Update on Casper's Metamorphosis

[froggyman]

Here he is

His legs have been getting bigger and more defined.

[froggyman]

Update #2
Casper's legs have grown to where they fit his body, his feet have become more defined and he has been using his legs to swim.

[LilyPad]

Nice!! Keep doing the updates, I love watching the tads transform!

[froggyman]

At what point should I make the land area bigger and lessen the amount of water, also when should I adjust his diet?

[Strider18]

I would make the land section bigger when he has all of his legs
”popped” out. One he had all of his legs and he has absorbed his tail, he may start eating pinhead crickets if he is big enough or fruit flies.

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[froggyman]

So what is meant by "popped" out? His back leg grew in slowly, also I noticed that he now has dark stripes on his legs

[Strider18]

Is he actually using his legs to walk around?

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[froggyman]

He only has his hind legs right now but he pushes off the bottom and uses them when swimming.

[Strider18]

When he gets all of his legs I would increase the land section

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[Frogman1031]

So what is meant by "popped" out? His back leg grew in slowly, also I noticed that he now has dark stripes on his legs

While the back legs come in very slowly, the front legs are developing at the same time but under the skin. They pop out pretty much overnight and metamorphosis is done only a few days after

Your tadpole is adorable too !

[froggyman]

Update #3
Casper has been getting better with his hind legs and low there are some stripes on them, here he is looking at his reflection

[froggyman]

I am starting to think Casper is a Leopard Frog, what do you think?

[Frogman1031]

From the size you described in another thread and based on the light color, I'm pretty sure Casper is a bullfrog

[froggyman]

Ok, it's just that he didn't take 2 years to metamorphosis.

[Frogman1031]

Have you had him since he was born? If not then we don't really know how old he really is. And morphing times vary among individuals

[froggyman]

Good point when I got him he was already pretty big, I will take a picture with a ruler for reference and share it tonight.

[froggyman]

I measured Casper he is 3 1/4 in or 8 cm long I tried to get a picture but he wouldn't stay still long enough.

[froggyman]

Update #4
Casper's back legs have gotten even bigger and I think can sometimes see his front legs moving around under his skin. Also, this morning he jumped completely out of the water twice!

[froggyman]

Update #5
Hey everyone Casper continues to grow, his legs are HUGE now and the shape of his eyes have changed too.

[Frogman1031]

Those arms look just about ready to pop out. I would start preparing for his metamorphosis because it may commence as early as tomorrow morning