Your channel has been such an inspiration to me - So much so that I raised 121 tadpoles last season and it was one of the most enriching experiences I have had. Thank you for what you do and for sharing it with us!

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's amazing! I'm so glad my videos were able to help, 121 is an incredible number, far more than I've ever managed! Well done!

@thaddeusbickford2375

2 ай бұрын

My boi, did you count?!

Yes 👍

Great video and knowledge!.Nice to be part of the froggy watch team this year, I look forward to the journey Thankyou.

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

We have had a small pond in our garden for many years, lots of spawn and baby frogs but last 2 years the spawn has died off. I want to take some out as back up this year. I dont know why i didnt do this years ago as my kids would have loved to have been able to watch them grow more closely. They are ages 11 and 8, so hopefully still will enjoy

@GregsWildlife

2 ай бұрын

I'm sure they will! It's a great way to get kids interested in the natural world.

We’ve been inspired by you and are doing a frog spawn project for our wildlife obsessed 2.5 year old. He loves check on the tadpoles every morning for the last week. He has a set of plastic frogs ranging from tadpoles, frog poles, froglets, junior and adult frogs. Loves lining them up next to the tank for ‘morale support’ 🤣🐸 keep up the good work Greg. We’ll be watching this year and have enjoyed going back through your previous videos. 👍🏻

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic! It's such a great way to get children into nature, I'm so happy for them. Thank you, your comment really made me smile.

Just got some tadpoles! So excited

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Have fun 😀

Hi I'm so excited for this I've been wanting to watch it for a while love this channel

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@Tianastreasuretrove

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@dylansavage9331

2 жыл бұрын

I collected frogspawn today

@froggydoggy8473

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylansavage9331 9

@froggydoggy8473

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylansavage9331 Hi

You are funny daniel

Yes finally my hands are shaking thank you so much for this video

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@AaronB699

2 жыл бұрын

Hihi

i just have got frogspawn i really love them ❤

@GregsWildlife

2 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

Yesssss

I look forward to watching these videos with my daughters (and raising tadpoles ourselves) every spring. Thanks so much!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Say hi to them for me :-)

I am in Tropical Darwin NT Aus and this is my 2nd year raising Green Tree Frogs Tadpoles. I have a shallow plastic tray with stones in the bottom and a few plants . The water constantly needs changing and I thought of a small aeration pump but listening to your video maybe I won't. Just keep changing the water twice a week. Most informative and best video after trolling through many. Thanks Greg

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, must have missed your comment. I think the best thing is add as many plants as you can, they're great for keeping the water clean. I've never used pumps or aeration devices, but I have been told by others that there are some filters that might work safely without risk of sucking up the tadpoles. But I have no experience with them, so wouldn't know what to recommend.

This is amazing! I have a rain catcher that the cover blew off in a storm and a frog laid eggs in it. Now I have a bunch of tadpoles and had no idea where to start. Thank you!

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Well, I hope these videos are useful. If you have any questions, I'm always happy to answer, if I can.

Great setup! I’m glad you use live plants, however it might be best if you did add a filter. Many standard filters are NOT suitable for tadpole as they will suck up the tadpoles like you mentioned, however air powered sponge filters are very gentle and safe to use. This allows the water to easily stay oxygenated and give a black for beneficial bacteria to colonize.

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

That's interesting, thanks for the tip. I'll look into that if I do this again.

WOW! Very cool stuff. Those frogs were getting busy! Can’t wait to see how they develop.

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video! They're developing really well, and the next video should be out on Sunday.

That is an incredible amount of spawns!! I have a pond for my turtle I made and the smaller one she grew out of has now become my frog pond. When I first moved here ( Western Kentucky) there were so many frogs, then they disappeared. Well since getting my turtle out of the small pond there have been some frogs there. So I caught some frogs from a client's home, strangely they would hide in the bales of hay, and brought them to my pond to add new friends. Well, they have been breeding EVERYWHERE!! lol I have tadpoles in 2 of my horse's troughs and even some saw a big ball of them in the turtle pond. Although I think she ate them because I don't see them anymore. 😥 So I am going to get a tank set up and take some from the horse troughs and raise them. Then come spring, release them into the ponds.

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

That sounds great! Good luck with raising the tadpoles, let me know how it goes!

