Hi...new here...Grandkids are doing tadpoles. Bought some on line was told they are toads.. ya... they look like big frogs to me. This guy was the first to turn to a froglet. He does have beautiful web feet but likes being out of water most. I am guessing he's legs are not right?? Help this granny out what kind of frog? And what you think about legs?..thank you for your help
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He is gray with dark spots and pretty good size..at least 6 times bigger then my toadlets that are a month old
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Do the toes have pads on them? If so that could be a gray tree frog (though those are pretty small) or a Cuban tree frog. It's hard to tell from the picture. Tree frogs feet sometimes bend in ways that look weird, but that doesn't look right to me. Maybe it's just the angle.
Thank you Elly....does not look right to me either. .he is big. He's body alone is over 2 1/2 inches long..and no pads on feet..
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In that case, if there are subtle stripes that don't show up, maybe a chorus frog? Or a gray-brown cricket frog.
This is a green frog (Rana clamitans). They are often confused for bullfrogs but this one has a dorsalateral ridge. The big concern here is I think this frog is having hypocalcemia (low calcium). The frogs that I see do this almost always have hind leg weakness and then progressively become more lethargic and then develop front leg weakness and jaw weakness.
A few follow up questions for the OP:
They almost always die when it gets to this point. Has this frog been having spasms or shaking? This is another tell-tale sign.
How long ago has this guy metamorphosized?
Thanks everyone..he came out of water like this about 6 days ago...he likes being head out of water..I tryed feeding pinheads and flyless to him...will he eat the tadpole food?? And he has never had the shakes..I am watching over him all the time.He is the first out of 12 to change to froglet. The others all look great...what would you all do for him?
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