Bullfrog tadpole and air question

[DSLRnerd]

Hello, I am new here, although have been lurking and reading for a while now.

I have a bullfrog taddie who is currently morphing.
His back legs and one front leg has come in.
His final front leg is budding.
I have it set up so that he can reach dry land when needed, but he doesn't seem to be utilizing yet.
However, he is often springing to the top of the water as if to take a quick breath.
My question is, even though he hasn't gotten his last front leg in, is he still in need of air at the top, or does that come after the final leg?

Also, when they do reach the stage of dry land, how often do they generally stay on land?
Thank you.

[Gnag the nameless]

Sorry for lack of replies.

I would be on the safe side and have the land mass and air ready for him when he emerges. Also, his lungs might be forming right now as he becomes an air breather so I'd stay on the safe size and keep the air at the top.

As for how often they stay on land, that depends on the frog. My American Bullfrog, Bumpy, keeps in the water at all times, whilst this account's namesake, Gnag, whom I raised alongside Bumpy in the same tank until they reached juvenile stage and unfortunately passed recently, often spent a lot of his time on land, though I would say two thirds of the time he was in his water area. It really varies per frog, as each one is it's own individual with their own preferences and traits, so I'd leave both options open and see what your little guy prefers.

[DSLRnerd]

Caspian,
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, my tadpole didn't make it. I did setup half land (with a slope) and half water but he passed on before his arms fully grew in. I'm not sure what happened, but it is quite disheartening.

[Jessalyn]

That is very strange. Did you lower the water level? Typically when they get to that stage I lower the water to the tadpole's back and put a wet paper towel for the land part, but even then they're still very fragile, but I hope it doesn't discourage you from trying to raise them!


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[DSLRnerd]

I did lower the water down and set it up on a slope (half land, half water) and it seemed to be doing fine. This little guy was very active and didn't seem to have any issues.
It's definitely not keeping me away from raising frogs. I know sometimes it's a gamble when it comes to tadpoles and froglets, but it still makes me sad to see any of them not make it.

[Jessalyn]

I hear you :/ out of the 13 I've gotten, I've lost 3 and it made me cry each time. I'm such a softie, some times I wonder if I'm even cut out to raise tadpoles since they're so fragile!


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[DSLRnerd]

Statistically speaking, I think 3/13 is pretty darn good, but I definitely know what you mean!