Drat the luck! I don't think my tadpoles will make it.

[Jerry]

I had them in a ground level tub close to the pond.  I kept a screen over it to keep cats or whatever out.  I had a few rocks on the screen too.  I left room so a mature tadpole could exit and find the pond.
I would notice the screen moved twice, just a bit.   Turns out there was one well developed tadpole remaining.  Either a critter got them, or they went to the pond, I hope.
I put the last one in.  Fingers crossed, but not confident :'( :'(

[perplexed ponder]

Oh I hope they are hiding in the pond! Keep us posted!

[Pheon]

Hi Jerry. Did your frogs have front and back legs when you put them out there? If so they are most likely in the pond. I remember you saying your pond was netted.. If so, and they got eaten, it was probably a common Garter snake. Do you see small snakes hangin around? They will hunt tadpoles.

You at least have one frog!!

Pheon

[Jerry]

When they were in the holding tub they were not developed.  The one I put in had back legs.
I have never seen a snake around here, ever.  Yes they are in the hills, but Rattlers only.

What I now know i should have done is put all of them in a spare stock tank (Skippy) with water lilies.   sigh.

[Double S]

Hopefully some frogs will find you.

I think too many of my tadpoles made it.   

I didn't bring any here -- but they sure have a way of finding water.

[barb]

Oh Lord, glad it's only rattlers.   

I hope you're tadpoles make it! 

[Jerry]

As I have said before, this is really a desert. Not a lot of water near.  A 20 mile hop at best

[Kittyzee]

Ah darn it Jerry!  I was so hoping for a frog for you.   This year has been hard on all kinds of critters I'm afraid.  :'(

[Sandye]

I'm sorry, Jerry.  I hope your one remaining tadpole will make it in the pond.

I was worried for a while about my tadpole/frog that I released in the pond after he was fully developed.  I hadn't seen him, but I did hear him singing in the pond.  Last weekend, my grandson saw him in the pond and I got to see him sitting on a lilypad.    Hopefully, the garter snakes will bypass my pond this year and I will still have one frog in my pond at least.   

What kind of critter could have gotten your tadpoles out of the tub if there aren't snakes around?

[Jerry]

No raccoons about.  if there was they would have damaged the pond too.
Many cats though.  I had the cover weighted down too..
Many, many years ago we had a tiny seasonal stream and toads were around.  It is now and underground cement culvert.  Covered with huge weird homes.  Hey, I will take a photo of same.
They cost over 2 million !   I agree those place are not worth t, but it is supply and demand.
People are paying it.