Tadpole with no legs - Aquarium Advice

RogerMcAllen · 07-15-2003, 01:29 PM

I bought a tadpole at the end of may, and a second 2 weeks later. The second one quickly finished growing legs and hoped away as a frog. The first one is still without legs. Any ideas as to why?

07-15-2003, 01:36 PM

Depends on the type of frog. Bullfrog tadpoles take 2 years to grow into frogs (I think), most others take 1 summer or less. I usually get a bunch of leopard frog tadpoles, but none this year.

William · 12-18-2003, 09:41 PM

Whats the point of getting tadpoles if they hop away at the end of the summer?

oscarbreeder · 12-18-2003, 10:07 PM

Because then you have done your deed.
You have raised a tiny tadpole into a wonderful new frog.
Then it is time to start over.
I used to do this all the time as a kid.

RogerMcAllen · 12-18-2003, 10:23 PM

Mine have returned. At the end of this year I had 3 of 3 frogs , one for each year of the pond.

AngelFishFan · 12-21-2003, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by corvuscorax

Depends on the type of frog. Bullfrog tadpoles take 2 years to grow into frogs (I think), most others take 1 summer or less. I usually get a bunch of leopard frog tadpoles, but none this year.

Actually, there is no pre-determined growth time. The instinct of the tadpole, is if they have enough food, they will stay tadpoles infinitely. If they have no food supply, they must begin their transformation, in order to allow them to get food from other sources. Just a little [acronym:e1230453d5="For your info"]FYI[/acronym:e1230453d5].

12-31-2003, 08:11 PM

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Actually, there is no pre-determined growth time. The instinct of the tadpole, is if they have enough food, they will stay tadpoles infinitely. If they have no food supply, they must begin their transformation, in order to allow them to get food from other sources. Just a little [acronym:c190b50889="For your info"]FYI[/acronym:c190b50889]

Not challenging you or anything, but do you have a link to this info? I've never heard such a thing. I mean, tadpoles cannot reproduce, they have to grow into frogs first, and reproduction is key to the survival of any species. Also, I fed my tree frog tadpoles last year, and they all grew up and hopped away in a month or two, and that was with plenty of food.

AngelFishFan · 01-02-2004, 01:12 AM

I have been trained by a pond expert doing this for close to 40 years, and I myself have been doing this for 6 years. I honestly have not looked for links, but I will surely look for you.

And I dont mind the questioning at all. Actually, I love people who think and ask questions. Ill get back to ya.

01-02-2004, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by AngelFishFan

I have been trained by a pond expert doing this for close to 40 years, and I myself have been doing this for 6 years. I honestly have not looked for links, but I will surely look for you.

And I dont mind the questioning at all. Actually, I love people who think and ask questions. Ill get back to ya.

Excellent!

Glad to have another experienced "ponder" on board. I alway like to learn new things, so the froggy info will be cool, no matter what the answer is.

AngelFishFan · 01-03-2004, 01:07 AM

I love ponds. Period. End of story. [acronym:84d463ee36="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:84d463ee36] Im obsessed with them.

07-15-2003, 01:29 PM	#1
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	Tadpole with no legs I bought a tadpole at the end of may, and a second 2 weeks later. The second one quickly finished growing legs and hoped away as a frog. The first one is still without legs. Any ideas as to why?

12-18-2003, 09:41 PM	#3
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	Whats the point of getting tadpoles if they hop away at the end of the summer? __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

12-18-2003, 10:07 PM	#4
oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	Because then you have done your deed. You have raised a tiny tadpole into a wonderful new frog. Then it is time to start over. I used to do this all the time as a kid. __________________ Please remember to vote for Aquarium Advice! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/kyman_33/sig.jpg

12-18-2003, 10:23 PM	#5
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	Mine have returned. At the end of this year I had 3 of 3 frogs , one for each year of the pond. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

01-02-2004, 01:12 AM	#8
AngelFishFan Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Latrobe, PA Posts: 162 Images: 2	I have been trained by a pond expert doing this for close to 40 years, and I myself have been doing this for 6 years. I honestly have not looked for links, but I will surely look for you. And I dont mind the questioning at all. Actually, I love people who think and ask questions. Ill get back to ya. __________________ -Keegan

07-15-2003, 01:36 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Depends on the type of frog. Bullfrog tadpoles take 2 years to grow into frogs (I think), most others take 1 summer or less. I usually get a bunch of leopard frog tadpoles, but none this year.

01-03-2004, 01:07 AM	#10
AngelFishFan Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Latrobe, PA Posts: 162 Images: 2	I love ponds. Period. End of story. [acronym:84d463ee36="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:84d463ee36] Im obsessed with them. __________________ -Keegan

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