What can you feed your tadpole besides tadpole food from the store?

Answer 1

They LOVE Lettuce! Boil the lettuce for 10-15 minutes and then drain it. Chop it up a little, and then put it on a tray to freeze it. Each day give the tadpoles a small pinch of the lettuce.

They do like hiding places, such as small rock structures and moss.

Answer 2

The diet of a tadpole varies from species to species. However, most tadpoles are herbivores and feed on plants and algae. Some species are omnivores and eat detritus and even other tadpoles. Tadpoles eat a wide variety of food. During the early developmental stage, the tadpole feeds on its own yolk sacks, in order to grow and develop. One day after hatching, the tadpole starts to absorb oxygen through its skin and eats the remainder of yolk in its intestine. Within 2-3 days, it opens its mouth and its external gills start working. After that, it becomes vegetarian. The major food for tadpoles includes plants, algae and other microscopic things in the water. They also feed on fish food, lettuce, egg yolk and baby cereal.

When the back legs of tadpoles emerge, they completely become carnivores within a short period of time. If there are no sufficient insects, larvae, microbes or other small animals in the water, then they eat each other.

Answer 3

You can feed tadpoles boiled lettuce, spinach, or zucchini. You can also offer fish flakes or crushed algae wafers as alternative food sources. Make sure to remove any uneaten food promptly to maintain water quality in the tadpole's habitat.