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Hi there! I don't have as many interesting things to post about, so i am gonna start a weekly segment where i tell you how to do something.

How to raise tadpoles as pets

First, obtain a suitable container to keep them in.
See through ones are best, because it allows you to keep a close eye on them.
Clean jars, aquariums, plastic critter keepers, or fish bowls work best. With large tadpoles such
as green frog or bullfrog, they need at least one gallon of water each but with newly hatched
or small tadpoles, you can fit many in, as long as you keep the water clean.

Now, its time to collect your tadpoles. It is wise to keep only native species, unless you wish to keep them as frogs as well. Go to a nearby pond, ditch, lake, or stream that you have noticed tadpoles living at. Fill a bucket with pond water, and gently scoop the tadpoles in with a net. Or, if you want to experience the whole life cycle, look for tadpole eggs, and place them in the bucket.
For keeping tadpoles, you must either collect water from a clean pond, or age tap water for at least 5 days.

Once you have your tadpoles home, in their tank you can start to think about feeding them. You do not have to feed them every day, because they also eat algae in their tank. You can feed them fish flakes, commercial tadpole diets or you can make food for them at home. Simple put a couple pieces of lettuce in an ice tray, freeze, then thaw when you are ready to feed it to the tadpoles. This process softens it.
you can also feed them tiny pieces of boiled egg, but this fouls the water easily, and is not recommended.
Scoop out all the extra uneaten food after an hour or so. Don't worry if your newly hatched tadpoles are not eating. They live of their yolk for the first few days.

To clean the tank, you can simply scoop up debris on the bottom with a fish net, and do partial water changes. If the water looks cloudy, change it. Good ground cover is clean sand, smooth gravel, or the mud from the pond that you found them at. Make sure to add a lot of NATIVE plants.

When your tadpoles start to grow budding legs, give them a rock or log to get out of the water on. When they turn into frogs, you can either let them go, or keep them, feeding them crickets and spiders, however  frogs are much more expensive, because crickets cost a lot.

So, bye!