Uncle Milton Planet Frog - Manual (Page 4)

Note: If your tadpole is slow to develop,
feed more often and move to a warmer
location. Continue to change the water
to keep it clean.
Caring for Your Frog
Fragile! Handle with care.
While you may want to hold your frog now
and then, too much handling may be harmful.
A frog is delicate and might be quite
frightened of humans. Frogs are very good
jumpers and are very slippery. Your frog may
escape or be injured bwhile being handled.
Feeding Your Frog
Once the tadpole has fully developed front
and back legs, they may stop eating.
The tadpole will get nourishment from it’s tail
as the tail is absorbed into the body. In a short
time the tail will totally disappear. Once your
tadpole begins to venture onto the dry part of
the habitat, this is when your frog will be ready
for it’s first real meal.
In the wild, frogs eat live insects. On Planet
Frog your frog will be feasting on live crickets.
Crickets are available at most pet shops. The
crickets should be small - no more than a 1/4
inch long - and
about 1 week
old. These
should
be the
smallest
crickets
available, and are
sometimes
referred to as
pinhead crickets.
Feeding Your Tadpole
Your tadpole needs to get used to it’s new
home before it will be interested in eating
anything. So, do not feed it for at least 12 hours
after it has first arrived.
As your tadpole grows, it’s feeding habits will
change. To begin, feed your tadpole only 1/8 of
a pellet 1 time per day, per tadpole. DO NOT
OVERFEED! Overfeeding can cause organic
waste to build up. (This could harm your
tadpole.)
Cleaning Planet Frog (Part I)
CLEAN WATER IS ESSENTIAL to the well being
of your tadpole. Waste should be removed
with a kitchen baster or a large medicine
dropper. Once a week, or when the water looks
cloudy, remove half the water with a cup and
replace it with room temperature bottled
water. Fill to the yellow fill line (approximately
a half inch below the top edge of the shore).
The Magic of Metamorphosis
Frogs start out as eggs, and go through several
amazing changes before they become
full-fledged frogs. This series of physical
change is called metamorphosis. The next two
to four months after your tadpole’s arrival will
be the most important and exciting period in
it’s life. (Some tadpoles may take a little longer
than others to develop.)
Front legs will emerge. Feeding will stop. It will
breathe entirely through it’s lungs and it’s head
and internal organs will undergo extreme
structural changes. You will notice that your
tadpole’s front legs are now fully developed,
it’s tail is beginning to shrink and it is starting
to come partially out of the water. Your
tadpole will soon be a frog!
Caring for Your Tadpole