June 08, 2008

Red Fish, Blue Fish?

We LOVE taking walks and fortunately our neighborhood is perfect for them! As we were enjoying the beautiful weather today, we strolled along the stream which runs near our home. Well, the term "stream" is a little generous... I guess it's more like a natural ditch. Either way, it has running water and wildlife and we were exploring it. In doing so, we came across a multitude of tiny tadpoles. Now, everyone knows tadpoles are only created for one thing... to keep as pets and watch them grow legs! We collected six little guys (they are barely .25 in/.63 cm long from head to tail) and immediately introduced them into their new five star abode. They took to it like, well, like a fish to water. We have no idea what kind of frogs they will become, or if they will even become frogs at all (we've read about "toadpoles"). However, we will thoroughly enjoy watching them and keep you updated on their progress.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Heather Christine said...

Hi,I love your tadpole posting. I did the same thing last year at school. This year the eggs turned out to be salamanders!!!! Make sure that you have a way for the tadpoles to get out of the water once they grow their legs, other wise they will drown.
Heather (Carrie's sister)
Check out my frog and salamander posts: http://hchristine.blogspot.com/

Heather Christine said...

I have updated my blog with new salamander photos! How are your tadpoles doing?
http://hchristine.blogspot.com/