tadpole tea

English

Noun

tadpole tea (uncountable)

  1. A liquid used to sustain poison dart frog tadpoles, usually made by soaking Indian almond leaves in water
    • (Can we date this quote?), “A detailed guide pertaining to the care of the many morphs of D. tinctorius dart frog”, in neherpetoculture.com[1]:
      Breeders of a larger scale will benefit from making tadpole tea in advance, by simply adding Indian Almond Leaves to a larger container of water which can be refrigerated for 2-3 weeks until it's ready to be used. (Remember to warm it up before adding tadpoles!)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Breeding & Raising Poison Dart Frogs”, in dartfrog.pet[2]:
      Tadpole tea has the benefit of acting as a natural antifungal and antibacterial agent.
    • 2024 June 18, User ClaimPowerful8024, reddit.com[3]:
      I had one delayed when I wasn’t refreshing its tadpole tea enough. If you haven’t already, try swapping in 50% fresh every week for a while.
    • 2012 February 9, marcuswinner1, reptileforums.co.uk[4]:
      On top of this I got a few surplus Leuc tads last year from Morg, all of which succumbed to fungal problems at some stage in the rearing process. I have discussed using tadpole tea with him and he said he had had no fungal problems just using plain water.