I haven't used to pool at all this year. I've supershlorinated it a few times. Also, I have introduced anti-mosquito chemicals. Can I tell what type of frog the tadpole will become? I have 5 captured in a Mason Jar and can get a very good look at them. Two legs have already formed. There are about 100-200 of them in the pool.
2007-08-21 16:18:28 · 6 answers · asked by John T 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
its amazing how resilient and resourceful nature is. if you had just a few of them .... birds can actually carry the eggs on their legs accidentally, which is how isolated lakes/ponds sometimes get a new fish species. but a couple of hundred is alot of frogs. Offer some tadpoles to local schools so kids can see the changing of tadpole to frog
2007-08-21 16:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by darlinsue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may be from tree, cricket, or chorus frogs, all of which have suction discs on their toes so they can climb just about any surface. You can use the following links to help you identify them. The first is when eggs and hatching will occur, as well as how long it takes each type to metamorphose, so you might be able to narrow down a few possible species. The second is a rather technical key to identify tadploes in the US and Canada.
http://exoticpets.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=exoticpets&cdn=homegarden&tm=11&gps=427_604_971_482&f=00&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/teacher/frogeggs.htm
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/tadpole/
As far as all your treatments, the chlorine will dissapate eventually in bright light. If it weren't for that, fishkeepers couldn't let the water sit out for 24 hours before adding it to their tanks. What you put in a pool is a much higher amount, but it will eventually leave the water as well. Your mosquito treatment was probably something with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) - this works great on mosquitoes and a few other larval insects, but has no effect on fish, frogs, or salamanders.
2007-08-21 16:53:05 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The frog that laid the eggs likely climbed up the side of the pool. Some types of frogs have sticky feet that they can walk up walls (tree frogs) or it could have jumped from something else in. You can look up pictures of tadpoles on the internet. Just type in tadpole pictures.
2007-08-21 16:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frogs lay the eggs in pool and then the tadpoles develop. I usually have a lot of tadpoles in my gold fish ponds but I scoop them out as I don't need any more frogs around. They will probably be the kind of frogs that you see around your place. It looks like the chlorine would have killed them. good luck with your tadpoles.
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2007-08-21 16:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by sue b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tree Frogs!!!! Those guys jump from trees or climb up everything. If you have no where to set them free, SALT, Salt in a jar will do the trick. Just drop them in and boom it is over! Not being mean just stating fact!
2016-05-24 11:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by Linda 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's odd i have no logical answer
2007-08-21 16:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by my_chemforev12 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