How long does a tadpole take to turn into a frog?

Question

i caught some tadpoles and want to know how long it takes to turn into frogs. some have just hatched and some have two legs. but there is one that has all four legs but still has a tail. if you know how long these ages take plz tell me.

Answer 1

It depends on how the tadpole is. Normally it takes about a 2 to 3 and a half weeks. The tadpole will grow back legs and then front legs when it grows front legs you should cover it immediately. Trust me My tadpole turned into a frog and hopped out of the container. Also you should put a big rock in the tank so when it is a frog it can be in the water or the land.

Answer 2

it takes about 3-4 weeks I believe. do NOT  keep their water crystlal clear they filter feed from the water, so if  you are not using the water you got them from, i'd suggest going back th the pond and getting some of that water. it's probably more healthy for them.

Answer 3

It depends on the species. Toads and spadefoot toads transform quickly. Bullfrogs and green frogs spend almost two years as tadpoles.

Answer 4

frogs/tadpoles are amphibians, not reptiles

Answer 5

Shortly after hatching, the tadpole still feeds on the remaining yolk, which is actually in its gut! The tadpole at this point consists of poorly developed gills, a mouth, and a tail. It's really fragile at this point. They usually will stick themselves to floating weeds or grasses in the water using little sticky organs between its' mouth and belly area. Then, 7 to 10 days after the tadpole has hatched, it will begin to swim around and feed on algae.

After about 4 weeks, the gills start getting grown over by skin, until they eventually disappear. The tadpoles get teeny tiny teeth which help them grate food turning it into soupy oxygenated particles. They have long coiled guts that help them digest as much nutrients from their meadger diets as possible.

By the fourth week, tadpoles can actually be fairly social creatures. Some even interact and school like fish!

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Tadpole with legs

After about 6 to 9 weeks, little tiny legs start to sprout. The head becomes more distinct and the body elongates. By now the diet may grow to include larger items like dead insects and even plants.

The arms will begin to bulge where they will eventually pop out, elbow first.

After about 9 weeks, the tadpole looks more like a teeny frog with a really long tail. It is now well on it's way to being almost fullgrown!

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Young Frog, or Froglet

By 12 weeks, the tadpole has only a teeny tail stub and looks like a miniature version of the adult frog. Soon, it will leave the water, only to return again to laymore eggs and start the process all over again!

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Frog

By between 12 to 16 weeks, depending on water and food supply, the frog has completed the full growth cycle. Some frogs that live in higher altitudes or in colder places might take a whole winter to go through the tadpole stage...others may have unique development stages that vary from your "traditional" tadpole-in-the-water type life cycle: some of these are described later in this tour.

Now these frogs will start the whole process again...finding mates and creating new froggies.

The length of time a tadpole takes to develop really depends on what kind of frog it came from! I've even heard that some tadpoles can remain in their tadpole stage as long as 8 months, while others only take 6 to 9 weeks! When the tadpoles start getting close to developing legs, they will need some sort of perch so they can get out of the water. Floating water lily leaves and branches are ideal, but you can also create ledges using stones or even tilting slopes of plastic in tanks.

Answer 6

Oikos is the only one with the correct answer- it all depends on what species you have.