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[John]

Mine are gray most of the time, occasionally getting their pattern back. Sometimes one of my males turns green on top. I believe colour is partly based on their background and partly on their mood. Mine are pretty tame - all feed from forceps and my female will sit on my hand and take food from the other. I don't heat mine and they just have a normal fluorescent bulb during the day time. None of mine hide - they spend their days sitting in the branches in plain sight.

[Tom Highum]

Maybe if you used a brighter light source, fluorescent (won't burn them)
Could it be that they don't like their diet or want sunlight?

[Kurt]

I don't think brighter light is the solution, Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis is predominately nocturnal. So a bright light will not be appreciated too much.

[Tom Highum]

Hmm then why do you guys think they are not so green in captivity?

[gray frog in manitoba]

The heat light was just introduced last weekend. So that was well after Wilbert "changed". They are located in an area where the tank does get a lot of natural light during the day. I have been feeding them crickets (feed the crickets carrots, potato, apple). Maybe the color thing is just something I won't be able to understand. But if anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks.

[John]

Mine sit under a fluorescent light during the day, no problems.

[Kurt]

Mine sit under a fluorescent light during the day, no problems.

I guess what I am saying is that lights aren't critcal with most amphibians.

[Kurt]

Mood and surroundings dictate color. Grays do turn green from time to time captivity. Mine used to turn gray with pale green markings. Very cool. They loooked like lichen covered treebark.