Toad Tadpole with back legs

[YogaFrog]

Hello! I have had a tadpole for almost 3 weeks, and I am 99.9% sure it is a toad (either american, fowler's, oak, or southern based on the ones native here in Alabama). His name is Wasabi, and he has been doing great! I am amazed almost every time I check on him, he is changing so fast! I have a few different foods I have been giving to him, some spirulina/veggie tablets, HBH frog and tadpole tablets (I rotate which one i put in his tank, I don't add too much at a time), and there is a rock with some algae growing on it (from where we found him) that he has been munching and perching on. The rock also is sloped so some of it is out of the water. Based on how long his back legs are, I have a feeling the front legs are coming soon. I realize this is a critical time, and I don't want to screw it up! Should I be feeding him something live yet? I read he won't eat while he is absorbing his tail, is this true? Can anyone give me some general advice for this time? When I see his front legs pop out, how long after should I alter his habitat (dropping the water line and making some land)? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

[kueluck]

Keep feeding just as you are now. How many inches of water do you have and what size tank?

[YogaFrog]

Keep feeding just as you are now. How many inches of water do you have and what size tank?

The tank is an exo terra version critter tank (the medium one with two handles) and I only have a couple inches of spring water that I change every other day.

[YogaFrog]

Btw, I have a 10 gallon tank waiting for when it is ready for a real habitat...kind of waiting to be sure of the species so I can set it up right...

[kueluck]

The front legs will come in one at a time. Once the first one comes in make land area for it to climb out on. Make sure you have an ample supply of food ready like flightless fruit flies before it totally resorbs it's tail. Mine actually started to eat the FF while it still had a nubbin.

[YogaFrog]

What type of substrate should I use for the land while it is still aquatic? Eventually, I plan on using top soil in the 10 gallon tank and have a water dish and moss. But I feel like soil would just turn in to a muddy puddle if I tried to use it to create land. What do you think?

[Heatheranne]

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