Ira Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 They're whistling tree frog tadpoles, got them from animates. What should I do with them? Right now they're in a little 5 gallon plastic container with some gravel and a small heater and filter for circulation. I've got it set around 24°. I assume I can just treat them like fish for now? The woman at animates said they'll eat flake, how about frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp? Once they're frogs I'll have to rearrange everything and what do I feed them then? Wifey's mad at me now for insisting that they're better off with a little circulation and the temperature kept the same as they were at the store. She thinks they're best off just being thrown in the tank without heat or circulation and she's made me put them in a room that I'll almost never see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 You will hear them though!! Here is a site with all the information you need... http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/whistle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 This interesting bit of information is from the fascinating site mentioned above... While in some cases, complicated courting behavior occurs before mating, many species of frogs are known for attempting to mate with anything that moves which isn't small enough to eat! Reminded me of someone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Yeah, I've had a look at that website. But it has absolutely nothing about what to do with them when they're tadpoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 When there small I just fed them flies from around the home and anything small. I had a big one (not sure on the name) and I fed it the big black crickets. I would think they would accept whiteworms? Chris- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGilchrist Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Try this page http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/conmag/1995/jul/jul6.html Article on raising tadpoles, not whistling but lists foods and care. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Hmmm, Boiled spinach...I'll give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGilchrist Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Got any pics ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spent Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 If they're found in the wild in NZ all year round, why would you need to heat the tank, other than to keep it humid if you had it set up as a terrarium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Dunno, but the few details I've seen says the best temp is 24° So I'll keep it at that temp as long as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spent Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I can't imagine they'd be too worried about circulation if they're swamp/lagoon dwellers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 neither. just do water changes?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuviceps Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Check with Brian @ the Goldfish Bowl , I know he had a tadpole & as i recall it got daphnia in large quantities and bloodworms and whiteworms Tank was unheated as i recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 So, you guys figure they'd be better off without the filter(It's cranked all the way down) and heater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spent Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I don't think it'll make too much difference either way, just thought it might be a waste of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I might get the heater there, but I don't see the point in the filter. They live in swamps and things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 As of right now all but one of them are dead and the surviving tadpole, the smallest, isn't looking very active at all. Temperature's dropped to 20° and I doubt there'd have been time for enough ammonia to build up just overnight to cause a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Sorry to hear that Ira. Can't think what the problem might be as I have never had anything to do with tadpoles (except look after the kindy ones during the holidays. Put them in the goldfish tank, figured the'd be all right since they were quite large with back legs already. Next morning, no tadpoles. smiley fish). Have you asked at Animates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 No, I haven't asked, they're usually fairly useless so I don't think it's worth the trouble of calling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Damn Ira ! That's such a bummer I put tadpoles in a wooden barrel outside and they all survived. (I fed them boiled lettuce, no filtration tho). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Last one is dead. I hate using the little 5 gallon tank, I think that's a big part of the problem, almost every time I try and use it, it kills whatever I put in there. I hate small tanks but can't get anything any bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriber Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Tadpoles are dodgy Ira. I once had some in a plastic container (5litres?), read somewhere they eat meat, fed them chicken offal and generally looked after them well (i thought) and they all died really quickly 24-48hrs? When I was at primary school one of my friends had some in a stinky old unfiltered tank (~3'1'1'?) in the classroom, apparently paint and all was put in there... and they all survived or at least lived for ages. Then another time i had some in a ~5l plastic bowl again, ignored them for ages, dont ever remember changing the water, went out to the garage one day and found frogs and tadpoles with legs! So there you have it, Tadpoles - treat em mean, keep em alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I have to agree with you there Kriber. The more you tend to look after them, the more they tend to die on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Maybe if I ever decide to try again I'll leave them in the bag from the fish store and just toss them in the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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