tinytawnykitten Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I am a homebased childcare type person and we have been talking about tadpoles a lot in the last few days and I would like to get some tadpoles for the children to watch them turn into frogs. But I was only going to use my little spare/hospital/breeeding tank I use for my tropicals. What can I do with the frogs once they are frogs? When I was a kid we used to catch tadpoles in Hatepe and let the frogs go in Otari pond. Can I do this or is this a terrible thing to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanophile Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I would say release where you collected the taddies from. Reason being is the spread of chytrid fungus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hmm, what if I buy the tadpoles from Hutt Pets? Dump them on the counter and run? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 you could on sell them on here or tm .......... or give them to a french restaurant :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie_Guy Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 You could give them to me :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 You're on! Watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie_Guy Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Can never have to many frogs If only beardie ate them Lloyd :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonka Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 give them back to the pet shop . Im sure they wont turn down free frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Beardies eat fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 I have been told never ever release any animal if it has been captive as you may release diseases into the wild even pet shop ones and most definately never ever release exotic animals ie anything that comes from another country as you can damage local ecosystem just my two cents not to offend anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oh no so I shouldn't have let my black panther go? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oh no so I shouldn't have let my black panther go? :lol: the one that swam the cook strait and is now the subject of media hype in the south island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 I have been told never ever release any animal if it has been captive as you may release diseases into the wild even pet shop ones and most definately never ever release exotic animals ie anything that comes from another country as you can damage local ecosystem just my two cents not to offend anyone Bingo, even releasing wild-caught fish that have been kept in a tank with fish from other places (captive or wild) could potentially release a new disease/pathogen into an area where it wasn't before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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