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How to Spawn Tadpoles

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The Tadpole is a Passive Animal Mob in Minecraft. Read on to learn information about Tadpoles, its drops, behavior, location, and how to spawn Tadpoles from Frogs!

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Tadpole Overview

Tadpole Basic Information

Tadpole
Tadpole Icon HP
6
Armor
0
Type Aquatic Animal
Category Passive

Tadpole Drops and Rarity

This mob does not drop any items.

How to Breed Tadpoles

Tadpoles Cannot Be Bred

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Tadpoles are the result of breeding two Frogs by feeding them Slimeballs. Afterwards, the pregnant Frog will produce Frogspawn on a nearby water source block to spawn Tadpoles.

Frog Types and How to Breed

Tadpole Locations and Spawning Mechanics

Wait for Frogspawn to Hatch

Frogspawn on Water

Tadpoles do not spawn naturally and can only be spawned by breeding two frogs and producing Frogspawn on water. After a few minutes, the Frogspawn will produce a Tadpole.

Tadpole Behavior

Swims on Water, Dies on Land

Tadpoles Swimming

Upon hatching from a Frogspawn, Tadpoles will swim around bodies of water aimlessly.

When Tadpoles are on land, it will try to find its way back to the nearest water block and will die should it not make it.

Grows Into a Frog Variant Depending on the Biome

Temperate Cold Warm
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There are three Frog variants, all of which are dependent on the biome the Tadpole spawned or grew up in.

The base, orange variant can be found in temperate climates and biomes, while the green and white variants can be found in cold and warm biomes respectively.

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