Question

What should you feed a tadpole that came from a backyard pond?

Answer 1

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To raise tadpoles, feed them a pinch of boiled romaine lettuce every day. Make sure the lettuce is soft and cut up into tiny pieces so the tadpoles can eat it. You can also give your tadpoles a couple pinches of fish flakes per week, but don't feed them too much or they could get sick.

Answer 2

Tadpoles can be raised in most containers, though it's best for them to be housed outside so that you attract more mosquitos to lay their larva for the tadpoles to eat, nature provides a cleaner and more oxygenated atmosphere and because it's more natural. Be sure to keep them in the shade at all times, though. Suitable containers include: