Varadero tadpoles metamorphosing

[Jace]

The colouring is absolutely amazing. How long until you know about SLS? Is there any way to treat it if the froglet does have it?

[Ebony]

Looks beautiful John. I would also like to know about Jace's questions.

[John]

SLS is easy to see once the legs pop - this frog is fine. It can't be treated though. The smaller froglet here has SLS:

[John]

24 hours after last photo, here are three more:

[Jace]

They truly are beautiful, John. I can definitely see the difference between the healthy frogs and the one that has SLS. Is there anyway the froglet can survive with this condition? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of your tadpole develop normally.

[John]

Is there anyway the froglet can survive with this condition?

The problem is that they can't hold their body up correctly so they can't feed and the whole thing stresses them out because they know something's not right. Those that can't hold themselves up are done for.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of your tadpole develop normally.

Thanks. Going on my own experience and what others have told me, SLS is pretty rare in R. imitator in comparison to other dart frogs, so I think if the first one is fine then the rest should be alright too.

I'm going to take more photos tonight - just looking at him in his canister I can see right away that his tail has decreased greatly in size over night and he's looking much more frog-like.

[Kiwi Photography]

Oh WOW.
Gorgeous colouring; truly stunning.
Looks ike he's doing very well(:
Congratulations!