I have a leopard tadpole that came from a tadpole farm back in Jan08. It still hasn't grown legs. Normal?

Question

I have a leopard tadpole that came from a tadpole farm back in Jan08. It still hasn't grown legs. Normal?

Answer 1

defenetly not a tadpole

Answer 2

Yes, this is normal. Bullfrog tadpoles can take two years before they metamorphosis. They wait until conditions are right. Leopard frog tadpoles can take a while too. You can get a water heater and gradually increase the temperature by a few degrees every week. This may fool the tadpoles into thinking it is spring time, which is a good time to metamorphosis into a frog. I'm not saying this will work for sure, but it's worth a try. I have had bullfrog tadpoles in the past and had them in two large containers. One container was kept warmer than the other, and these tadpoles transformed before the ones in the cooler container.

Answer 3

leopard (and bull frog) tadpoles usually grow slower than normal frogs. try feeding it frozen foods like bloodworms. or put a bucket of water outside and you should have mosquito larvae to feed in a few weeks.

Answer 4

it should only take max 2 months for the tadpole to turn into a frog....

ar eyou sure it's a tadpole?! do you have pictures?

Answer 5

No are you sure it's a tadpole? Maybe it has a disorder and it's like a runt.

Answer 6

it might be a salamander tadpole. some species of salamander tadpoles take 2 years to grow legs