Bullfrogs!

[Death by Fish Tanks]

Tadpoles from ebay came yesterday! They're like two inches!!

 

[anewbie]

The only problem with bull frogs is they croak so be-ware.

 

[Death by Fish Tanks]

Two of my... many tadpoles
(They dart away when I get too close to them...)

 

[jaylach]

When I was a kid I'd catch tadpoles and raise then release when they were actually frogs, normally leopard frogs.. Always found the transformation from tadpole to frog fascinating .

 

[MuddyWaters]

So cool! Is it for your pond outside? Do you cage them in once they convert to frogs or will they just hang around the water naturally?

 

[Back in the fold]

Always found the transformation from tadpole to frog fascinating .

Yes indeed for sure ! Tadpoles going from tadpole to frog is the coolest thing in aquadom . The first time I saw it was in grade school when a teacher set up an aquarium with tadpoles and they turned into frogs .

 

[jaylach]

Yes indeed for sure ! Tadpoles going from tadpole to frog is the coolest thing in aquadom . The first time I saw it was in grade school when a teacher set up an aquarium with tadpoles and they turned into frogs .

My biggest kick was when the tail started shrinking and legs started to form.

 

[Death by Fish Tanks]

So cool! Is it for your pond outside? Do you cage them in once they convert to frogs or will they just hang around the water naturally?

I'll let 'em hang around. See how well they do. Hadn't done something like this in ages! the more bugs eaten around here, the better!

 

[jaylach]

I'll let 'em hang around. See how well they do. Hadn't done something like this in ages! the more bugs eaten around here, the better!

Of course a tadpole is an early stage of amphibian development that ends up as a frog. Yet I have a question,. Take when I was a kid and raised tadpoles until hey became frogs and then released. Was I not really hindering nature? Let's face the fact that most of the tadpoles I raised and released would not have survived in a natural setting as they are food. Was I not actually hampering the species by putting those that would not likely have survived and letting them live. A large part of nature is survival of the fittest where the most able survive to make the next generation. I bypassed this system and, I think, likely weakened the species by putting such back in the pond.

 

[Back in the fold]

Of course a tadpole is an early stage of amphibian development that ends up as a frog. Yet I have a question,. Take when I was a kid and raised tadpoles until hey became frogs and then released. Was I not really hindering nature? Let's face the fact that most of the tadpoles I raised and released would not have survived in a natural setting as they are food. Was I not actually hampering the species by putting those that would not likely have survived and letting them live. A large part of nature is survival of the fittest where the most able survive to make the next generation. I bypassed this system and, I think, likely weakened the species by putting such back in the pond.

Wow Jay ! There’s a thought ! In the great and grand scheme of things maybe you did upset something or maybe you didn’t . This is a good example of why we shouldn’t mess around with nature . The result may not be known for years .
I had tadpoles in an outdoor pond once and my cats killed the frogs when they got out of the water .

 

[Death by Fish Tanks]

Of course a tadpole is an early stage of amphibian development that ends up as a frog. Yet I have a question,. Take when I was a kid and raised tadpoles until hey became frogs and then released. Was I not really hindering nature? Let's face the fact that most of the tadpoles I raised and released would not have survived in a natural setting as they are food. Was I not actually hampering the species by putting those that would not likely have survived and letting them live. A large part of nature is survival of the fittest where the most able survive to make the next generation. I bypassed this system and, I think, likely weakened the species by putting such back in the pond.

Well, ...maybe. I'm adding a species to a new location they may not adapt to, for admittedly selfish reasons, so some will inevitably die off(Road, predators, etc). But compared to the big corporations, logging, drilling and the like, I'd like to think I'm doing more good than harm.

 

[jaylach]

Well, ...maybe. I'm adding a species to a new location they may not adapt to, for admittedly selfish reasons, so some will inevitably die off(Road, predators, etc). But compared to the big corporations, logging, drilling and the like, I'd like to think I'm doing more good than harm.

I didn't mean to imply that you were doing wrong. It was just a passing thought.

 

[Uberhoust]

I haven't added to this conversation because I see you are in North Carolina, which I believe is part of the native range for Bull Frogs, but just in case I will note that frogs are next to impossible to contain and they are very invasive frogs. They were accidentally release in our area about 30+ years ago and they have taken over a few key important wildlife marshes, they are so dominant in these environments that the native frog and fish populations struggle greatly. I have two small outdoor ponds, isolated by dry grass and forest for at least 800meters before you encounter another body of water, yet every fall I get between 2 and 4 of them that have traveled to my ponds in search of new habitats (I really don't know why they travel but they cover a lot of dry ground). Just a caution.

 

[Fishmanic]

Tadpoles can bring a lot of joy to the world as they metamorphize into bullfrogs. You should name one of them Jeremiah!

 

[Fishmanic]

I see a Pet of the Month entry in your future.