RTÉ interviewed the Tyrone teenager looking after tadpoles during lockdown – here’s what you need to know
In lockdown Hannah McSorley shot to TikTok fame thanks to daily videos of the tadpoles she is looking after in a kiddie’s pool in her back garden.
She started off with a tongue-in-cheek estimate of ‘37,930 tadpoles’ just 79 days ago which have grown in recent weeks and will soon be froglets.
This Tyrone teenager tending to thousands of tadpoles in a paddling pool in her garden during lockdown has become a star on TikTok 🐸 🐸🐸(Tap for best view on mobile) pic.twitter.com/egWc6rVeJ6
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) June 11, 2020
She has amassed over nine million likes on TikTok, and over half a million followers.
Here’s a glimpse of the journey so far:
This is where the 37,930 figure came from:
@.baby.frogs Bro I am excited to own 37,930 frogs!! ##zyxcba ##uk ##ponds ##nature ##spring ##foryou ##fyp ##countryside ##foryoupage ##educate ##viral ##frogs
♬ Like That – Doja Cat
They’re starting to swim:
@.baby.frogs Not long until I have 37,930 frogs swimming about! ##zyxcba ##ponds ##uk ##nature ##spring ##foryou ##fyp ##foryoupage ##educate ##frogs ##viral ##countryside
♬ Selfish – Madison Beer
Some of the frog babies didn’t make it:
@.baby.frogs R.I.P Fred 💔😓 me and your 37,929 siblings love you! ##rip ##fyp ##foryou ##frogs ##frogspawn ##tadpoles ##savethefrogs ##zyxcba ##lockdownlife ##viral
♬ Surrender – Natalie Taylor
How to find your own frog spawn!
@.baby.frogs How to find frogspawn and tadpoles! this was requested a lot. So enjoy! ##foryou ##fyp ##foryoupage ##uk ##ponds ##frogs ##frogspawn ##howto ##viral ##spring
♬ Memories (Drinks Bring Back) – Ajay Stephens
The tadpole queen gives her baby frogs a castle:
@.baby.frogs I now have more followers than tadpoles🥰 tysm for 43k❤️ ##fyp ##foryou ##frogs ##frogspawn ##tadpoles ##froggang ##viral ##amphibians ##savethefrogs ##uk
♬ Toosie Slide – Drake
Fans also voted for a tadpole president:
@.baby.frogs Vote for your Tadpole President ❤️🐸##tiktokpoll ##fyp ##foryou ##tadpoles ##frogs ##frogspawn ##nature ##summer ##xyzbca ##pool ##viral ##sun ##cute ##amphibian
♬ Chill – Hairy Beats
