tadpoles??? - Page 2

abcat1993 · 05-08-2007, 04:56 PM

Maybe I'll raise some toad tadpoles so they don't get eaten by the lawnmower.

drache · 08-03-2007, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by adamanteus

I often raise tadpoles for use as feeder frogs. I am raising a pool full this year.

James
if you are raising them in an outdoor pool, wouldn't they be subject to some of the same parasites as w/c ones?

are tadpoles themselves prone to having parasites?
I found a store that gets them sometimes and I'm wondering whether I need to freeze them, if I want to use them for scenting

KITKAT · 08-06-2007, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drache

James
if you are raising them in an outdoor pool, wouldn't they be subject to some of the same parasites as w/c ones?

are tadpoles themselves prone to having parasites?
I found a store that gets them sometimes and I'm wondering whether I need to freeze them, if I want to use them for scenting

Yes, to avoid parasites you will need to freeze them for at least 14 days.

Tadpoles are VERY full of parasites.

hissy100 · 08-08-2007, 11:51 AM

Tadpole may not be a good idea to feed your garters. wild caught tadpoles have heavy parasite loads

adamanteus · 08-08-2007, 12:11 PM

Doubtless tadpoles carry parasites, whether or not these parasites pose a threat to our Garters I'm not convinced. I have been using tadpoles as a seasonal variation in my Garters' diet for the past 30+ years and I've not had a problem so far. They are certainly a part of a Garters' natural diet.

drache · 08-09-2007, 07:22 AM

our local store get tadpoles in once in a while and I asked Jeff to get some the idea was that I would freeze them and then use them for scenting
what he brought home were two gigantic tadpoles nothing like the ones of my childhood
I ended up feeding them to the concinnus mom, because she's the only snake I have that's been in the wild fairly recently
she's also the one I was going to use the scenting for, since she still won't take rodents
she won't take dead fish either though
between her gravidity and our move I haven't worked on that issue yet
but she sure ate those tadpoles fast

Josh · 08-09-2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by drache

...gravidity...

that cant be a real word lol

Stefan-A · 08-09-2007, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh

that cant be a real word lol

Definition of gravid - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Josh · 08-09-2007, 07:51 AM

sorry.......lol

drache · 08-09-2007, 08:04 AM

thanks Stefan
I knew gravid was real
if gravidity wasn't (like my spell-check says), it ought to be
now I know I'm better than the spell-check

05-08-2007, 04:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? Maybe I'll raise some toad tadpoles so they don't get eaten by the lawnmower. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

08-08-2007, 11:51 AM	#14 (permalink)
hissy100 Never shed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Western Washington State Posts: 43 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? Tadpole may not be a good idea to feed your garters. wild caught tadpoles have heavy parasite loads __________________ I own two Northwestern Garters (T. ordinoides) One's got white stripes (name: White Lightning) and the other has yellow(Yellow Lightning)

08-08-2007, 12:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? Doubtless tadpoles carry parasites, whether or not these parasites pose a threat to our Garters I'm not convinced. I have been using tadpoles as a seasonal variation in my Garters' diet for the past 30+ years and I've not had a problem so far. They are certainly a part of a Garters' natural diet. __________________ James.

08-09-2007, 07:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,401 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? our local store get tadpoles in once in a while and I asked Jeff to get some the idea was that I would freeze them and then use them for scenting what he brought home were two gigantic tadpoles nothing like the ones of my childhood I ended up feeding them to the concinnus mom, because she's the only snake I have that's been in the wild fairly recently she's also the one I was going to use the scenting for, since she still won't take rodents she won't take dead fish either though between her gravidity and our move I haven't worked on that issue yet but she sure ate those tadpoles fast __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

08-09-2007, 07:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
Josh Thamnophis Collectus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wilkes barre Posts: 1,138 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? sorry.......lol __________________ Josh *0.1 T. radix*

08-09-2007, 08:04 AM	#20 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,401 Country:	Re: tadpoles??? thanks Stefan I knew gravid was real if gravidity wasn't (like my spell-check says), it ought to be now I know I'm better than the spell-check __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

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