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Tadpole

Mobs

Tadpole — mob.

Spawning

Tadpoles hatch from frogspawn in water and remain aquatic until they grow. The small water-bound stage gives frog breeding a visible transition instead of creating an adult immediately.

Obtaining

Frogspawn produces tadpoles in water after frogs reproduce. A water bucket is the safe way to move one between ponds, farms, and prepared habitats; carrying a tadpole in a bucket also has its own husbandry advancement.

Data: Obtaining
SourceFrogspawn over water
TransportTadpole bucket
Advancementtadpole_in_a_bucket

Breeding

Frogs use slime balls during breeding and then create frogspawn over water. The resulting tadpoles inherit the habitat choice from that water surface and later mature into frogs.

Data: Breeding
Breeding ingredientSlimeball
Breeding resultFrogspawn
Hatch mediumWater

Sounds

Tadpoles have no ambient sound. They use separate flop, hurt, death, growth, and bucket-pickup sounds, making the transition from a water-bound juvenile to a frog audibly distinct.

Data: Sounds
AmbientNone
Flop`entity.tadpole.flop`
Hurt`entity.tadpole.hurt`
Death`entity.tadpole.death`
Growth`entity.tadpole.grow_up`
Bucket pickup`item.bucket.fill_tadpole`

Behavior

A tadpole can be carried in a bucket and grows into a frog. It stays tied to water while it is young, so a dry enclosure needs a water source before the tadpole is released.

Data: Behavior
Categorypassive
Max health6
Width0.4
Height0.3
SummonableYes
Fire immuneNo
Habitat while youngWater
Growth resultFrog
Portable formTadpole bucket

Data values

The entity uses the `minecraft:tadpole` identifier and is classified as an aquatic juvenile. Its growth result is a frog, while the bucket form preserves the entity during transport.

Data: Data values
Identifierminecraft:tadpole
VersionMinecraft 26.2
Entity IDminecraft:tadpole
TypeAquatic juvenile
Growth resultFrog
TransportWater bucket

History

The tadpole is the juvenile frog stage. It keeps the frog-breeding chain visible: frogspawn hatches in water, the tadpole grows for 24,000 ticks by default, and the server converts it into a frog when that age is reached.

Data: History
Default growth time24,000 ticks
Growth resultFrog
Age lockGolden dandelion toggles the lock
ExperienceDoes not drop experience
Tadpole mob image — Tadpole
Tadpole · Local asset
Tadpole spawn egg
Spawn egg · Local Minecraft asset
Water bucket
Tadpole transport · Local Minecraft asset
Frogspawn
Hatch source · Local Minecraft asset
Slimeball
Breeding ingredient · Local Minecraft asset
Temperate frog
Growth result · Local Minecraft asset

References

The entity class owns the water-bound AI, growth conversion, bucket state, and sound hooks; frog food and the bucket advancement are separate data contracts.

Data: References
Local sourceTadpoletadpole
Entity implementationnet/minecraft/world/entity/animal/frog/Tadpole.java
AInet/minecraft/world/entity/animal/frog/TadpoleAi.java
Entity lootdata/minecraft/loot_table/entities/tadpole.json
Frog-food tagdata/minecraft/tags/item/frog_food.json
Bucket advancementdata/minecraft/advancement/husbandry/tadpole_in_a_bucket.json

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Data and provenance

minecraft:tadpole

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Facts

Categorypassive
Max health6
Width0.4
Height0.3
SummonableYes
Fire immuneNo
Data source445d6cd52e637b1ed9c3b03e51cb035441887e97e719f3480635e4279ae80b92

Provenance and publication

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Snapshot
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Source set
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Entity identifier
minecraft:tadpole
Digest
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Missing locales
ru, en