My Gray Tree Frog tadpoles will be turning into frogs soon. I want to begin setting up an enclosure for two of them, but I am not sure what type of substrate would be safe and appropriate for such tiny frogs. Anyone have any experience with raising baby Grays? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
RJ
Coconut Fiber/Eco Earth are good choices for most frogs. Reptile carpet also works
Litoria caerulea 1.1.0 (White's Tree Frog)
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis 0.1.0 (Anerythristic Honduran Milk Snake) Tliltocatl albopilosus 0.0.2 (Curly Hair Tarantula)
Aphonopelma hentzi 0.0.1 (Texas Brown Tarantula)
Avicularia avicularia 0.0.2 (Pinktoe Tarantula)
Brachypelma smithi ex. annitha 0.0.1 (Mexican Giant Red Knee Tarantula) Monocentropus balfouri 0.0.2 (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
Harpactira pulchripes 0.0.1 (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
With babies you could start with damp, unprinted paper towels. That way they can easily see food and you can make sure they're pottying like they should be. Change it once a day. After that you can move on to some type of coconut fiber or something of the sort. Good luck! Bet they are adorable!
2.0.3 Hyla versicolor "Eastern Gray Tree Frogs"
2.2.0 Agalychnis callidryas "Red Eyed Tree Frogs"
0.0.3 Dendrobates auratus "Turquoise and Bronze"
0.0.1 Anaxyrus fowleri "Fowler's Toad"
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I agree...I believe paper towel is best as well and necessary for the juveniles.
I just wanted to add..........
-be sue it remains FLAT
-be sure there is enough water to hold the corner/edges down
-you don't want a frog to get under there
FYI -- I have never had substrate in my red eye tree frog tree frog enclosures-
heavily planted --but no substrate. ( my boys are 3-5 years old )
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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Thank you, Eli, Amy, Lija, and Lynn.
Very valuable advice.
I'm going to go with the paper towels suggestion. Is there any particular type that is best? I know Amy recommends unprinted. Should it also be unbleached? Is recycled and unbleached okay?
Thanks again.
RJ
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