[header] How to care for african clawed frog tadpoles [title] Separate tadpole eggs from the adults. [step] A female frog can lay anywhere from 500 to 1 , 000 eggs and the rate of survival depends on the conditions of the tank. The most important factor is to keep the adults separate from the eggs.
[header] How to care for african clawed frog tadpoles [title] Separate tadpole eggs from the adults. [step] A female frog can lay anywhere from 500 to 1 , 000 eggs and the rate of survival depends on the conditions of the tank. The most important factor is to keep the adults separate from the eggs.
It is possible for a female to lay anywhere from 800 or 5 , 000 eggs from two to five years of age. This is because the larger a tadpole, the greater its risk for dependency on the mother frogs. If you have more than one tadpole, the same rules apply. So, give each tadpole or adult one egg at a time; you can save as much as 6 eggs for another litter. Otherwise, the tadpole eggs are in danger of being eaten by the adults. [substeps] After you notice the first egg, watch out for more to follow in the next 2-4 days. If you leave the young tadpoles alone while they are still at an early stage of life, they can become ill or suffer from hypothyroidism or cancer. [substeps] Take the tadpoles back to the nest with you as soon as their eggs are laid.