Biology majosr or pollywog/frog raisers :)

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    I am raising some Floridian green tree frogs. Some are developing back legs now, and I actually saw one moving them! Anyway, from my research, they will develop all four legs and still have a tail left for a while (which they will absorb in to their body while feeding the frog at the same time.

    So here is my question. It is my understanding I don't actually feed them live food until their tails are fully gone. Or would it not hurt to throw some baby crickets into the tank and see if they will eat them? Right now I am rasing them in a HUGE glass container fully submerged. My plan is to then transfer the frogs that have developed all four legs (the tads develop at different rates) into a 20 gallon tank that will have a bowl of water so they could jump in if they want, along with some tree branches so they could climb on.

    Any comments would be appreciated. I have raised Boas and Pythons, but never tadpoles.

    Gracias!

    Abner :)
     
  2. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    I've rehabbed grey tree squirrels, but not frogs! I've found it to be an awesome experience. Good luck to you!
     
  3. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    That must have been fun! Good job!

    Abner :)
     
  4. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    Yes, but TONS of work. They were 3 weeks old (determined later by developmental markers) so their eyes were closed and they had to be eyedropper fed (by me) every 4 hours for 8 weeks- one had a broken leg. Constant monitoring of their stool, constant monitoring of their temperature. We rescued 3 of the 4, one was dead when we found them, the second died within a few hours of rescue. The other 2 are now strong and healthy! In fact, as I type this, I'm watching them improve their winter nest! We still feed them every day, ours are 22 weeks old. I have pics of them on facebook lol!!

    How did you come to raise your "babies?"
     
  5. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    I have a friend who has that breed of frogs hang out around his pond. He gave me some tads for my pond, and once again, it is amazing to watch them move their newly developed "baby" legs. My hope is to grow them into adults, then release them by my ponds in the hopes that they will stick around and breed, thus causing a generational affect. Let's hope! :)

    Bless you for rescuing those little fellas. I tried raising some opposums whose mother was killed, but they ened up dying. That was bummer.

    Good luck!


    Abner
     
  6. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Well, I know more about raising tads/frogs than I ever imagined. I find myself going to the mall pet shop for baby crickets to feed the baby frogs! They are coming along great!

    Abner :)


     
  7. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    So happy to hear your update! Our squirrels were doing great until Friday when I had to watch a hawk remove our female from the nest. Very sad. She did live to be 5 1/2 months. Our male is still doing well.
     
  8. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Ah, sorry to hear about the little male. He did live to a good age, I know raising wild animals is difficult because they have very specialized needs. So is nature I guess. I stopped buying large Koi for my ponds in the backyard because a hawk kept eating them. I thought it was racoons. So now I buy smaller goldfish (much cheaper feeder goldfish, they turn into the most beautiful fish in a natural setting). I don't like the look of netting on top of a pond, it kind of ruins the natural look.

    Gotta run! Good job!

    Abner :)
     
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  9. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    Last year we heard a loud squealing outside our home. We looked out a window and saw a hawk starting to eat a rabbit it just killed. We had to go out and wash a very large patch of blood off our concrete driveway.
     
  10. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    We looked and looked for blood or fur. I know where the hawk's nest is, and I'm 99% sure our girl is gone...but there was another squirrel that wasn't our male, so I'm still holding out hope that maybe our's got away.
     
  11. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Well, the ZOO is growing. We just adopted a female gray and white cat.


    Abner :)
     

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