A couple of weeks ago P found a rather large amount of frogspawn deposited on top of our pond. We always find some each spring but the birds and other creatures tend to polish off most of it.
This year he decided to bring some indoors, to give them a chance of survival.
Within a day of placing the tub on our kitchen windowsill all the eggs had hatched and the little black commas were starting to move.
Now they are all growing quite fast and are very active.
We have added a couple of small slices of courgette for them to feed on. They seem to like it and it is fascinating to watch them swarming around, fighting for a place to nibble at the edges.
This little video shows how active they are...
This little video shows how active they are...
P says it reminds him of his school days, when they used to have tadpoles in a tank in the classroom each spring.
We shall have to return them to the pond once they start to grow legs. Don't want them hopping around the kitchen.
It is good to be reminded now and then that life still goes on all around us.
It is good to be reminded now and then that life still goes on all around us.
When we had our allotment we loved to watch the little taddies growing into tiny frogs. You'll have to keep us updated and show the tiny little froglets.
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I shall try to keep an eye on them once they have been returned to the pond. Hopefully by then they will have more chance of escaping the predators.
DeleteYes, life goes on outside just the same just that invisible menace that is messing up all our lives.
ReplyDeleteI have spent the past hour in the garden just soaking up the experience of watching the new growth. We even saw the first House Martins of the season.
DeleteFrogs are very good for the garden and they eradicate bugs and caterpillars from nasty cabbage whites.
ReplyDeleteYep. Our own little pest controllers!
DeleteWe had frog spawn in our pond and it has disappeared.What a great idea to put some in a jar.Now why didn't I think of that!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's more interesting than watching TV!
DeleteAre you going to give them names? There are many boys and girls' names beginning with the letter "T" - as in Timothy Tadpole, Tallulah Tadpole etc..
ReplyDeleteOf course. They all look so different we can easily tell them apart.
DeleteOh let them hop about JayCee - you're practically their mummy now!
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