Toad eggs in pond
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Help! what to do with hatched toad eggs?!
Comments (5)well, my goldies must like the toad eggs too as none visable in the pond the next day after I took a pailful out of the pond & I know MANY were still left in the pond. No tiny tadpoles in the pond a few days later either but the pailful was swarming with the little critters! I called rescue organizations & they all laughed (!?) & said to call Fish & Game. Well, Fish & Game said to dump the pail of little ones back in the pond for the goldfish to eat!!! I guess I will just let them develop & then place them in the gardens but Fish & Game said birds will eat them when they are small. Oh, now I wish I had not let the eggs hatch as that would have been the most humane thing to do... but now it is too late! A toad is a live creature & guess I may be silly but.. I can't see not trying now to get them to adult stage since I was responsible for letting them hatch! Since toads lay their eggs in ponds, how do they get out when they develop past tadpole stage... jump out? Don't think they could jump out of the pond though as the lip is rather high....See MoreToad Story
Comments (5)Zelda, don't be down on yourself and learn from the situation. You did not go out there to intentionally maim or kill the toad, accidents happen and now you are feeling pretty bad about it all. I'm sure very few of us knew what we may run into, when we decided to take on ownership of a pond and the stewardship of the pond's inhabitants etc. I have, in the past, accidentally killed Grass frogs with my lawnmower, but it wasn't on purpose. Like you, I did not see them and like you, I was devastated when I realized what I had done. It leaves a person feeling pretty bad for sure. I'm also sure we are not the only ones to whom this unfortunate type of accident has happened. It is horrible when things go awry like that but we can only try to learn from our mistakes. "Horton"...See Morewhat to do with hatched toad eggs... help!!
Comments (1)Go get a kid's wading pool. Fill it with water from the pond. The tadpoles will change into frogs in about 6 weeks. Put it where it gets a bit of sun so it grows nice algae but not too much so it doesn't get too hot.They eat the algae that grows on the side of the pool but not the algae that makes the water green. Sometimes they will eat fish food, water plants. Maybe the pet stores have tadpole food? I have 2 pools going right now, one for the toads and one for the tree frogs. They have some potted plants from the goldfish pond - one came with fish eggs so the toad pool has baby fish also....See MoreWhat to do with Tadpoles?
Comments (1)Do you have lots of insects and plants in your yard? If so they should be able to find their own food. It would be fun to feed them but after they start hopping around you may not find them. My toads come to my sidewalk at night because the lights from my house attract insects. In the day they are buried in the soil or mulch. I often dig them up in my vegetable garden. They should be fine if you have the habitat for them....See Morelincann
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