i have a vent tad that its tail is going away and it front legs still havent come thru im worried it going to drown. anyone have this happen and is there anything i can do.
Hmmm, I'm no expert but if it hasn't popped fronts by now, I seriously doubt they'll develop. Spindly seems to be common in vents from what I hear, so unfortunately I would say that the outlook isn't so good. I have Amazonicus tads right now and they popped fronts well before their tails were absorbed, but even then, it's a wait and see as the fronts could still be present but non functional.
Do the legs look fully formed? I've had Lamasi tads morph with their legs still inside, but they never popped out. Heck, the froglets even pushed themselves up on land. I let them live for another week, but ultimately I put them down. If the legs don't pop by the time the tail starts to shrink, I don't think they will at all. By that time, they're past that point in development. You can let it be for now and MAYBE it'll pop the fronts before fully morphing. But if it gets to the point where it starts to come out of the water and the legs still haven't formed, it's best to cull it.
well i will gladly take that into consideration, although euthanization wasnt nessisary as he was already dead i neglected to add that to my above comment. thanks for the info. i usually use Ethyl alcohol if needed. i felt so bad for the little guy.
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