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#941912

Frogger33
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Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

These are the pics of my tadpole. He is just starting to grow little legs. I have had him for about 2 months or so, and I got him from the petstore. The guy told me in the petstore that he was gonna be a Leopard Frog, but he didn’t seem too sure. He is pretty solid colored, but does have some light yellow speckles on his tail. And is about 3", maybe a little longer. He also lost some of his tail from a crayfish when I first got him (yes I took him outta there:)), but it grew back, I don’t know if that would have caused a stunt in the growth of his tail or not. He also only has one gill that I can see. Its like a little bubble on the one side, with a little hole in it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

08/16/06 03:34am

#942811

Clawedfrogsrule
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Well it doesn’t look like a leopard frog or bullfrog...maybe a green frog or some kind of tree frog?

08/16/06 07:40pm

#942958

Frogger33
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Message To: Clawedfrogsrule In reference to Message Id: 942811

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

I was thinking green frog at first too... But he doesn’t have the ridges of skin (forget what their called) from behind his eyes, and going down his back, like they say green frogs have. I am really stumped on this. I have been trying to figure this out for awhile now, and still no luck. I have tried comparing pics online of tadpoles, and I still can’t figure it out. I guess I will just have to wait and see once he is a frog. And I don’t think he’s a tree frog. His little toes don’t have balls on the end that I can see.

08/16/06 09:08pm

#944464

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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 942958

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Maybe the ridges come when they’re full frogs?

08/17/06 06:03pm

#945409

Frogger33
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Message To: Clawedfrogsrule In reference to Message Id: 944464

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Yes that is very possible I guess. Though I have no previous experience with frogs. This is my first tadpole, lol. But I will let you know what he is later on:)

08/18/06 09:00am

#946062

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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 945409

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

I believe it’s a green frog tadpole.

~k

08/18/06 05:08pm

#949038

Whitie
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

i got mine from the pet store and it looked just like that and it was a leopard.

08/20/06 08:09pm

#960266

Frogger33
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Message To: Whitie In reference to Message Id: 949038

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

K now that his legs are getting a little bigger I noticed that they are yellowish with little green spots on them. And his toes are FULLY webbed. All 5 toes. I know they say certain species have 4 webbed and this and that. So maybe that will help a little.

08/27/06 11:28pm

#961333

Clawedfrogsrule
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 960266

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

I’d still say we’re at a stand-still until it’s a full change. I’m not sure what leopard frogs look like when they’re that young.

08/28/06 06:36pm

#961639

Frogger33
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Message To: Clawedfrogsrule In reference to Message Id: 961333

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Well I’ve read a few places that the webbing on the green frogs stop at the second joint on the 4th toe. And that isn’t the case with this guy, since he is fully webbed. So I’ve excluded Green frog. I am leaning toward Bullfrog and Leopard frog from what I’ve read. So I just have to be patient and wait and see.

08/28/06 09:24pm

#983805

Frogger33
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 961639

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Frogger FINALLY got his front legs. The weird thing is that earlier in the day yesterday he just had what looked like holes in his sides. Now he has both front legs. His face is starting to change too. He is also getting little black spots on his back. I am really starting to think leopard now, lol. How long before he will start wanting to come out of the water? I have a log and some plants in there that he can get out on, but I’m not sure how that works, since this is gonna be my first frog:)

09/14/06 11:43pm

#984929

Tnlinca
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 983805

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Thats no bullfrog tadpole. I’ve had many, and that isn’t one.

09/16/06 01:01am

#985708

Clawedfrogsrule
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Message To: Tnlinca In reference to Message Id: 984929

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Well I guess it could be a leopard frog then, and now that it has all of it’s legs it will probably start coming out of the water pretty soon.
Congratulations

09/16/06 08:12pm

#1375543

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Message To: Clawedfrogsrule In reference to Message Id: 985708

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

I have two of those guys too!

07/26/07 02:09pm

#1513854

N8d
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Message To: MereBear In reference to Message Id: 1375543

I have one of those but has like dotted lines going down and around his back.

11/14/07 03:33pm

#1521420

Naja12
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

i need help also, i got mines from the petstore. it almost looks like that but more yellow on the belly. i had it 4 two weeks and it has little back legs

11/20/07 08:32pm

#1528215

Ki650
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

did you find out what type it is?

I have one that is 7 1/2 " long , it still has no legs

Im waiting own people to help me

11/27/07 08:26pm

#1530190

Ki650
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

how long is the tadpole?

and what kind is it?

11/29/07 06:15pm

#1530193

Ki650
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Message To: Frogger33 In reference to Message Id: 941912

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

what do you feed it?

11/29/07 06:16pm

#1536829

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Message To: Ki650 In reference to Message Id: 1530193

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

They are leopard frogs and you feed then lettuce boiled or not. but if you do feed them lettuce change the water often, and you can feed them algea discs and crushed up flake fish food. Also if it 7.5" it a bullfog not a leopard frog. leopard frogs only grow to 5-8" the biggest i’ve seen is 7". And i’ve been raising frogs for 20 years. I’ve raised 63 types. anyway its a leopard frog.

12/05/07 06:09pm

#1536845

Ki650
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Message To: Prolawn_care In reference to Message Id: 1536829

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

How often should I change the water? every 3-4 days ?

12/05/07 06:29pm

#1538960

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Message To: Ki650 In reference to Message Id: 1536845

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

yeah i would do partial changes every 3-4 days and i would do full changes every other time that you change the water

12/07/07 06:18pm

#1538991

Ki650
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Message To: Prolawn_care In reference to Message Id: 1538960

Help me identify my tadpole, its driving me nuts!!

Thats alot of upkeep

I may have to get rid of the tadpole because, it may take another year or better to change into a frog. I need to look for it a home.

thanks for info.

12/07/07 07:00pm