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Recently, we had to drain our pool to put in a new liner, when the liner was put in, we started filling up the pool with water to streach the liner. There was about six inches in the pool when we started noticing the frogs. About 3 or 4 male gray tree frogs had made our pool there new home. We tried moving them but they still kept coming back. They kept craoking for days and finally one day, we noticed eggs in out pool. they were laid onto anything that was floating in the pool; leaves, dead bugs, ect. We didn't want to be inhumane and kill all the eggs so we took out a lot if them and put them in a big galss jar. Today, I went into the pool to check to see if the frogs we're back and sure enough, the remaining eggs had hatched and tiny (1/8 inch long) tadpoles were swimming around. I caught as many as I could and put them into another glass jar. I went back to look at the eggs we (my mother and i) had collected before and there were the same size tadpoles in that jar. We don't want to be inhumane and kill them so, if anyone out there knows, how should we take care of them(feeding, ect.?) and how long will it take for them to turn into adult frogs? And one more thing, can the frogs live in chlorinated water because they are really starting to get anoying at night.

Keith S,

Don't ask your local pool supply house the question about chlorine because they might lie to you, mine did. Five years ago we had a pool put in. It's an 18' x 36' inground pool with an 8' deep end that holds almost 25,000 gallons of water. Almost immediately our pool became a frog pond. I was concerned about the chemicals and the frogs so I asked the people that test the water and sell the chemicals. They actually told me that chlorine didn't hurt frogs at all, just bleached them out a bit. Not knowing any better I believed them about the chlorine, but had problems with them being sucked into the skimmer basket and drowning. I tried netting on the lower half of the chain link fence, which didn't work. I tried turning the pump off at night, but without the movement in the water they laid eggs which (I'm ashamed to admit) were just sucked up the next morning. I bought floating duck decoys and played nature CDs from their predators through the outdoor speakers. I haven't found anything that keeps the frogs out of the pool, but would appreciate any advice or suggestions.

I think the best way to keeping the tads would be a large rubbermaid container (like a sweater keeper container, but not washed) de-chlorinated water and floating plants to start with. I've never raised tree frogs or tads before, but I imagine you'll have more knowledable people to reply.

I don't know about the chemicals but I know plenty of people here in FL having the same problem.

I'll trade you some Cubans for your Grays LOL
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Heather

find a near by lake and grab some of the floating algea. the tads will eat it. the water they are in should be filterd...best to just setup a ten gallon tank and put them all in it...

or if you find a lake just put the tads in there.

I work in the swimming pool industry; pools claim much wildllife; to this day I haven't figured why frogs will abandon nearby wetlands for the clear water of a pool; likely just expanding territory. GTF's at least are equipped to climb the vertical pool walls & escape (unlike the ranids who tire & drown). GTF's & peepers often choose above ground pools (less competition!)

Anyway, the tupperware container (large multi-gallon) kept outside is probably your best bet. I'm raising GTF tads currently-- they have been fed frozen spinach pieces and are doing well. Provide a slope for your froglets to climb out of the container. Good luck

Thanks for all the help and information on grey tree frog tadpoles. It should all come in handy for helping to properly raise my the frogs. Thanks again.

Keith S.

P.S. does anybody know what i should feed them, if i run out of algae?

I feed my tads algea sinking wafers, bloodworms and fish flake.
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Heather