The kids "rescued" 3 tadpoles from the lake in our back yard.

"Mommy, can we keep them for our very own?" pleaded the children.

"What are they?" I asked.

"We think they're tadpoles, and they're soooo cute!!!  Can we keep 'em?  Huh?"

"Ummmm.  What do they eat?"

"Do you think they'll eat the crickets the lizzies ate?" (said "lizzies are now liberated")

"Honey, I think the crickets might eat them.  I tell you what... let's research it, and we'll see..."

Enter...

Harry, Han, and Beans...

This one is Beans.  Don't ask me how they can tell.  They just can.

Luckily, I found an article on the care and feeding of tadpoles here.

I learned the dear critters love boiled lettuce.  I'm getting rather good at boiling leafy green vegetables, given I just boiled cabbage last week so my kids could enjoy sulfur smells at their finest!

Bon appetit!

We shall see if we can actually grow ourselves some frogs.  I have my doubts.  We've done fairly well with all our lizards, however, so I'm game to give it a go.  I'm open to suggestions for all you frog-philes out there!

** Later note... the tadpoles are still squirrming.  One of my friends recommended Pets in a Jar.  Great book.  I own it.  I also own Pet Bugs and several other great handbooks on nature.  Unfortunately, they are all packed up in Ohio!!! sigh.  And, unfortunately, the library system here is, shall we say, less than what I had back in Ohio???