Toad or frog??

[puppylover160]

I recently caught a bunch of tadpoles from the creek and I'm raising them. I'm not sure whether they are toads or frogs. The tadpoles are black and small. Some of them have front arms and legs. I need to know so they can either go back to the creek or in my garden.


Thanks!!
puppylover160

This is one with its tail still long, there is ones with tails shorter than that

 

[Hilde]

Why not bring them back where you found them? That way they can go where they belong, no guessing needed.

 

[puppylover160]

That would be lots of trips back and forth, the creek I went to is not around here

 

[IrishEyes]

That would be lots of trips back and forth, the creek I went to is not around here

Did you ever figure out what you have?

BTW, from what I've read in articles linked from this site, ALL toads and frogs are really just frogs, anyway, but we all know what you mean when you say "toads" . If you kept them, what did you feed them when they were tiny? I'm always curious about that....

 

[Aimless]

please use care in moving animals from the wild into your house and back again. it can be easy to transfer infectious agents that way. in some places (in my state, for example) it's illegal to tamper with wildlife in that way, as well.