The first of the tadpoles have hatched and greedily begun to munch the jelly, which entombed them for many weeks. About 30% of the spawn was infertile and is now providing nourishment for the shimmering haze of black. We ventured outside to check on their progress while mum was busy preparing party bags for Todd's birthday.
Slugs keep finding their way into the water, in spite of there being a sealed lid and seemingly no gaps for them to squeeze through. I suspected Leo may have contributed a few finds to our mini aquarium! But in all fairness he was always with me when we went out in recent days and there would have been no opportunity.
Anyway, we have added a few sprigs of tadpole food to the pool and they seem to be doing well. Hopefully we can help a decent number to thrive and complete metamorphosis come summer time.
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