Thanks a lot Greg! Keep it up 😊

This year I'm following along with my own tadpoles, however mine are outdoors so it will be interesting to see the results. Great info!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Development is usually slower in ponds, but that can depend on the weather and other conditions, so it will interesting to see what happens. Keep me updated!

@josie670

2 жыл бұрын

How are they doing??

When will the next video be coming out Greg? Don’t want to miss it!

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

I usually put out videos on Sundays at 12 pm BST. I try to be as consistent as possible, but with wildlife videos it can depend on the animals! Click the bell icon and get notifications, never miss a video! xD

The spawn I gathered has all hatched and within a week some of tadpoles are massive!, and some are half the size but all look healthy, the bigger ones look like there about the stage where there going to start getting there back legs as you can see them changing colour and there eyes are more froggy looking ,as well as spinach I also have been giving them bits of tinned tuna in spring water the last day, and they love it, its like watching red belly piranhas eating really fast, I call the bigger ones jaws.🤣🐸🐸🐸 IAM keeping my eye on them closely and will move the bigger ones into another tank when changing becomes clear, can't believe some have grown this quickly in a week.

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! Don't give them too much tuna, they're not supposed to eat any 'meaty' food until they get legs. To them it's a bit like chocolate cake is to us - it tastes great, but shouldn't eat too much of it. I've heard that certain foods can speed up growth, cat biscuits is one, as it contains a chemical the tadpoles use to make the hormone that makes them metamorphose. I don't know whether tuna has that in it or not, but maybe that could be the reason they are growing so fast. You will have some tadpoles that grow much faster than others, that's pretty normal.

@shaunpriestley9768

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I only started giving them tuna yesterday so it's not that, I used bottled spring water at the beginning and there was a light cloudy growth round the tank, plants, gravel and I haven't seen them eating that much spinach, I wonder if it was the richness of the water and bacteria algae growth I've just looked at jaws again and it looks like his back legs are maybe starting to pop out...think iam going to need a bigger tank...🤣🐸.

Yes another tadpole video

Awesome

Thank you for this video ! I didn’t know that tadpoles ate spinach ! Thank you for sharing this valuable information ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😊😊😊

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Nice one there Greg. I've got a backyard "frog Pond" that I installed in shallow woods on the property. So far, 3 generations of the famed Wood Frog have been reared in it. They share the pond in development with another "star" of nature, the Spotted Salamander (mosquito wriggler eating machines!!) As you point out, their development is slower out in the elements. While there is plenty of algal growth in the pond for the tadpoles, I also toss in some ground up flake goldfish food that they also relish. It's an awesome sight seeing the tiny froglets leaving the pond to join nature's realm!!

@GregsWildlife

6 ай бұрын

That sounds fantastic! I'm always envious of people from other parts of the world that have all these different species of amphibians.

@nickbottonejr.9447

6 ай бұрын

And your channel is "Spot On" with all the "Fan Enthusiasm" it generates. Terrific Videos!!! 👍

@GregsWildlife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

Great work greg good to see the tadpoles growing so fast. Great information on the spinach our tadpoles are growing fast too on our video on our channel have you been watching? 🐸💚🐸

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the tadpoles are growing fast. They are eating so much now, I'm having to feed them twice a day.

@UkAmphibians

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife that’s great greg well done looking forward to the next video 🐸💚🐸

If eny one is wondering he not doing one this year because he said it it’s the same content over and over but thanks for this I loved the journey

@GregsWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I do hope to return to frog watch in the future, but I'll need to make it fresh. Don't worry, I have ideas!

im using rainwater out of my garden to use in the tank its clear the small pond has newts in again and the other pond small baby fish..nice

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

I’m enjoying watching and learning. Looking to setup a tank for tadpoles soon. The light hanging over the tank worries me, it’s dangerous. Why not put a cover over the tank like I do for my reptiles? Thanks.

@GregsWildlife

Ай бұрын

Are you worried about it falling in? I never really had an issue with that, it's pretty sturdy. But I do have a cover that I put on once the tadpoles start getting legs and think about leaving the water, just to stop them climbing out before I can transfer them to the terrarium.

@cosmo9362

Ай бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Having anything electrical near water always worries me. 😁

great tadpole advice, ill definetly use these for mine. just a question how long do they take to be froglets?

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Last year it took about 2 months to go from spawn to froglet. I collected spawn at the beginning of April and they emerged from the water at the beginning of June. Some take longer, so it was over the course of a a couple of weeks for them all to fully change.

@ElliDoesSomething

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Thanks!

