2006-08-19 20:00:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I'm sorry, why do you need to feed wild tadpoles?? Keyword: "wild". I'm sorry, I just have this thing with wild caught animals. Unless they're being saved from a for-sure death, no wild animal should be made captive. Put um back. Now. Right now. If for some reason you can't. Like you found them on vacation or something more stupid then getting them from the backyard, then you HAVE to care for them.
Basic Care---
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/tadpoles/
You have to care for them when they are frogs too ya know?? This means you might need a pretty large semi-aquatic tank. Good Luck with that one. You can use a Rubbermaid container as a tank though. Much more affordable. But you will still need a filter for the water, food, gravel, plants, dry land areas, and lots of other stuff depending on what kind of frog they are. Good luck figuring that out too.
Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates
An Identification and Care Guide
Patricia P. Bartlett, Richard D. Bartlett, Billy Griswold, R.D. Bartlett
This will help you identify the kind of frog and provide basic care. Your search for the species will be easier if you know from where the tadpoles came. If they were caught in North Carolina, then you can look up species of frogs found in NC and go from there and so on. Please dont kill these little guys. They werent meant to be your pets. If you want frogs, the more power to ya. But go buy them from somewhere that breeds frogs for that purpose...
Tips and Tricks-
The tip is put them back where you found them. And the trick is, not to ever remove an animal from the wild unnecessarily again
I dont mean to be rude or mean. But its not fair to the animals. If you cant return them to their natural habitat (that means EXACTLY where you found them), then you have taken the responcibility to give them the best care possible for the rest of their froggie lives...
2006-08-19 20:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by clj2791 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I really have no idea but my one concern is that they are called wild for a reason. My tip is to set the free. On the other hand, I've always wanted a pet lobster and I know that they should not be caged but I still really want one. Look on the internet under "tadpoles" or "wild animals" and I am sure that you will find that you are not the only person that habors a wish to keep them as a pet. Just make sure they eventually turn into frogs or you will be keeping them from their destiny. It is frogs that they turn into right? I might have no idea what I am taking about.
2006-08-19 20:08:59 · answer #2 · answered by caroline 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a pair years in the past i became in Kentucky. We went to a park interior a cemetery to feed some ducks and swans some bread. people were petting the swans so i determined i might want to attempt. It chased me, and that i fell right into a pond.
2016-11-05 05:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the wild they prey on each other, decaying vegetation and
small (tiny) microorganisms in the water
at home you can feed them crumbled up tropical fish flake food
2006-08-19 20:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave them in the wild and they will take care of themselves
2006-08-19 20:05:32 · answer #5 · answered by kimberly b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
emmm.u can feed them worms and u can put them in a small tank.......also be careful, they sometimes bite!!!!
2006-08-19 20:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by bananaman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