Care Sheet for Tree FrogsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/09/2007 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Tree Frogs |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Chaz1234 |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | White Lipped Tree Frog |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Mostly green but can change due to the background and/or temperature and humidity. The are considered a smaller version of the White’s Tree Frog. They can go to a dark brown to almost a blueish green in color. You can make your frog change by this rule of thumb.
The higher the temperature and lower the humidity the greener and bluer the frog. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I use potting soil but you could also use moss, coconut fiber, and repta-bed. I use a rock bowl that I bought at the local pet store change it out at least once every 2-3days. That is because I find that the crickets end up killing themselves in the bowl. |
Lighting and UVB: | I suggest a 25 watt light for the a ten gallon vivarium. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | I have read that you need to keep the temperature between 70 F and 78 F. So during the day I keep it around 75 degrees. Letting it drop to around 73 F at night. |
Heating and Equipment: | For one frog:
a ten gallon tank
water bowl (i use the rock bowls)
a lamp with a 25 watt light
substrate
Vines
plastic plants or live doesn’t really matter
Driftwood for the tree frog to climb on
a half log is optional for a hiding spot because i find that my frog just hides up in the plants
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Caging Provided: | I have provided my white lipped tree frog with a ten gallon vivarium with potting soil substrate a live fern plant. A driftwood center piece with a large plastic vine over it. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I feed my frog large crickets. This is what I do even if it is a little out of the ordinary. I buy 24 large crickets at the pet store. Get home shake about 3/4 of the crickets into the cage leaving about 1/4 in the bag. Take out that egg crate thing. Then I put some calcium powder in the bag. Shake it up so the crickets get dusted then throw them in to. I also for the crickets sake put a carrot or orange piece in their to raise some more nutritional value. This last the frog two weeks of very easily done nutritional crickets. I just bought meal worms to try because I wanted for Auzzie to have a more varied diet. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | As explained above I dust my crickets and give them either a carrot or orange piece to give them extra vitamins. |
Maintenance: | I do ,to make my life and Auzzie (my frog’s life) easier, do regular maintenance to avoid very major cleanup often. I mist his cage once a day. Clean up anything out of order (knocked over decorations ,etc). Change his water at least once every three days, and make sure food is always available. |
Some Words on this Species: | This frog’s are very interesting to watch and have their attitude and personality. I find there hunting behavior fascinating. I have often seen my frog leap from one side of the cage to another and as the end result with a cricket being stuffed into his mouth. |
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