@laurenpaterson1140

Жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Will do. 🐸

@laurenpaterson1140

Жыл бұрын

So far tadpoles are doing well in the tank. Quite a few are getting their back legs. Wondering if a few might be Green Tree frogs because I found a small one that still had a nub of a tail. It was on the plant I have in the pond. In the frog pond outside I found a very small one. Sadly it was dead. 😓

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Aw, sorry to hear you found a dead one. Unfortunately, life is hard for a tadpole and they don't all make it. But hopefully, the rest will all do well and you'll get many frogs to survive!

@laurenpaterson1140

Жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife sadly I found a bunch more that haven't made it in the pond. I went to straighten out the pond plant that keeps tipping over and a bunch of fully formed baby frogs floated up. 😢 Is it just too cold for them this late in the season? I have a small heater in there, though the water doesn't feel all that warm. 😕 I've even had a few in my tank die. I have one green tree frog that is fully formed and hanging out on the rocks of the shallow waterpool I made for them. What do they eat at this stage? They are so small.

glad yr back..last year was a success here i had tadpoles in a tank then let them go in my pond...lovely will try again this time

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

I can't wait

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Not long now

Hi! I used your 2021 video to help me set up a tank for frog spawn this year. Mine have hatched into tadpoles already and the spawn in my garden pond has turned into embryos. Thanks so much for all the information!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Any questions, please do ask, I'm always happy to help.

Excellent look forward to the development.

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too!

Mine have all hatched now and are tiny and have their gills.swimming around and eating the spawn, got them from my pond in my garden

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Mine are at the same stage too.

Hi! I just found spawn in our pond. Moved them inside into an aquarium. I’ve raised them twice before, but always had some up and downs. I checked your videos, and noted many advices that I’m gonna follow this year. Hope I can grow big frogies with your help. 😁🐸

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! I'm always happy to answer any questions you have, so please do ask if anything is unclear :-)

Love it

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

👍 Good first episode Greg. Interesting seeing the tweaks to the set-up for this year. Here's to a successful series! Despite installing a (very) small pond in my garden nearly 2 years ago we've had no known visits from frogs or toads yet. 😕 Keep up the good work buddy. 🙂

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Graham. I'm sure the frogs will come one day! I guess you could be unlucky and have no local population, so even if your pond is perfect, there are no frogs to find it 😭 But keep your fingers crossed, they may show up.

@NaturallyCuriousUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thanks Greg. I did wonder whether the lack of a local population might be the issue. Still, better to have a very small pond than none at all! 🙂

Lovely looking tank Greg! Looking forward to seeing the tadpoles swimming around in there :) Speaking of chlorine, I once lived in a house where the water from the tap had so much chlorine in it that I could taste it! I used to boil 4 liters of water for half an hour every day for drinking and cooking. I had a glass jug to store it in so that I had some drinkable cold water while I waited for the next batch of boiled water to cool enough for use. I'm curious if you think boiling and properly cooling tap water would also be a good way of removing the chlorine for the spawn?

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, boiling water for 15-20 minutes will remove most of the chlorine, but it will leave a small amount behind, but it's probably good enough. It will at least speed up the process, so you don't have to have the water standing for a few days.

i might be finally be getting frogspawn today cuz they were very active yesterday i could here them calling 2 miles from my house

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I love the sound of frogs calling.

My frogspawn is still inside the eggs, but I have noticed a defined tadpole shape as the embryo. Hopefully they will hatch soon - I have some spinach plants ready for harvesting!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they shouldn't be much longer if they're getting their shape. Spinach is a great food for them, nice one.

Hi Greg. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your video. I am a special education preschool teacher and want to teach my students about frogs. I wasn’t sure how to set up the tank. Should it have some rocks protruding from the water? How do you create ‘land’ in the tank? Thanks so much for the great video and help.

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm so glad I could help. I've tried a few different tank setups over the years. I started out with a combined land and water tank, where I had a 'beach' section on one side and water with a few rocks on the other. But I didn't like this as I found frogs were drowning, even though they should have been able to get out of the water. So now I always have two separate tanks, one for tadpoles and one for frogs. If you ever have any questions, I'm always happy to help.

