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RAVC1
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New (Wild Caught) Grey Tree Frog - Need Advice 
I recently found a gray tree frog on our property and thought it would be a good thing to show my 5 year old son. He loves it and we decided to try to keep it for a pet. However, having read some of the posts here I am concerned about stress issues of wild caught frogs. Ours is 5/8" - 3/4" in length so I suspect it is young. I also suspect it is a female because it lacks the black marking on its neck, but ours may be too young to be certain. It features the yellow stripe on the inside of its rear legs. I do not know which species this is.
I went to a local pet store this evening based on the referral of a neighbor that does business with them because the store prides itself on educating customers. I have a good start on supplies, such as the eco fiber bricks and I will purchase some plants for the aquarium on Saturday. I think the aquarium is described as a 40 gal breeder, so it has relatively tall sides. My question regarding the tank is, "Should I stand it on end to give the frog more room for climbing?" If this helps the frog I’ll do it and make my own conversion kit for closing the (top) side as is required.
It appears these are stout frogs and good first frogs, but the fact that this is a wild caught example has me concerned. Can anyone offer sound advice on how I can provide this frog with the best care right away? I have no desire to make this frog ill or kill it. I am simply trying to be a father for my son and help him live his interests.
Please advise. I consider myself intelligent and competent, but I know I do not know everything.
Thank you,
Rick
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06/09/10 10:51pm
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Apple pie
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Message To: RAVC1 In reference to Message Id: 2154611
New (Wild Caught) Grey Tree Frog - Need Advice
I wouldn’t worry that it’s wild caught because you would have a hard time finding a captive bred one. Catching one yourself meant that it didn’t have to get shipped to the store. I think your tank would be tall enough without standing it on its end but if you wanted you could do that.
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06/10/10 05:10pm
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RAVC1
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Message To: Apple pie In reference to Message Id: 2154751
New (Wild Caught) Grey Tree Frog - Need Advice
Thanks, but I no longer need this information. After learning about the potential risk of stress-born illnesses to the frog, bacteria, the risks we pose to it, etc. I felt the best decision was to return the frog to my back yard. The afternoon after I initially caught it I removed the screen lid I made for the temporary cage I fabricated and walked away. I few minutes later I returned to check on the frog and it was no where in sight. So it is now happier and better off. Nonetheless, this was a good experience. I will look into obtaining captive bred tree frogs and their care for future reference. Most of what I read indicated this is a better choice to make when considering a tree frog for a pet.
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06/12/10 07:05am
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Reddawg
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Message To: RAVC1 In reference to Message Id: 2155118
New (Wild Caught) Grey Tree Frog - Need Advice
I think you are THINKING way too much into the "wild caught" frog syndrome. Especially when it comes to the gray tree frog, which is a very robust and hardy species. Also if you are keeping a local native species, there is a lot less stress on the animal if you mimic it’s natural environment, which is really easy to do. Just look outside. If you hear your frogs singing you’ll know they are happy.
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06/21/10 03:20pm
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