Venus Fly Traps?

[DiamondChpCookie]

My son who is 9 is the proud owner of a White's Tree Frog. He has recently been asking of we can put a real Venus Fly Trap in her cage. My first fear was that the plant would hurt her but then again, she is much bigger than anything a fly trap would consume... then I questioned the environment and whether or not is would be conducive for the plant in the fist place. That seems to check out okay... not perfect but close enough that I think the plant would live. I could not find anything to indicate that the plant may be poisons to amphibians. Does anyone have any experience with this? I do not want to do anything that could potentially put his frog in harms way. On a side note: I would just get him the plant to live in the window sill but I fear our cats would eat it. O_o

[Mentat]

Here is an excellent article to care for your son's frog: Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea. A commonly missed need is providing for an 85F basking spot.

The frog will be fine with the plant; but it could land on it during a jump and trample it. The issue will be the humidity, with the White's frog needing 50-65%, which is lower than what the plant needs. You can still try it; but ensure the plant's soil is moist at all times. Also, VFTs require a wintering over period and will need to remove the plant from the enclosure to provide that.

[deranged chipmunk]

You don't want to put a VFT in a white's tank. The requirements are wrong for it and the frogs will destroy it. Also, as Carlos mentioned, VFT's require a dormancy period, which would require you to remove the plant from the tank.