Tadpoles Final Update – Day #48

| June 14, 2008

Wouldn’t you know it, I sure did, that all but one of our toad tadpoles had turned into tiny toads by the time we got back from vacation!  But what a blessing that this one little tadpole held out for us!  My very good friend Kari was tadpole-sitting them for us and had to release them [...]

Tadpole Update, One More Photo

| June 3, 2008

One more photo before we leave!  You can see their legs now!  Click to full size.  Back to packing!      

Toad Tadpole Update #5 – Day 29

| May 26, 2008

For our tadpole update this time, we have a special host, Miss Gabby Rose!       We definitely do not have as many tadpoles as when we started, so I know some of them haven’t made it.  Since moving them outside on our deck, we’ve not been watching them as closely, so I’m sure [...]

Tadpole Update #4 – Day 19

| May 16, 2008

Our little baby toad tadpoles are still coming along just fine.  Their growing rate seems to have slowed down now just a bit, but still going.   They’ve definitely gotten a little longer and a little wider since my last photos.        Here is a quick camera video.  The waterfall-like sound in the background [...]

Tadpole Update #3, Day 10

| May 7, 2008

  Our little toad tadpoles are still growing like crazy!  We can now see the little gills on the sides of their bodies that will later be feet.     Here you can see their size in comparison to a dime.   I just checked out a great book from the library:   Toad by [...]

Tadpole Update #2

| May 3, 2008

I am simply in awe at how fast these tadpoles are growing!  It literally seems you turn your head for a moment and look back and they are bigger!  We have now moved them into two containers.  I know this will only last so long and we’ll probably end up taking some of the tadpoles [...]