Wood frogs in captivity?

[LazyEyedFroggie]

Awww! That's adorable! Hopefully mine will accept it from my hand soon. Should I hibernate her inside or just let her stay at normal temperatures?

[frogluver]

Lol , they should within a few months. I have read that it's not advisible to try and hibernate a Wood frog in captivity, because it could result in an unwanted death to the frog. So I would keep her under normal temperatures. That's what I do anyways .

[LazyEyedFroggie]

thanks. Where did you read it? (Just curious)

[frogluver]

Welcome .
Ooo, honestly I've read so many articles on Wood frogs that I don't really know . Sorry about that. If you want I can try to find it and get back to you.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

It's fine I just heard someone else say that it reduces their life expectancy if they don't hibernate. Hopefully they're wrong I trust you a lot, you obviously know tons about these beautiful frogs!

[frogluver]

It's fine I just heard someone else say that it reduces their life expectancy if they don't hibernate. Hopefully they're wrong I trust you a lot, you obviously know tons about these beautiful frogs!

That’s an interesting statement that they told you; I have often pondered on this thought. It has yet to be proven, if it's even true :P. In the wild, wood frogs have a short life of 3-4 years. I had my first Woodies for about 4 years; however, they were adults when I caught them meaning that they could have lived anywhere from 5 to 7 years.
Oh yes, I made sure I learned as much as I could about these wondrous frogs and it helped too to live by a pond and observe their behaviors /habits .

[BG]

It has to get really cold for them to hibernate?.

[frogluver]

It has to get really cold for them to hibernate?.

So in about late August, Wood frogs go into a mass migration of up to 3 km to get to higher/dryer grounds, than that of the pond area. When fall hits—thus getting colder—and as soon as there is enough leave litter, they go into the “pre-hibernation” stage, where they bury themselves into the litter and soil. Once it snows their anti-freeze like chemical in their blood kicks in, allowing them to survive below freezing temps. Between the pre-hibernation stage and the first snow fall, the temperatures range from 15-50 F.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

That's wonderful that yours have lived so long! You're definately doing everything right!

[BG]

I heard the same thing from people well deep in to amphibious.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

It's fine thank-you so much for everything! I was just wondering about hibernation because someone said that their life span shortens if they don't hibernate... but I'm sure you're more reliable than them!

[frogluver]

It's fine thank-you so much for everything! I was just wondering about hibernation because someone said that their life span shortens if they don't hibernate... but I'm sure you're more reliable than them!

Aww you're very welcome!!! Have fun with your Woodies!