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I have a group of reed frogs of unknown species. They are breeding regulary and usually lay eggs on the glass sides of their enclosure. I have tried placing containers underneath the eggs to catch tadpoles as they drop out. Unfortunately, they never seem to make it out of the egg mass. Several groups have started to develop normally only to die in the egg mass several days later. I once attempted to transfer the egg masses themselves to the water after a couple of days development. These all died as well. Any advice? I purchased these guys as feeders when they were froglets. The tiny boa that I was feeding died suddenly and the frogs were spared. Since then, I've actually become quite fond of the little guys. They have matured into beautiful frogs with lots of personality. I would really like to try raising a few. Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

Heather

I have a group of reed frogs of unknown species. They are breeding regulary and usually lay eggs on the glass sides of their enclosure. I have tried placing containers underneath the eggs to catch tadpoles as they drop out. Unfortunately, they never seem to make it out of the egg mass. Several groups have started to develop normally only to die in the egg mass several days later. I once attempted to transfer the egg masses themselves to the water after a couple of days development. These all died as well. Any advice? I purchased these guys as feeders when they were froglets. The tiny boa that I was feeding died suddenly and the frogs were spared. Since then, I've actually become quite fond of the little guys. They have matured into beautiful frogs with lots of personality. I would really like to try raising a few. Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

Are these frogs exposed to natural light? It has been my experence that many frog species particularly if they are a diurnal species require that the females be exposed to natural light at least a week or so before the eggs are laid or the tads may never hatch as you discribe or else the tads die soon after hatching. I believe this may be the be your problem.

Seth