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Hi. I have 18 american toad tadpoles that have just recently developed their hind limbs, but no sign yet of their front limbs.

My question is, when do they need to be able to get out of the water.

Right now they are in a totally aquatic environment and I don't want to drown them.

Do I provide them with land once they start to develop front legs or wait until they already have their front limbs? Or do they not need land until they start losing their tail?

I have limited space for all of them, so I don't want to take up too much of the water too soon, or else I'd put in a land area right now.

Please help me with this. I want to take good care of these little guys.

Generally speaking if they have both the front and rear limbs but still have not yet started losing the tail then you really need to start providing them with a spot to get out of the water during the final transition phase of metamorphosis. By the time the tail is fully absorbed they should already be on land completely.

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Wyvern