Big Beauty

This polliwog is about 3 weeks old.  He eats algae from the side of the tank and cooked romaine lettuce.  That wild looking mouth sucks holes in the lettuce like crazy!  They are non stop eating machines with huge appetite. 

close up of side of mouth- 2 pics

Reflections on a Salamander Newt

Little Green Froglet Ready to Go

Snail Eggs

I noticed this very tiny spot on the inside of the aquarium glass a week or so after setting it up.  It was about the size of a the head of a pin. I photographed it and watched it over the next few weeks. Turned out to be snail eggs.  I inadvertently scooped up a few snails when I got the frog eggs and that's all it took.  It wasn't long before I had plenty of snails!

A Tadpoles Diet

When I first introduce the cooked romaine lettuce to the tadpoles, they are just a few days old.  It takes them about two or three days to start to munch on the greens.  During that time they continue to eat algae also. Eventually though, they develop huge appetites and chomp away happily on my cooking! 

Nose to Nose

 
These tadpoles ate voraciously for 15 minutes, then swam crazily around the tank for a few laps and finally landed on this rock opposite each other, as if planned.  They remained this way for about an hour.  Wonder what they were thinking?

 

I love the way the light falls in this picture.

My Best Side Please

I love the beauty of the salamander newts. I have only been able to bring one to adulthood. Each year when I collect eggs, very few are salamander. Last year, the polliwogs ate most before I realized what was happening. It is my goal this year to have a much more successful season raising these beautiful shy creatures