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Frog Eggs
Mommy frogs lay many eggs because some will die before they are hatched. It will take the eggs 6 to 21 days to hatch. -
Young Tadpole
The tadpole is very fragile and has poorly developed gills, a mouth, and a tail. It will latch on to floating weeds or grasses in the water and after about 7 to 10 days, it will start swimming around in the water and feed on algae. 4 weeks later, skin begins to grow over the gills. By this time, they are acting socially with other tadpoles and even fish! -
Mature Tadpole
6 to 9 weeks later the legs start to appear. The arms will begin to pop out, elbow first! 9 more weeks go by and the tadpole looks more like a little frog with a really long tail. -
Froglet
12 weeks after the tadpole grows, it only has a little tale stub. It will no longer need the water as much as before and find somewhere to lay eggs where the process can start call over again! -
Frog
Between 12 and 16 weeks the frog will have completed the stages. Frogs that live in colder places may take the whole winter to go through the tadpole stage.
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Frog Dies
After 10 to 12 years of being alive, the frog dies.
