Albino BullFrog Tadpoles

[JoeTurtleKing]

Hi, I just got three albino bullfrog tadpoles at the Hamburg show in Pennsylvania and i pick three that allready have very little back legs and would like to know if any one has a educated guess on how long after they start to get there back legs do they morph?

Any one that knows or has a educated geuss please let me know. They have been eatting. Ive been feeding them fish food flakes,algae disks, and spinach. They eat better then me as do all of my animals

[Justin]

Bullfrog tadpoles on average take around 2-3 years to morph, so given that they have back legs already I would say they only have about a year to go at most.

[JoeTurtleKing]

Originally Posted by Greatwtehunter

Bullfrog tadpoles on average take around 2-3 years to morph, so given that they have back legs already I would say they only have about a year to go at most.

Thanks for the info. I hope it dont thanks a year but i like them anyway although i would love to see the morph soon

[Michael Shrom]

Since bullfrog tadpoles in captivity don't go through a winter slow down I would expect them to metamorphose much faster than in the wild. When they metamarphose you will have a big mouth to feed.
M.

[JoeTurtleKing]

Originally Posted by michael

Since bullfrog tadpoles in captivity don't go through a winter slow down I would expect them to metamorphose much faster than in the wild. When they metamarphose you will have a big mouth to feed.
M.

I hope they morph faster then in the wild i dont want to wait 2-3 years for them to become a frog. Ive raised bullfrogs from tadpoles befor but they morphed one and a half months later so i guess they where a year or two old already. I know all about big mouths to feed i got to feed my 40 pound sulcata tortoise and my self

[John Clare]

The one time I kept a bullfrog tadpole, it only took about 5 months from back legs to metamorphosis. One tadpole is not a rule though.

[Devil Newt/Jaymes Valorson]

I've kept acouple bullfrogs and raised them from tadpoles. If your pollywog has back legs, then the front arms will start to sprout real soon. If you keep the temps in the mid 70's you'll a frog in about a month or so. Let me know which arm sprouts 1st, the left or the right. Make sure you have a place for the morphing tadpole to rest on outside the waters.

[JoeTurtleKing]

Originally Posted by Axologic_Jaymes

I've kept acouple bullfrogs and raised them from tadpoles. If your pollywog has back legs, then the front arms will start to sprout real soon. If you keep the temps in the mid 70's you'll a frog in about a month or so. Let me know which arm sprouts 1st, the left or the right. Make sure you have a place for the morphing tadpole to rest on outside the waters.

I will keep an eye out for what arm starts to form first in the front but why Just wanted to know. Does it have to do with what sex they will become or something?

[JoeTurtleKing]

Just to keep every one up to date the biggest tadpole now has webbed feet in the back but still no front legs hope fully soon and ill keep you guys/girls posted and will have some pictures soon. It is useing its back legs to swim now and doesnt use its tail as much.

[clintosaur]

It took one of my bullfrogs 1 1/2 months to grow his hind legs more, and get front legs. High temp and fed lots increases growth. Don't go higher than 23 degrees Celsius or below 20. Thats how I raised mine, but mind you yours might have had smaller legs when you got yours than when I got mine, and vice versa. Time will tell.