Have you guys used them? What do you think? Pros/Cons?
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African clawed frog & Bullfrog tadpoles as feeders?
TommyTurtleMan
Jul 26, 2005 05:53 PM
Replies (3)
chrysemys
Jul 26, 2005 10:22 PM
Bull frog tadpoles I wouldnt see a problem with. But I dont think I would feed African Clawed frogs. And unless you were getting these for free somewhere, i.e catching the tadpoles, I would just stick with fish; and if the snappers big enough the occasional pinkie/mouse.
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.
turtlesox
Jul 27, 2005 03:30 AM
My turtles love all types of tadpoles. I put 100's of tadpoles and feeder fish in the tanks and next morning they are gone. The bullfrog tadpoles are great in the winter because they take a long time before they become frogs.
joeysgreen
Jul 27, 2005 04:02 AM
If parasites are a recurrent problem, I would suspect any wildcaught food to be the culprit.
While the tadpoles are probably rather small for the average snapper, african clawed frogs are bred by the thousands in captivity for research purposes and should be cheap and parasite free. Go to xenopus.com
