tadpoles regularly to see signs of the metamorphosis to frog. These will include seeing back legs and then front legs grow, followed by seeing the tail begin to disappear.

Switch to feeding the tadpole small crickets and fruit flies when you notice that it is breathing out of the water and beginning to climb on the sticks and rock out of the water. The metamorphosis can take from 8 weeks to over a year, depending on the species of tadpole you are raising.

Answer 5

buy a fishbowl, bring them in your house, go to your local pet store and ask them what they have that you could use.

Answer 6

put them somewhere shady or put them in a tank.?.

Answer 7

Ooh! Kool! Tadpoles! Where did they come from? Oh, sorry. Back to the point. I'm soree but I don't know anything about tadpoles.