👍👍👍

I live in Wigan greater Manchester. Do woodlands have frogspawn??? I'm lost we're to start??? Thanks Damon

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Frogs will spawn in any still water. You won't find them in flowing water like rivers, but look in ponds, ditches, lakes, and puddles. If the woodlands have a standing body of water like a pond, then more than likely there will be frogs.

Hi Greg, this is the first time I am growing tadpoles this year and I have a a question. How long will the tadpoles eat the yolk from there egg?

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

The tadpoles will normally spend maybe 2 or 3 days feeding on the jelly once they're hatched. Then they'll start to swim away and explore. There should be no need to remove any jelly as the tadpoles will clean it all up!

Hi please can I ask where you buy your hatchling banded crickets? Our frogs are ready to graduate from aphids. Thanks for all the great advice!!!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I always use www.livefoodsdirect.co.uk

@PoiTubeGaming753

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Fantastic! Will order now! Thanks for the great content, me and my son have enjoyed it for the last 3 years. My 8 year old boy cannot wait to see your latest updates!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind comment :-)

What should you keep the water temperature in the water?

@GregsWildlife

Ай бұрын

Room temperature is fine. Just be aware that the warmer the water, the faster the tadpoles will grow.

What kind of plants do you use for filtration?

@GregsWildlife

11 күн бұрын

I don't use any one specific kind of plant. I will just get whatever happens to be available in my local pet store. I go for cold water aquarium plants, so anything suitable for your goldfish tank will be suitable for tadpoles. If you want, you can take some samples from the pond you get your tadpoles from.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ve today been given frogspawn by a customer for my son. There wasn’t a lot of water so I’ve just collected some from the local small lake. Will this be ok?.. I’m just letting it warm up to room temperature before I put it in. I shall go and buy a plant. Thank you!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Lake water should be fine. There is always a small risk of transferring invasive species or diseases when using water from a different source than from where the spawn came from. If the original water isn't available, a neutral source, like rain water, is a good substitute. But good luck, and if you have any other questions, please do ask :-)

@rebekahgreen4555

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thank you for your reply. I thought the same but it’s not possible to get from original pond.. so keeping fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@rebekahgreen4555

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife hi Greg so quite a few tadpoles are swimming about.. Will they eat the spawn?.. as I need to get some algae somehow for them to eat. Any ideas what I can give them in the meantime? Thank you!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

@@rebekahgreen4555 The tadpoles will eat the jelly from the eggs they hatched out of. Spinach is my go-to food. I've just released a video on my channel all about feeding the tadpoles, so you might find that informative. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJ2Dldd6iq2egdo.html

Hey Greg! Huge fan of your channel, you were instrumental in my saving of frozen frog spawn 2 years ago 😊 I was wondering if you have any information on telling the difference between frog/spotted salamander eggs if they’re not in their mass? We had a rain storm here (Cape Breton, NS. Canada) and I found some loose eggs flowing along the side of the road, along with half of a spotted salamander. I gently scooped them up and took them home cause my heart broke for them honestly. Usually it’s easy to tell the difference between frog/salamander eggs (I know salamanders have another coat of gel over their eggs so usually it’s easy to tell) but since these aren’t in a clump together and have been separated by running water I can’t quite tell what they are. Just like a few years ago, I also found frozen frog spawn and have them here at home. Should I introduce these new, “loose eggs” into the tank with the other spawn, or give them their own space incase they’re different species? Any advice would be greatly appreciated ❤️

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad my videos helped you :-) We don't actually have salamanders in the UK, so I know very little about them. We do have newts, which are relatives of salamanders. Newts tend to lay eggs singularly, wrapped in a leaf. So, unfortunately, I can't help you there. But I would recommend you keep them in a separate tank from your tadpoles, just in case the tadpoles eat the eggs. It could be exciting to see what they develop into!

@shvonnemarie

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thank you so much, I appreciate it! I’ll set them up their own habitat, hopefully they’ll hatch and I’ll update you on what they turn out to be :) We have newts here as well, I didn’t realize they lay individual eggs so perhaps that’s what they are, it’ll be cool to find out! Your videos are very helpful, they’re done super well, very interesting and are really informative- most of what I know I learned from you! Can’t wait to keep following frog watch :)

Great to see you up and about greg I hope you don’t mind but we are doing something similar it’s called spawn watch on our channel this year ? Did you watch the videos we did last year too greg ? 🐸💚🐸

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

As long as you don't call the videos Frog Watch, go for it, haha! I think I saw a couple of them. I'll give them a look this year.

