We went without rain here for over two weeks, and here’s what the tadpole pond looked like: critically shrunken. And it could only get worse from there. When tadpole ponds dry up, the tadpoles die. It was time to mount a rescue.
Hubby and I were well equipped with prepared Tadpole Transport Conveyances (coffee cans with impromptu handles)…
…and fishing nets with which to easily scoop the tadpoles out of their little pond.
After much scooping, we filled both cans with pond water and as many tadpoles as we could get. Here’s a video of one of the cans.
With two cans filled with tadpoles, we were ready to transport them to the larger pond down the mountain.
*whew*, this is one forest that needs rain. Even the mountain laurel looks parched.
We do, however, have an excellent sprinkler system that’s taking good care of our garden.
Here are the tadpoles in their buckets, and video footage of their new home — a larger pond that doesn’t dry up even during drought conditions.
Here I am, releasing the tadpoles into the pond.
And how much fun it was, watching the tadpoles venture out and about, exploring their new home.
Frog Out and Prosper!
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Frog synchronicity – I like it! You have done a fabulous job with the relocation and may I say you look like a very well prepared hiker (and you have a lovely smile). Hope you get some rain soon.
how wonderful that you’ve managed to relocate them all so successfully, hope you get lots of happy frogs!
I love the way the cans looked like they were boiling with so many tadpoles in there. You sure got a lot of them. Great job with the rescue!
My hero!
Glad to see you were able to rehome them. We are having very hot weather here too. It is suppose to rain tonight which will be great for my garden.
Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.
@Gabrielle — thanks so much for your kind comments! And yeah, I like to be well-prepared on hikes. It’s highly unlikely anything bad would happen because I’m careful, but a person could possibly fall, break a leg, etc., and they’d need equipment and supplies to use until help could come.
@Crafty — thanks, and me too! I hope they’ll do well. There certainly won’t be any problems with that pond drying up.
@Ann — thank you! And hehe@ “boiling.” Great description! We got hundreds of tads (in each can). Amazing how many there were in that shrinking little pond.
@Julia — warm fuzzies!
@Jarmara — I hope you get the rain, and happy gardening! And happy writing, too, my friend.
Those are some very lucky tadpoles.
Thank you, Leah. I hope they continue to thrive.
That was more exciting than anything I’ve seen on NatGeo. Highly dramatic when those last few tadpoles stayed stuck in the can. I held my breath until they were all free. Excellent work.
Aww, you did it again! You’re the Tadpole Queen. How neat to watch you transfer this time. I hope they have a good time. Looks like they’ll have a lot more oxygen and plant matter to eat in the bigger pond.
Hugsabunches, KS
You’re my tadpole hero!
@Squirrel: hehe! Thank you so much for your adorable comment — I’m glad the tads and I surpassed NatGeo’s Excitement Quotient.
@Dorothy: Awww, thanks, ((((((((((KS!))))))))) Yeah, I think the tads will do very well in their new home.
Great documentary footage- I think you should be awarded a frog-saver medal! Hope you get lots of UTube hits.
Looks like you’ve put alot of thought into the resue equiptment since last year too-
Your forest does look dry- We are here too- very. Only a couple of sprinkles in a month now- I feel bad for the trees.
Your garden looks lush n plentiful! Bet the Food is tasting good too-
How wonderful! So happy you rescued the critters. It’s been dry here in ‘tucky as well. Your garden looks great, my (((friend)))) and you look adorable!
hehe, thanks Snaggle! Yeah, we did very well with the planning and equipment htis year. And guess what. We’ve gotten rain! But it still would have been too late for the tads. Looks like we have possibility for rain in the forecast every day for the next ten days. Means the forest will get a nice drink. And oh, the garden harvest — so yummy.
Awwww, *warm fuzzies* and thanks, (((((((Kimmi!))))))) I hope you get some rain soon in KY. It was good to get it here — everything was so thirsty (well, except for the garden, which was saved, during the dry spell, by the sprinkler system).
You are such an awesome person!!
I am putting YOUR link-love button up next.
And off I go to pick one of your pix and make said button now.
xoxo
Awwww, Jannie — thank you, my fabulous friend. I’m feeling as warm and fuzzy as my cats.
xoxoxo