Jazzy says yarr
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So, why so long to morph?
Hes got some lateral body line spots, his skull has changed shape a bit, his eyes have developed into a bronze color and moved more to the top of his head, and his overall abdomen shape is more frog like than tadpole. His snout is even taking on the frog shape.
However,
No feet. Not even stubs. He hasnt really gained any body mass either, which i suppose could be the biggest contributing factor, but 8 months and nothing? Usually the tadpoles we get do a lot of facial morphing after feet buds sprout, or they happen around the same time. Im talking about back legs, to be precise. Also, those are usually green frogs. I cant imagine theyd be terribly different.
Il try and get some pictures of him up for anyone to try and identify it; it might not even be a bullfrog. Thats what we were told when we bought it.
Hes massive, eats mostly 'bloodworms', blackworms, brine shrimp and 'alllivingthings' frog/newt pellets, tetramin tropical fish crisps. I thought maybe he would need much more body mass to facilitate the toll morphing takes on the body, but he eats and eats and isnt any larger or further along on his progress.
Weve had him since july, in a 10 gallon with a low flow filter, aerator stone, and a store brand 10gal water heater that keeps the tank at 82°f, based on the shop guys advice. Was that also a mistake?
Weve had 3 tadpoles morph fully under the same parameters this summer, in the same tank.
Am i doing something wrong? Is he just weird? Should i be terribly concerned?
Thank you for any and all advice.
Im not very well versed in bullfrog tadpoles; iv only ever found and caught adults on day trips that were immediately returned to the pond or sump wed find them in. Im just honestly kerfuffled about what is taking so long.
-jazzy
Hes got some lateral body line spots, his skull has changed shape a bit, his eyes have developed into a bronze color and moved more to the top of his head, and his overall abdomen shape is more frog like than tadpole. His snout is even taking on the frog shape.
However,
No feet. Not even stubs. He hasnt really gained any body mass either, which i suppose could be the biggest contributing factor, but 8 months and nothing? Usually the tadpoles we get do a lot of facial morphing after feet buds sprout, or they happen around the same time. Im talking about back legs, to be precise. Also, those are usually green frogs. I cant imagine theyd be terribly different.
Il try and get some pictures of him up for anyone to try and identify it; it might not even be a bullfrog. Thats what we were told when we bought it.
Hes massive, eats mostly 'bloodworms', blackworms, brine shrimp and 'alllivingthings' frog/newt pellets, tetramin tropical fish crisps. I thought maybe he would need much more body mass to facilitate the toll morphing takes on the body, but he eats and eats and isnt any larger or further along on his progress.
Weve had him since july, in a 10 gallon with a low flow filter, aerator stone, and a store brand 10gal water heater that keeps the tank at 82°f, based on the shop guys advice. Was that also a mistake?
Weve had 3 tadpoles morph fully under the same parameters this summer, in the same tank.
Am i doing something wrong? Is he just weird? Should i be terribly concerned?
Thank you for any and all advice.
Im not very well versed in bullfrog tadpoles; iv only ever found and caught adults on day trips that were immediately returned to the pond or sump wed find them in. Im just honestly kerfuffled about what is taking so long.
-jazzy