@UkAmphibians

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife brilliant thanks greg hows the back all good I hope? 🐸💚🐸

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's much better thanks. I'm now able to walk around without any pain. So I'm hoping to do many more videos than I was able to do last year.

@UkAmphibians

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife aww that’s brilliant news glad to hear your better and looking forward to all your videos this year 🐸💚🐸

I got tadpoles in a plastic tub in my allotment, they came naturally, I want them to get rid of the slugs but obviously I don't have any plants will they still survive? Do I need to do anything to cover? so that they don't become a meal for the birds... please advise

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

If there is no plants in the tub, then you'll need to provide additional food for them, otherwise they may starve, or start eating each other. Birds will very much want to eat the tadpoles, so if you want to protect them you could cover the tub. Netting would be okay, but obviously as they grow, they'll need to be able to leave the water, so make sure you don't trap them inside.

Greg I have a question will you do toad watch

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to, but I've never found any toad spawn that I'm able to take home.

I'm I'd I different country but yes millions of frog tadpoles

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what species they are?

can i put my tadpoles in drinking water like form a frig

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

As long as it's not tap water. The water should not have any chlorine in it. If it does it will need treating to remove the chlorine.

Im going to look into getting frogspawn into london. Is that a bad idea? Can frogspawn survive without adult frogs

@GregsWildlife

2 ай бұрын

Yes they can survive, common frogs have no parental responsibility. They lay the spawn and leave. Just remember not to transfer spawn from one place to another. Always return the tadpoles to where you got them from. And never buy spawn from anyone.

@treedude4246

2 ай бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thank you We are trying to find frogspawn in london or surrey at the moment. Is now a good time? If so what would be a good location

@GregsWildlife

2 ай бұрын

You may be able to find some now, although a lot of it may have hatched already. Frogs will use any still body of water, so ponds not rivers or streams. I don't know London so I can't give you any specific locations. But look for ponds in parks or green spaces that have a decent amount of natural habitat around it.

I've been watching you since 2017 and now This will be my third time raising tadpoles my 4 year old cousin thought it would be a good idea to tip them out of the bucket I keep them in until they hatch anyway luckily I was there and the bucket had a net lid which caught them but I am worried they are now injured, I have now placed them back into my small frog pond do you think they will be okay P.S they were pretty much ready to hatch!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching for such a long time! I really appreciate it. I think they will be okay, spawn is pretty tough, that jelly is quite protective.

@finsmith540

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thanks, more spawn is in the main frog pond Aswell from my other pond do you think it will get any Desises? With the two mixing you know... Edit: The water is the same in both ponds just one of the frogspawn is fresher

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

It's unlikely. It is always a risk when moving spawn from one pond to another, but if the ponds are close by, it's possible they have a shared ecosystem anyway.

@finsmith540

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Okay thanks for the information!

is adding a filter worth it?

@GregsWildlife

4 ай бұрын

It's not necessary. Some filters can be bad, if they create a current in the water you can end up sucking up tadpoles into it as they are not strong swimmers. You can keep the water clean and clear by adding live plants and if the water does start to look dirty, do a partial water change. It should be all you need. Just make sure your tank isn't overcrowded by tadpoles.

Hi

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Hey!

That means soon I can get frog eggs!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the frog spawn should be out in most places now.

i am Aaron

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

I remember :-)

or should i just put in my creek water

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Water from a creek or pond is probably more suitable.

Hi We want to set up our frog tank for 2023 but haven’t seen any spawn in London and the surrounds. Is this normal or have we missed out already?

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

I have heard reports that this year is particularly bad for frogspawn and many ponds that usually have lots are empty. I'd imagine that if a pond is going to have frogspawn it would be there by now. In the London area, I'd think they might have hatched by now, so if you look in shallow areas on warm sunny days, you should be able to see them if they're there.

Great setup! I’m glad you use love plants, however it might be best if you did add a filter. Many standard filters are NOT suitable for tadpole as they will suck up the tadpoles like you mentioned, however air powered sponge filters are very gentle and safe to use. This allows the water to easily stay oxygenated and give a black for beneficial bacteria to colonize.

Hi

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, how are you? Enjoy the video?