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 #1698587


Frogboy1
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 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

click on this to see the wild tadpoles i found and please help with identification
04/11/08  07:25am

 #1698593


Frogboy1
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   Message To: Frogboy1   In reference to Message Id: 1698587


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

click on this to see the pic of the wild tadpole i caught please help with identification
04/11/08  07:31am

 #1698594


Frogboy1
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   Message To: Frogboy1   In reference to Message Id: 1698593


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. It is only four days old with 22 brothes and sisters help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
04/11/08  07:32am

 #1698606


Kyoss
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   Message To: Frogboy1   In reference to Message Id: 1698594


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats not a Tadpole. Its a Salamander Hatchling which are alot harder to raise. I would feed it live microworms or get some live daphia, but if you can’t get them i would release... there a hassle, when you arn’t familiar with the Sallies. But if you want to raise them, then i would buy some microworms or daphina that a live and feed that to them until they are big enough to eat Brine Shrimp. Then go to chopped inhalf earth worms or if there to big find some smaller worms in the yard =]
04/11/08  08:00am

 #1698609


Frogboy1
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   Message To: Kyoss   In reference to Message Id: 1698606


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It can’t be salamader hatchling because the eggs were in a clear gel and the embryo was black instead of white.
04/11/08  08:10am

 #1699238


Kyoss
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   Message To: Frogboy1   In reference to Message Id: 1698609


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a Salamander because, Yes frogs and Salamanders Have the Clear Gel Outside, but the eggs for frogs are like little black balls. Salamander larva are black and are longish with little greenish capsules around them. If you look at the pic, you can see the small gills it has, which salamander Tadpoles have in-order to Breath under water. Frogs are like balls with tails, but the sally tadpoles have small legs and gills, and they are sometimes called water dogs for short.
04/11/08  05:17pm

 #1701887


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: Kyoss   In reference to Message Id: 1699238


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its a salamander waterdog (larvy)


Notice the external gills... that is something tadpoles do not have
and tadpoles are also not born with legs


GOod luck with him!
04/13/08  06:19pm

 #1703576


Lukemax1
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   Message To: Kyoss   In reference to Message Id: 1699238


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a qestion (not to get off forum topic) but when you say salamander larva, dose this include newts to? because if so i think your right and i have an oregon newt larva... oh and this is 2 kyoss.
04/14/08  09:33pm

 #1704384


Kyoss
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   Message To: Lukemax1   In reference to Message Id: 1703576


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would believe so. Newts and Salamanders are about the same except Newts can swim and breath underwater and Salamanders Cant.
04/15/08  04:45pm

 #1704514


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: Kyoss   In reference to Message Id: 1704384


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is not true kyoss.

The mole salamander family cannot breath underwater.
The lungless salamanders can for a while.
and many salamanders keep their gills and live in the water as mudpuppies some call them, aquatic salamanders
they have gills and lungs(this happens mostly with the mole salamander family)



04/15/08  06:10pm

 #1704773


Kyoss
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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1704514


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the majority or Salamanders can’t breathe underwater and that’s what I’m talking about. Alot of them are poor swimmers like the Marble Salamander for Instance. But i really only depends on what kind of Sally it is, like the common ones like the central, Spotted, and Marble can’t.
04/15/08  09:17pm

 #1704897


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: Kyoss   In reference to Message Id: 1704773


 TADPOLE IDENTIFICATION HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean

when they furtilize their eggs they do it under water.


Mine swim all the time (tigers,marbles and spotteds)

I understand the point your trying to make but I dont think its correct.
04/15/08  10:08pm


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