My tadpoles are coming of age!!

[mavis3107]

Thanks JimO~ I won't fret about the little fellers, since they can get out on their own .

What do you think about the front leg being fully formed but still INSIDE the skin?
Right now there's one left, out of the three with this problem. The other two died (out of 50 or so big juicy guys), it seems they can't swim or hop correctly once the tail starts curving and their boyancy changes and the front leg is still underneath the skin. Is this a common problem with all frogs/toads or do I have a "love canal" type problem in my yard causing mutations??
Think I'll look around the forum, it seems very thorough, friendly, maybe I'll learn something new!!!

Thanks again!

[JimO]

It's normal for the front legs to form beneath a layer of skin, but they are supposed to pop out just before the tail starts to be absorbed. The three out of 50 is probably not an abnormal mortality based on problems with formation of the front legs. If it was me, I'd try to help the last guy free his legs if it looks like he will die otherwise. But, not to worry, if there was a serious external cause, I suspect that most of the frogs would have been deformed.