tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306250674249202410.post7702294281244342700..comments2023-07-08T06:29:26.521-07:00Comments on Frogwater Farm: Morsels: Easter, Chicks, Tadpoles and moreJasminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500221462452707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306250674249202410.post-57060674120784846492014-04-25T08:30:32.557-07:002014-04-25T08:30:32.557-07:00It will be fun to see what you get. We don't ...It will be fun to see what you get. We don't have many salamanders where we live, but it would be fun to see them develop as well.<br />We are hoping to hatch a monarch this year too, if we can find some eggs.Sadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001621607952482583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306250674249202410.post-28498500039481219062014-04-24T08:02:05.329-07:002014-04-24T08:02:05.329-07:00Yes, I remember that bit about the outer sac for s...Yes, I remember that bit about the outer sac for salamanders. Bummer. They do look like tadpoles in there though--I'm still slightly hopeful. <br />We'll put a bunch back into the pond when the hatch and just keep a few. I didn't want to tear the sac apart. There were several sacs there in the pond. I'll keep you informed as they develop.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500221462452707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306250674249202410.post-28026415362870762882014-04-23T18:34:00.776-07:002014-04-23T18:34:00.776-07:00Looks like Spring! I did a quick Google search an...Looks like Spring! I did a quick Google search and found " Frog eggs vs. salamander eggs. Telling the difference between the two is quite easy. Frogs lay individual clear eggs with a visible embryo contained within each egg. With frogs, the outside edge of the egg mass is made up of the eggs themselves. Salamanders take it a step farther and coat the entire egg mass with an additional layer of jelly, presumably as protection from predators such as newts." I would guess by looking at the picture that you have salamanders, but I could be wrong. You also usually don't want to take the whole group of eggs, just 5-10 of them. You need something like a gallon of space for every 2 tadpoles, maybe more. This is our third year collecting them, and they just hatched a few days ago. We have nine in a large aquarium this year. Right now it only has 2 gallons of pond water in it, but we will add more as they grow.Sadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001621607952482583noreply@blogger.com