How to Care for Frog Eggs
Use a clear plastic or glass tank with a lid.. Line the bottom of the tank with rocks, dirt, and pond weeds.. Fill the tank with pond or rain water.
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Use a clear plastic or glass tank with a lid.
Use a clear plastic or glass tank with a lid.
Line the bottom of the tank with rocks, dirt, and pond weeds.
Line the bottom of the tank with rocks, dirt, and pond weeds.
Fill the tank with pond or rain water.
Fill the tank with pond or rain water.
Keep the tank water at 59–68 °F (15–20 °C).
Keep the tank water at 59–68 °F (15–20 °C).
Find some frog eggs from a local pond in the late winter.
Find some frog eggs from a local pond in the late winter.
Scoop the eggs and some pond water into a plastic bag.
Scoop the eggs and some pond water into a plastic bag.
Dip the entire bag into your tank without opening it.
Dip the entire bag into your tank without opening it.
Pour the eggs out after 2-3 hours.
Pour the eggs out after 2-3 hours.
Move the tank into sunlight for 1 hour each day.
Move the tank into sunlight for 1 hour each day.
Wait 1-4 weeks for the eggs to hatch.
Wait 1-4 weeks for the eggs to hatch.
Start feeding the tadpoles about a week after they hatch.
Start feeding the tadpoles about a week after they hatch.
Change the tank water once a week.
Change the tank water once a week.
Care for the tadpoles for about 12 weeks until they become frogs.
Care for the tadpoles for about 12 weeks until they become frogs.
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