Is this a good set up? Yeah, yeah know it's small but he's been living in it for three years and he's very happy and healthy.
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Nooooo, far to small I'm afraid!! The smallest anyone ever has recommended for a tree frog is a 10 gallon or 12 x 12 x 18" terrarium but that's pushing it IMO and I'd recommend a 20 gal or 18" cube or if you're planting it the 18 x 18 x 24" would be better, you can have a small group in them as well. We had a debate on the forum about this not long ago.
I know this sounds stupid but, why?
Don't let the size of the frog mistake you, tree frogs jump long distances, many times the length of their bodies and in a tank that size they can't and if they did, they'd smash of the side and hurt them self. Just far too small and it's not right, everyone will tell you so.
Would a 10 gallon long work
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I wouldn't, I'd go at least 15 high, I'd say that would be a good size, if it is only just the one
And remember, bigger is always better, if you can afford it, look for a 20-30 gallon tall, so he can have enough space, and if you do decide to get any more H.versicolor, after a quarantine period, you could add a couple more frogs in
The best thing with bigger tanks is if spot cleaned well they can last quite some time without needing completely gutted and scrubbed
They aren't very heavy animals, so they don't have much momentum to hurt themselves with, and they'll jump into the glass anyway no matter how big the enclosure is. Even wild grays catching bugs around windows jump into glass. If they got injured from jumping into things, it would be trees during the truly long jumps they take in the wild.
I wouldn't house a tree frog in an enclosure that small, but is the frog injured or dead from smashing into the glass? No.
the way his post was worded he seemed to be saying that a frog flinging itself into the glass could cause immediate devastating injury. Have you really seen a frog break bones from nose rubbing? Pretty sure it has less to do with space and more to do with stress. Reptile folks call it "glass surfing." And the OP didn't say anything about nose rubbing.
Good point, but still, that's mostly how they end up with nose rub. He still should look for a larger tank, and use that one for rearing small froglets or a tank for temporary purposes, like moving or something
Yes, I agree
Is 12 * 12 * 18 ok?
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For one frog yes. If you want to get any more frogs, you'd have to upgrade the tank size if you want another one. Here's their care-sheet if you haven't seen it already: http://www.frogforum.net/content.php...e-and-Breeding
Dace, I never said it would cause devastating injury but they do fling themselves into the glass, I've seen and heard it. It they were allowed to keep on doing this I'm sure they'd end up with an infection. But I doubt anyone would see them break their bones from doing it, unless they had X-ray eyes. Don't really care if the OP didn't mentioned it, it could happen with such a small tank and let's try to prevent it.
I kept two grey treefrogs in a ten gallon for about 8 years. They were very happy and produced many eggs, but be warned, If u do want to breed them, the male's call is VERY loud
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Will be more likely in a smaller tank. We've already has this sort of argument so each to their own.
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