| Re: Tadpoles not maturing
I've just been reading through this thread as I'm monitoring my toadpoles' development at the moment. Only one looks like it's ready to leave the pond soon - proper little back and front legs and tail less than half its original length.
I've a couple of questions I'd love some help with. Do toadpoles have to have meat as they get their back legs? I've put some dried blood worm in as suggested in another thread but they seem to ignore that! Most of them, including ones with back legs, just seem to want to gorge themselves on watercress! Will they mature and leave each other alone if there is plenty of plant life for them, but no meat? And can they eat the various little dead insects that end up on the surface of the water?
Sorry - I know that's a lot of questions - more than a couple! Oh - one more though! - is the frog that's taken up residence likely to eat the toadpoles or even the little toadlets if they emerge this summer?
Many thanks for any advice.
Ellkebe |