Tadpoles

[Trapper7]

I started my own pond for tadpoles awhile ago and i wanted to share some pics of how they're coming along  

This guy has been with me for awhile and is doing great! He's a Leopard Frog.
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Now onto the tadpoles! It's hard to see but this first guy has legs in the back

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http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2411/newfrog008uc2.jpg

There's all different sizes, I will have to seperate them soon so the big ones don't eat the small ones,
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Here's my pond, it's cloudy at the moment, usually it looks much nicer.
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This is my big pond with about 8 different frogs and 2 large goldfish (that's why I took the tadpoles out, so the fish won't eat them)
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Here is one of the smaller Bull Frogs in my big pond
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The last time I did this (a few months ago) that small Bull Frog's brother/sister jumped into my little pond and ate all my tadpoles! He died a few days after that, it was weird  

Here are some random pics of my tadpoles in the past.
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Wish me luck with this batch! Hopefully they won't be eaten  

 

[Clint]

What's the stem plant with the small oval leaves?

Frogs rock

 

[Trapper7]

LOL, no. I have a few in there. They're some sort of Palm and I stuck them in there to root, then I'm going to plant them.

 

[Clint]

No, the small stem plants underwater.

 

[Trapper7]

Oh that, I don't know what it's called, but it spreads like a weed. I'll have to ask my boyfriend what that is, the tadpoles love it though.

 

[Trapper7]

Five of my tadpoles are HUGE now and they have their back legs, and their front legs are about to pop out too

They're going to be Leopard frogs, I can see the spots on their back legs, woohoo!

 

[nepenthes_ak]

aww they are being man handled!

when they get big enough do they have some land to get out on if they want to so they dont tire them selfs out from swiming?

 

[Trapper7]

Quote[/b] (nepenthes_ak @ Oct. 20 2006,11:26)]aww they are being man handled!

when they get big enough do they have some land to get out on if they want to so they dont tire them selfs out from swiming?

Yup they do now

I usually put some driftwood in there when they get their legs (which is now) So they're good

Is being man handled bad? Also I'm going to put them back in the big pond when they're ready, I just didn't want the fish to eat them while they were small like this