Hi all,
We are new to frog-keeping. We got a pair of adult Red Eye Tree Frogs last week. They're housed in a Zoo-Med terrarium. The frogs arrived looking healthy and were active. We've observed them both eating at night. We've had them almost a week.
My question is, one frog appears to be less active than the other. In fact, he did not appear to move much last night beyond his "sleeping" spot. I assume there is a bit of an adjusting phase once receiving new frogs, but we could use some help to know when to become concerned. How active do they get at night? Are there times when they just sleep through the night and the day?
Any pointers would be great. I'm sure these are rookie questions, but thanks for your help!
Welcome and congats on the new RETFs.
It will take some time for them to acclimate to the new home.
Maintaining a stress free home is the goal.
Monitor the humidity and temps and let them settle in.
Sometimes mine sleep for what seems like days and you may find that a night light will cause them to shy away from becoming active at night.
Have plenty of places to perch up high also. The more pathways they have to move about the tank without being on the substrate the move you may see them move about.
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Hello aaapalmer,
Welcome to Frog Forum!
You have been well cared for with Don's reply.
Red eyed tree frogs , as I'm sure you know, will find a place to rest and tuck in their arms and legs snuggly to their bodies,
close their eyes and virtually disappear into the foliage.
So as Don has mentioned, providing lots of sleeping places will help them to adjust more quiclly.
Those piercing red eyes make them irresistible.
Lynn
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Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
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Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
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Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
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Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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Dont be too alarmed i have an 80 gallon live vivarium and 14 RETF's. I have 3 frogs that go to the same spot every night to sleep... Its normal..but i noticed higher moisture levels will get them moving around more... keep it between 70-80 percent humidity! Best of luck... any problems feel free to ask... thats what im here for!
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