Monday, July 7, 2008

Tadpole Aquarium

Last Thursday, or so, the woman at the petstore I frequent, Aardvark Pet Supplies, found tadpoles in her pool, which she hadn't opened in several years. She put them in a bucket, and brought them to her store to see if anyone wanted them. It just so happened that I went in there to get some crickets for my frogs and Anoles, and the second she saw me, she said, "Would you like some tadpoles." This year, much to my disapointment, I have not been able to find my own tadpoles. I am very greatful for these tadpoles, and very excited. I even bought a new aquarium just for the tadpoles. I'll post an update just a soon as I find out what types of frogs they will be. There is one froglet in the bunch, (a froglet is between a tadpole and a frog, has legs and arms, but still posses tail and prefers to feed and swim in water, but can crawl out of the water from time to time) which appears to be a tree frog. He (or she) is very hard to spot, and sometimes I think it's gotten out of the tank somehow. But then it moves, and I see I've been looking at it the whole time! Cammo, that's what frogs specialize in....well...most of the time anyway!
It's rather difficult to see the tadpoles, but I'd say there are between 15 and 20 in there, along with some diving beetles, a water boatman, and some algae.

1 comment:

BuddingAuthor said...

Wow! That's great. They are so cute! Lucky find, you naturalist you. ;-)