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Raising ADF tadpoles

Margie

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I took the magnifier and looked at a bunch more of them. Most have front legs started - just not as noticeable as on the largest one.
 

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Another update: 40 days old. That face has gotten a lot cuter! And I love those webbed feet!
 

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Another update - 55 days old

They're eating live blackworms and looking pretty darn cute. Today I gave these 11 froglets back to the friend who gave me the eggs to raise. I kept 6 for myself.
 

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Thanks for sharing. ADF's are the best. I have always wanted to breed them. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they are technically extinct since they do not exist outside of captivity so I think all ADF are CB.
 

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They turned out great Margie! It was very cool to watch them grow.

Will the adults eat black worms indefinitely or will they get switched to something else later?

Thanks! I have a second batch growing out now. So far I have a much better survival rate with this second batch.

I've never kept adults, but my understanding is that they can stay on blackworms. The friend I got the eggs from told me she feeds her adults pellets made for frogs.
 

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I would love to raise adf if you would walk me through it, Not yet of course but It would be a valuable experience :)
 

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That was a very informative series of pictures, thanks for posting them. I'd been wondering how long these stayed in the tadpole stage.
 
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