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    Question Need help with froglet

    Hello everybody,

    We need some help.

    Quick story about what we have……a few months ago we bought our kid a plastic adventurer set that came with a voucher to get 2 tadpoles in the mail. We were told they are grass frogs.



    After receiving the tadpoles we decided that the plastic frog set up was just not adequate for the tadpoles, so we bought a 20 gal Long aquarium, went to a river and picked up some small rocks and put some on the bottom of the tank, on 1/3 of the aquarium we set up kind of a stepping stone set up that goes above water and some real moss on the rocks that are above water…..we also added a filter to the other end of the tank.



    We put both tadpoles in it and they seem to be doing fine. Here is where the novice issues begin. One of the tadpoles (froglet) lost the tail maybe in the last 4 or 5 days…..the other tadpole only has his back legs.



    We noticed the older frog hiding in the rock work and breathing out of the water, I went ahead and bought him some flightless fruit flies, however he still hasn’t been on top of the rocks where I can put the flies.



    Last night I noticed the older one in the middle of the tank kind of like in a motionless position but fully underwater, I actually though he was dead but when I put the flashlight on him he swam really fast to hide in the rock work…..does this mean that he is still not ready to live in dry land?



    Because of the set up that I have where he can hide very good and the fact that he may starve if he is too shy and doesn’t want to come on top of the rocks to feed, would it be safer (or should I) take him out of that tank and put him in a small tank with just wet paper towels and a bowl of water? Is he ready to be in dirt or just keep in wet paper towels and if so for how long?



    Here is a quick drawing of what our tank looks like.



    My kid has grown to love the process and the frogs and I would hate to lose them now, thanks for all the help and input you can give us.




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    Default Re: Need help with froglet

    Maybe he doesn't want to be seen, but he still wants to be on land. Try putting a hide on the land portion, like a log or a bunch of vines, and see if that'll work. For the feeding, like I said earlier, try getting him a dish, and order in pinhead crickets, as they won't climb up the feeding dish. I'll pull up a link of where you can order them from

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    Default Re: Need help with froglet

    Thanks again Xavier....i will try a hidding spot on top of the rock work...how long before i should start to worry about him not coming out to eat?

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    If a week goes by after his tail absorbs, I would start to worry

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    Also, could you provide a picture of the frogs?

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    I will post a picture if i get to see him....he hides pretty good in the rock work...just for reference....i found this picture online...the small tadpole is in step 3 and the bigger one is on step 5..I def saw a little stub as a tail last night when he was just kind of floating under water....

    How long is the process between step 5 and 6 if we go by this picture???

    Thanks

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    Depends on the species, some dart frogs can take 2 years to get to maturity, but typically 2-4 months

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    Ok so here is an update....we are leaving today for only 2 nights but because it was so hard to give him food in his tadpole set up (with all the rocks where he was hiding) I decided to take him out and leave the other tadpole there who only has back legs so far.
    So we set a temp 10 gal tank last night and decided to give him some flightless fruit flies dipped in calcium but i did not see him eating any...one actually jumped on him and he didnt even move...granted he couldve been stressed out from the move....
    Today i decided to give him more and leave him alone...i didnt see him attacking the flies like Ive seen them do it in youtube videos....here is a picture of the temp set up and of the frog..i would say he is about 1 to one and half inches....any inputs or commets are appreciated.

    Thanks again!


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    Looks like a leopard frog, most common species offered for sale is the northern leopard, there is a care-sheet on here that I will link you to

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    Whoa, what happened there?

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    Took care of that weird post for you Xavier.


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