new to the frog world

[rokar]

hello everyone. i just got 2 young american green tree frogs. i been thinking and planing to get them for almost 6 months. love them and hope to learn the best way to take care of them from your forums. also ask any questions i may have. i did a lot of research on them. from tank size to what to feed them. i belive they are to young now to tell if they are male or female they about half the size of a full adult one probably a inch and a half to 2 inches in size. one is olive green was like that from the time i bought him other is a bright green. i am a bit conflicted in what i read online about there color and if they are sick or not. both eat just fine love there crickets. both is very active at night. i keep the humidity at about 60 to 65. and temperature is about 75 at night to 77 or so during the day. i have live plants so bought a low 13 watt natural light bulb and fixture for the exo terra tank i have. i have the lights setup for a auto 12 hours on 12 hours off timer. the light does bring the temp up a bit 3 degress or so why such a difference between night and day. reason why i choosed the american green tree frogs is first thing i fell in love with them when i saw them. second they seemed more easier to take care off then the red eye tree frogs or posion dart frogs. being my first time keeping frogs i wanted to not get over my head and having to take care of something that would be realy hard.

[DigitalPunk]

Kudos for doing the research ahead of time! So much better than jumping in without thinking things through all the way!

I am not overly familiar with the American Green tree frogs, but my 4 Red Eye tree frogs vary in color depending on if it is night or day and during he day their color varies based on what they are sleeping on. I have seen them go from Bright green in the daytime to a blueish or purple color. At night they turn dark green so they blend in better in the dark and hunt crickets

I ended up switching form traditional bulbs to LED lights. I had issues with the standard bulbs killing my humidity to much. I also switched from a heat bulb to a Ceramic Heat Emitter. I absolutely love it! Having a variance between your night and day temps is actually better for your frogs. It will simulate the temperature of their environment much more accurately.

[rokar]

thank you for the info. here is a few pictures of them by the way. this is at night i turned the light on just for a sec to take a pick since they were out and about.

[Tongue Flicker]

Welcome aboard rokar!

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF! Your GTFs look nice . Your temperature parameters are fine. If you desire cooler running lights; try to obtain LEDs for plants with color near 6500K.

[Flying Dutchman]

Welcome, nice GFTs!