Tadpole to Frog Starter Kit - Includes Certificate for 2 Live Tadpoles - All-in-One Bundle with Habitat, Food, Instructions, and Book - Ideal for Education and Home Observation

Wonderful kit! What I would say to people looking to buy this product is one you are getting a leopard frog in the end - that unlike caterpillars and butterflies you cannot release and will depend on you through its delicate transformation from tadpole to frog. Pay special attention to the water. Our first tadpoles didn’t survive (one was dead on arrival and the other died 3 days later) and it could have been the toxic water from the first tadpole poisoned it or it could have been me not understanding the care needs.. they sent more tadpoles and I got to try again. I’m so so glad be because we now have one happy and thriving leaped frog!!!! My kids and I are WONDERSTRUCK My take: Understand what you’re getting into: High maintenance experience - specific water treatment - cleaning weekly - adult supervision required Long term commitment - the tadpoles only transition with very specific conditions so could remain in the water for weeks or even months ours were about 7 weeks old before one transitioned. - during the Froglet stage (transition from tadpole to frog) they NEED a way to get out of the water so you could put something stable like a rock or stick or something for them to crawl on out of the water - be ready within 5 days to feed them new solid food (think - flightless fruit flies, maggots, tiniest crickets imaginable anything smaller than its tiny little frog head will work) (their tail slowly shrinks when they get out of the water and is actually a source of nutrition for them as they are on land (think of the yolk of a chickens egg) Recommendations: - I would do your research on Leopard Frogs to know if you want to be a care giver for one beyond the transformation process because they want survive without you. I had to do some digging to see what type of frog we have… - recommend getting something you can store treated water in to sit with the dechlorination drops so it’s ready on the go (takes 2 hours to treat 1/2 a gallon of water so while in the tadpole stage you’ll go through a lot - I also got a master type water filter you may also want one just make sure the tads can’t get sucked inside the filter! - do NOT overfeed it can contaminate the water and kill the tads as we learned the hard way :( - over all though we LOVED this experience and 💯 would Recommend!

All tadpoles died and were deformed. We got one frog out of 6 the other tadpoles died would be deformed and wouldn’t grow legs and would drown because they would only get arms. The frog lived 3 weeks then died. It was a terrible experience. We read book on care and followed instructions on habitat even following it exactly wasn’t good enough.

We ordered these summer of 25 and they were so awesome to watch. Our daughter loved them and we got a kick out of them too. Both arrived alive and with everything they needed as tadpoles. When they turned into frogs they were incredible little ninjas.!! Negatives- lots of work. You have to clean the water A LOT. Two to three days max is all they can go without cleaning. Several hours before, or the night before I made a pitcher of room temp water. Don't forget to add the right amount of the solution to make the water safe ! It sat and got to room temp at least 4 hours or more and then I did a water change. This way their temp stayed consistent. I closed off the bathroom sink for this. And used paper cups to pour the water in very carefully. I'd pour and dump until the tadpole poured into the cup. Then I did more until I got the other one. After that I put their cups aside and dumped the rest. Washed off plants with just water don't use soap. Poured new water back in and then the tadpoles with their water. DO NOT feed them a whole pellet. Feed half. Tank gets dirty fast and they don't eat it all. We had leftover by the time they were frogs. Also their tank dropped out of my hand one day with them in it. Thank goodness we were able to scoop them up and save them. The tank cracked. Thankfully I had another one of those plastic bug tank with the slatted lids. This was better anyway. Allowed more air. And more room when they turned to frogs. Because of this when we added fruit flies it was a problem because they would be able to crawl right out. So, I covered with Saran wrap and used a pencil to poke a lot of tiny holes in it. Then put the lid on top of that. Worked for the most part. You NEED flightless fruit flies everything else is TOO BIG and pet stores do not have them in stock always. It was super stressful finding them and really difficult getting them into the tank. It took us multiple places and days to find the flightless fruit flies. We had them probably 3 months and the only problem was what do you do with them when you don't want to keep them for forever?!?! I got really tired of flightless fruit files escaping the tank and some did fly and they would be so hard to get into the tank and not get everywhere.

Dont do it find another supplier in have done this multiple times for multiple kids. I get waiting to ship 6 weeks for weather but not communicating then sending some tiny tiny tadpoles that look like decomping water monkeys. Glad I waited to let my 8yo know they arrived. No way they were alive when shipped unless the mailman held onto them. Their parts are falling off Update they do have a live guarantee and did send two more. They are quite small and im not very confident but I will keep updating. IF I do or did this again though I would still order the tadpoles from them, but I would not get this set. It's pretty small and I am sure I am going to be buying at least a 10 gallon or bigger at some point.

I love my little guy! I bought him 6 months ago and he is still alive and happy. His brother sadly died on the process of moving to another house, the car was too hot for him. But now the one that is still alive looks healthy and has a cool house. If you notice on one of the pictures one of them grew up faster than the other so pay attention and separate them, because one of mine almost drowned. I put the one that still needed water inside a bowl inside the tank. I am not sure how big they get, mine hasn't grew much since becoming a frog. I use a jumping spider tank for him now, bc he likes to jump up and down and the tank that came with the kit limited him. Take good care of them and check regularly if there is any mold on decorations. That was the hardest part for me. Change the water and READ THE BOOK multiple times. Also mine just likes to eat flightless fruit flies bc he is very tiny and gets scared of tiny worms. But overall great experience! I love it!

They are doing well, both are still alive and growing. Already have tiny little legs. Very cute little critters.

My container arrived cracked. I would also say by the time I paid for shipping and tax it was $50. What you’ll be getting is just a tiny poor quality plastic container and a certificate for 2 tadpoles. I’m an educator and purchased this on a limited budget for my students to experience the life cycle of a frog. It is far too expensive for what you are getting. Save your money, go to your local pet store and purchase a tadpole for a fraction of the cost.

This is a great educational resource but the instructions on how to take care of the tadpoles is inaccurate and incomplete. For example, it says to always keep the lid on the container, but the container has two tiny air holes-not enough to get adequate airflow into the aquarium. Essentially making the aquarium a tadpole death tub. The instructions also don’t explain the importance cleaning out the aquarium about once a day to keep the tadpoles alive. If you want to keep these tadpoles alive, here’s my advice after extensive research and three dead tadpoles later: 1. Do not over feed. Give them half a pellet every two days. Any extra food causes bacteria to grow instantly and these animals are really sensitive to any ph change in the water. Clean up any excess food with a water dropper within a few hours of feeding. 2. Leave the lid off while they’re tadpoles to ensure adequate airflow/access to oxygen. 3. Get a Turkey baster or water dropper to continuously clean out the aquarium throughout the day. If the water smells at all, it’s getting dirty and needs to be cleaned. 4. Keep water temperature between 65-70 degrees. 5. When doing a cleaning, use tap water (filtered with purewell filter preferred) and add conditioning liquid two hours prior to cleaning. Let it sit in there for at least two hours, add thermometer to check its temperature. Then remove 50% of their water and dispose of it. Take the temperature of the remaining water and make sure the new water is the same temperature of the remaining water before pouring it slowly into the tank. 6. If you’re in a classroom and leaving them for the weekend, do the above cleaning of the aquarium on Friday. Don’t leave them with any food in their tank (they won’t starve in three days). Leave the lid off! Put it in a shady area of the classroom, out of the sun. 7. If possible, get a 5 gallon aquarium for the tadpoles. The small one they send in this kit is a death trap for these super sensitive creatures! 8. Do extensive research on how to care for these animals as they’re really sensitive and finicky. They require a lot of maintenance-fyi! Good luck!