How long...?

Only a few months if you keep the water at room temp 70 F or so. In colder climates it can take up to 3 years.

Whoa...I was thinking a month or so. What if I put a heater in the tank? Though I read somewhere that the longer they are in a tadpole stage, the better.....what have I gotten myself into???? Lol.

Originally Posted by Jace

Whoa...I was thinking a month or so. What if I put a heater in the tank? Though I read somewhere that the longer they are in a tadpole stage, the better.....what have I gotten myself into???? Lol.

Don't push it dear. 70 F is as high as I would go on a cold climate frog.

Okay, I will let Mother Nature do her thing, then. It might be a good for Poe to take his/her time-I have absolutely nothing to put a fully formed American Bullfrog into!

Originally Posted by Jace

Okay, I will let Mother Nature do her thing, then. It might be a good for Poe to take his/her time-I have absolutely nothing to put a fully formed American Bullfrog into!

They are fully aquatic so you can make a wonderful pond with live plants and rocks and stuff. I am so jealous.

I have an idea for an outdoor enclosure-looks great on paper so far!-but I'm not sure what to do during the winter. It might be too cold to keep Poe outside year round, and I like to shower and bathe, so the bathtub is out......hmmmm. Stay a tadpole, stay a tadpole!! Lol.

Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue

Only a few months if you keep the water at room temp 70 F or so. In colder climates it can take up to 3 years.

If you put him in the microwave, it will only take a few minutes. Be careful though, if you don't do it right, your tadpole can explode and then you will be cleaning little bits of it out of your microwave. You will never want to cook a hot pocket in it ever again.

Originally Posted by Kurt

If you put him in the microwave, it will only take a few minutes. Be careful though, if you don't do it right, your tadpole can explode and then you will be cleaning little bits of it out of your microwave. You will never want to cook a hot pocket in it ever again.

Forgive me I'm new but..... You can actually "nuke" a tadpole" - or are you joking?

One of my friends had a tadpole. We believe it was a bullfrog; it was huge. I netted it out of the comet goldfish tank at work. When she got it, it didn't have legs yet. I don't know exactly how long it took but seemed like weeks in a small tank with no heater before the legs developed. They were well developed while she was on a 2 week vacation, and following her advice, I moved it into a tank that was half land/half water, and within a couple days almost the entire tail was gone. It was fun to watch.

I'm not sure if what we did was right or best. But that's the story of her bullfrog.

Originally Posted by Cristen

Forgive me I'm new but..... You can actually "nuke" a tadpole" - or are you joking?

No you can't nuke them. Kurt is probably attempting to create genetic mutant bullfrogs.

I am having a heck of time keeping the water clean...I just did a water change last night and the water is super cloudy this morning. Starting to get a bit frustrated!!!

Originally Posted by Cristen

Forgive me I'm new but..... You can actually "nuke" a tadpole" - or are you joking?

It was a joke. Whenever you see this "", that means I (or someone else) was making a joke.

I put another filter in the tank-hopefully the water will be better. Soon as I cleaned the tank, it started pooping..sigh, I just can't win.

Originally Posted by Kurt

It was a joke. Whenever you see this "", that means I (or someone else) was making a joke.

Kurt likes to throw jokes into his posts quite a bit. On rare occasion, you'll spot a funny one.

Originally Posted by Jace

I put another filter in the tank-hopefully the water will be better. Soon as I cleaned the tank, it started pooping..sigh, I just can't win.

Ever notice how many different types of animals poop right after you clean their cage? You would know if you worked at a pet store.

Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue

No you can't nuke them. Kurt is probably attempting to create genetic mutant bullfrogs.

I thought that seemed a little odd, but like I said, I wasnt sure. LOL

A mutant bullfrog... that might be a little terrifying

Originally Posted by Kurt

It was a joke. Whenever you see this "", that means I (or someone else) was making a joke.

LOL... K gotcha, dont know everyone's humor yet, and I am a little on the gullible side

One thing about us frog lovers...we're kind of weird to begin with, so our sense of humour can be kind of warped, too. Some more than others . Just to warn you, it gets worse the older you get.

Tadpole poop is a new one for me. Even my fish used to wait for a bit after the tank was cleaned...this one goes when you look at it. Sigh. Guess I'll be doing cleanings every day for the next while.

Hi, i bought a bullfrog tadpole from a local nursery a couple of weeks ago. When i bought him, he already had his back legs (Part of the reason why i chose him because i read they can take around a year to fully develope). And about a week ago he popped his front legs out and is looking more and more like an actualy frog every day. I was wondering if anyone knows about how long it might take for him to fully abosrb his tail after getting his front legs? Thanks!

Wish I could help you! My tadpole, whom I have affectionately named Poe, is still in the legless stage. Sigh. It shouldn't take too long, though. Maybe a couple of weeks to a month would be my guess. I would love to see some pics of your newly morphed frog-what are u feeding it? What are you keeping it in? I know, questions, questions!