Well as many off you may know, i acquired some common toad eggs-(Bufo Bufo) from my local reservoir! I was there the day they was laid as i went the day before...empty...i went the next day and tons off eggs I also let a common toad go when acquiring these eggs to make space.
So the eggs are in my bedroom as they ''Incubate'' alot faster in a warmer are, so they are at room temperature...
Ive' had them in a container off spring water for 5 days now and they have changed...i must admit...this is how they looked when collected..
i went to the same reservoir today to check the stage the eggs are in naturally...this is how they looked...
A sort off hour glass shape!
Mine have done this stage and then they turned into these....
there are some really large grey ones...theyre are some thin slits like cats eyes theyre some look bubbly and some have little things flicking of like the letter ''Q'' ! do these look healthy?
Also...
when i added the eggs to the water 5 days ago it looked like this (we are looking at the water in this picture)...
But on the 5th day the water looked like this..
So i got the eggs out and done a 100% water change...i put the eggs back in and it looked not much better and was grey again. So i think it is the jelly that is dirty? Why will this hurt the eggs? and doing this water change i lost a few eggs.. Poor tads... Im more worried about this dirty water not seeing the tadpoles when they hatch? but i can see to the bottom slightly so i hope this is not a problem? Help ALSO!
WHEN WILL THESE EGGS HATCH. I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER!!
p.s- Im not pushing the boat out no filters etc posh tanks...large containers and spring water... i have had success raising the tadpoles before...Any help welcome!
So the eggs are in my bedroom as they ''Incubate'' alot faster in a warmer are, so they are at room temperature...
Ive' had them in a container off spring water for 5 days now and they have changed...i must admit...this is how they looked when collected..
i went to the same reservoir today to check the stage the eggs are in naturally...this is how they looked...
A sort off hour glass shape!
Mine have done this stage and then they turned into these....
there are some really large grey ones...theyre are some thin slits like cats eyes theyre some look bubbly and some have little things flicking of like the letter ''Q'' ! do these look healthy?
Also...
when i added the eggs to the water 5 days ago it looked like this (we are looking at the water in this picture)...
But on the 5th day the water looked like this..
So i got the eggs out and done a 100% water change...i put the eggs back in and it looked not much better and was grey again. So i think it is the jelly that is dirty? Why will this hurt the eggs? and doing this water change i lost a few eggs.. Poor tads... Im more worried about this dirty water not seeing the tadpoles when they hatch? but i can see to the bottom slightly so i hope this is not a problem? Help ALSO!
WHEN WILL THESE EGGS HATCH. I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER!!
p.s- Im not pushing the boat out no filters etc posh tanks...large containers and spring water... i have had success raising the tadpoles before...Any help welcome!