Two weeks ago, Rebekah and Isaac were at our little creek near our home and found some tadpoles. This finding started a new and exciting time in our home. I wanted Isaac to see how the tadpoles changed into frogs. I've never done this before, so I had to do some research. On the week Rebekah and Craig were gone, Isaac and I went to the Pet store. We got an aquarium, food, rocks, conditioner and some plants. That's what I read would be okay for the tadpoles. However, the water was very dirty and after a day and they just didn't look ok. I did more research. We ended up getting a whole set up for the aquarium with a filter and all the things to help neutralize the PH to 7.0, two neon fish (they can live with the tadpoles) fish food, a manual cleaner for the tank and a couple of other things. Well, yesterday we got our first Frog. We noticed one of the tadpoles had all four legs and was trying to get out of the water. So, here I am again. More Research. What do I now do with the frog. Well, we put it in a small fish bowl, got a rock so he can hide and climb on, a piece a bush that he can climb the tree and leaves and a little lid filled with water. We have to make sure that it's moist inside so we spray the inside with the water from the aquarium. Whew...! We have learned a lot about tadpoles. I'll have to get some pics of the tadpoles soon...
3 comments:
How cool is that?! Isn't funny how a simple "Hey mom, can we keep a tadpole (or fish in our case) can turn into a major investment :-)
Wow, that sounds like a fun adventure. We have a fish and I find I barely remember to feed it every day. Glad you and Isaac and Rebekah and Craigh had such good times together. And a dog. How fun. How did you decide what type to get?
It still continues to be an adventure! We now have two frogs. One had already lost its tail and the other in the process of losing it. However, this morning we seem to be missing the one that no longer has a tail. They love to hide so maybe I just missed him...We chose a labradoodle b/c it doesn't shed. We only looked at getting nonshedding dogs and there aren't that many.
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