I KNOW I saw a thread somewhere here that discussed this and now that I want to read it
I can't FIND it... Can someone please point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Gina
I think it the tadpole had it's arm totally encased in a gas bubble. I've had 2 Leucs exactly like that. They both morphed out fine. Let it go it's natural course and it should be fine.
Ok..I'm just getting impatient. His clutch mate (?) Has been out for over a month...This guy is just taking sooooooo long. Still got a tail though. And an egg from a clutch (are they clutches with frogs?) that was laid like weeks after him is about to absorb his tail tomorrow...with all legs in good shape. I wait. ugh. Thanks for the quick reply. I was about to break out the exacto knife!
You'll find that all tads are not evolved equal. There's absolutely nothing you personally can do to change tad morph rates or success, as long as your husbandry is quality.
This guy may do just fine, but you will inevitably find some not so fine and others just won't make it.
Here's a quick fact to put things in perspective. It takes exactly one male offspring and exactly one female offspring to take the place of a pair of parent frogs which live decades for a population to remain static in the wild. Not all tads were meant to survive.
So they are still in there. As you can see they look developed!
This is not the container it's kept in. I just yanked it out for the pic.
My temps are 76-78. He's been like this for months.
Surgery?
Different Temps?
Cut his tail off?
If they do pop out are it's arms going to be all deformed?!
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SpyderFemme Wrote:So they are still in there. As you can see they look developed!
This is not the container it's kept in. I just yanked it out for the pic.
My temps are 76-78. He's been like this for months.
Surgery?
Different Temps?
Cut his tail off?
If they do pop out are it's arms going to be all deformed?!
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Unfortunately I'm not liking the way that one looks. What species/locale is it again?
The kinked tail and the body both look off and the length of time without morphing combined with how the legs look right now does not bode well for it.
The only thing I would suggest is moving it to a little cooler water, but I don't really feel it will help.
Darn! It's an azureus. Funny thing is the tail thing is new...just this week.
It's a really bad photo. I over exposed it so you could see through the skin of the arms.
It's color is blue and he eats and is pretty feisty. I guess I just wait huh?
SpyderFemme Wrote:Darn! It's an azureus. Funny thing is the tail thing is new...just this week.
It's a really bad photo. I over exposed it so you could see through the skin of the arms.
It's color is blue and he eats and is pretty feisty. I guess I just wait huh?
Sometimes toward the end of an unsuccessful morph multiple issues will pop up.
I really think waiting is the only thing to do right now.
And again, understand that not all tads make it.
I have more dead fauna in my freezer than I care to talk about... I get it
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Give it time....you are being impatient.
I bet it pops em' soon....
SpyderFemme Wrote:I have more dead fauna in my freezer than I care to talk about... I get it ![Wink Wink](https://www.dartden.com/images/smilies/wink.png)
I've got a bit of fauna in my freezer too, but the most exotic right now you'll find is elk or buffalo.
I put out the 'frogs die' statements because people would be very surprised how often my brother and myself are asked if there are drugs that can help their frog that morphed out, small, one footed, one eyeballed , or just 'not right'.
Whoa one eyeballed?! ;/ lol
Two years ago I was soaking ( don't even remember which species) a frog in some crushed vitamin tablets (don't remember what they were either) hoping it would fix it. It didn't. Freezer time. Or maybe in my pile o' dehydrated frogs... Not sure. Buffalo jerky sounds good
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all oddities and 'special needs" tads and frogs would obviously be culled in the wild. For our hobby and enjoyment purposes, we can choose an alternative. When we DO indeed keep them and allow them to morph out, it's my belief that we should keep them and not trade, sell or transfer them without full disclosure, as the genes are potentially weak. Better yet, is to just keep it to ones self as a 'pet'. It is interesting to try to see if 'they make' it.....I've done it, but we need to make sure saving the 'special ones' doesn't become common practice.
A couple froggers use the 'climb out' raising method, that is, if the froglet is too weak to climb out of a straight up cup, then it drowns, as nature would have intended it. I see no problem with that.
^ Yes agree. I'm in it for the pet thing anyway. Not selling/trading.
Those front legs still haven't popped out! wth?
post another pic of 'frankentad"
You could also try to change things up. Put the tad in a sloped tank with access to rocks and gravel. Use 'different" water - grocery store water. Add some Indian almonds leaves to the water - releases tannins. Increase the water temps - but only a few degrees.
A similar one of mine - a Varadero fantastica. I had a pair that repeatedly produced these and the arms would never come through. Swapped the female and no issues since. I euthanised quite a few before giving up and separating the frogs when it all go too depressing:
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Nick,
Did you ever let some go to 'full term' ?