Topic: Tadpoles and their legs

[Tin Shed]

Most of my tadpoles hatched around the end of March, but they seem very slow at developing - only a few have legs. One website stated that the legs appear after about 6 - 9 weeks. Anyone else with slow developing tadpoles? Do you think it is just the strange weather we have been having or do they need some extra food?

[mc55]

I thought mine were taking a really long time to change too, only a couple had developed legs, but just this week I found some very baby frogs emerging from the pond - some with tails, some without.  But I still have loads of taddies that don't even look as if they are developing legs yet. 

[theothermarg]

mine hatched quite early they are big but don,t have legs yet. they never do it as quickly as the textbook says i think thats because they cannot read ;D
they will be fit to hop about in their own time as they always do 8)
marg