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John Varadero tadpoles... July 8th, 2010, 03:56 AM
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    Cool Varadero tadpoles metamorphosing

    "It's morphin' time"....

    This tadpole is the first offspring of this pair of "Varadero" race Ranitmeya imitator frogs.

    This first photo was taken in the terrarium on June 29th. The tadpole is in a white film canister attached to the side of the terrarium with a suction cup:



    This was taken on the night of July 7th 2010 in a small deli cup (Click the photo to enlarge):



    You can see the colors of the frog coming in - even the legs are starting to get a little. I'll admit I'm quite worried about this tadpole because, being the first, it's the most likely to have Spindly Leg Syndrome (SLS), a malformation of the front limbs caused by a nutritional deficiency in young dart frog parents, often seen in their first few tadpoles. Keep your fingers crossed.

    I'll keep you updated.
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    Very nice photo's John, The colouring is really prominent. I can see the arms are going to pop out soon. I hope you are worrying for nothing.

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    For comparison, here's that last photo again:



    And now the same tadpole 48 hours later (taken just a few minutes ago):

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    Looks to me like the arms and legs have grown significantly. It might be the photo but the colouring seems brighter too. Looking pretty positive I think. Mind you, that's going by what frogs I breed. How long does it take for these tadpoles to morph?

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    Yes, the colors are starting to come through now, definitely - the blue on the legs is more noticeable. The front right arm is bigger too. They take a while to metamorphose. He will probably pop the legs in the next 48 hours, then it'll be 4 more days or so I think.
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    Very cool.

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