Hi greg my pond is now 2 years in the making i am so pleased that today my daughter and myself noticed frog spawn in it my only concearn is that i have coy and wild sticklebacks ..will they survive .thanks

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

It's very unlikely that any tadpoles will survive in a pond with fish in it, unfortunately. Fish are voracious predators of spawn.

Hey Greg, what kind of light do you use for your tank?

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

It's a Neorep UVB E27 bulb.

@dylanl8388

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife I’m using a Zoo Med ReptiSun 5.0 UVB. Is this suitable?

Hi Greg, my tadpoles for 2022 have just hatched and I’m not sure what to feed them. What do you recommend? Thanks

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Well, in this video I recommend spinach. But there are other things you can feed them. Romaine lettuce, cucumber, apple, fish flakes. Just remember, before they get back legs they eat plants. After they get back legs, they eat meat.

@tedparkinson3208

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

I must admit, I've not personally tried apple, but I imagine a little bit of softening would be good. Maybe experiment, try a bit of unboiled apple and see if they go for it.

I've finally got some frog spawn but had to go to Hemel Hempstead to get it.....there was only 1 clump of frog spawn and looked EVERYWHERE ....What is going on??

@GregsWildlife

3 ай бұрын

There was a bit of a cold snap recently that may have slowed down or put a temporary halt to spawning. Hopefully, it will pick up again as soon as we get a bit of warmer weather.

What temperature will frog sporn come out

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Frog spawn will be laid / hatch out at a wide variety of temperatures. Generally speaking, it would need to be above freezing, I'm not sure about the upper limit. But you'll find that with warmer temperatures, the spawn will develop faster.

Hi Greg, my tadpoles have just hatched and they’re 2 days old. They’re really tiny but is it normal for them to be swimming and then resting on the gravel (bottom) thanks.

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a common behaviour.

@tedparkinson3208

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

If I have frog spawn do u have to change there water in the tank/tub there laid it collected in

@marleyyoung4117

2 жыл бұрын

While there still frog spawn

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

No, there's no need to change the water while they're still spawn.

@marleyyoung4117

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife thank you

@marleyyoung4117

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregsWildlife I had a frog lay a batch of eggs last month after the frog released the eggs it had some sort of prolapse is what I would call it is it normal as I can’t find anything on the internet

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

@@marleyyoung4117 I'm sorry, I don't know. But I did find this online: Amphibian cloacal prolapse involves organs such as the bladder, intestines and uterus which may be seen protruding from the cloaca. Amplexus, the mating embrace that amphibians perform, can be a cause of prolapse due to the increased pressure applied to the body. Other possible causes of prolapse include nutritional deficiencies, gastrointestinal obstructions, parasites and pollutant exposure Small prolapses often spontaneously resolve and this process may be helped by keeping animals in water to prevent drying of the tissues. Large prolapses or ones which do not resolve may need veterinary attention.

Good episode Greg. Make sure you don't get those ice cubes mixed up with regular ones for your iced tea though, eh? 😉😆👍

@GregsWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Yeah, that would be an interesting taste.

how many times do you change water in the tank in a week?

@GregsWildlife

Ай бұрын

It's a judgement call really. I wouldn't do more than one partial change in a week as doing too many changes can stress the tadpoles. Sometimes I could easily go a couple of weeks without needing to change the water at all. It can depend on the size of your tank, the number of tadpoles and the quantity of plants in your tank.

@jecofficialchannel

Ай бұрын

@@GregsWildlife it’s 8/9 l, for only five toadpoles, some marsilea hirsuta and some hygrophila corymbosa. I think the water will remain pretty clean at least for a couple of weeks

Are the frogs spawning right now in Norwich? 16th February 2024

@GregsWildlife

4 ай бұрын

I haven't checked, but I don't think so. I've been keeping an eye on Spawn Map on Twitter and watching as sightings are appearing across the country. There haven't been any sightings this far east as of yet. But it probably won't be long.

@BrianTads

3 ай бұрын

@@GregsWildlife How about not so east as Norwich, so say Peterborough in Cambridgeshire? ....by the way great work you're doing! I have a tank set up and will be doing the same to help these little fellas out!

@GregsWildlife

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear you're giving it a go! I just checked Spawn Map and the furthest east they have had a report of looks to be somewhere around Ely, and one possibly in Ipswich. Definitely getting closer.

@BrianTads

3 ай бұрын

@@GregsWildlife Thanks! I'm not far from Ely. Slightly less east than that so I may have a look tomorrow. I'm assuming they are hard to miss. Perhaps toad and newt spawn are harder to spot

@GregsWildlife

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, newts wrap their eggs in leaves so are very difficult to see. Toads I think spawn a bit later than frogs and also prefer deeper water.