A little help please

[John]

When the tail is completely gone you can feed them.

[Kurt]

Most frog species won't eat until the tail is absorbed.

[Leanne]

Hi, I thought I'd post some picture of froglet no.1 and froglet no.12 the lighter of the two is no.1 ( 4 days on from front limbs first appearing)

[Tom Highum]

They are awesome I like the light one

[Ebony]

Hi Leanne, They are looking great. What size are they at the moment?

[Kurt]

Based on these latest pictures I am changing my ID to Litoria ewingii, the brown treefrog. The green in the last pictures was throwing me off, making me think it was L. citropa, which is in your range, but barely. Your whole area is engulfed by L. ewingii's range, so it is the most likely canidate.

[Tom Highum]

Ebony don't you breed them?

[Ebony]

Yes, and if you look at my picture of the Froglets they do look very similar. It was the green that made me think otherwise as well Kurt. I still see green on one of these pictures. Again what size are they??

[Leanne]

their bodies vary but the 2 in the recent pictures are about a cm that doesn't include their tail, it maybe a bit hard to see in the photo but the lighter one has got I guess u'd call it a red tinge to it's hind legs ( I'm amazed at the color transformation in such a short time

[Tom Highum]

How big are the adults?

[Ebony]

Tom..Litoria ewingii Adults are 5cm at most. Those froglets are about the right size for young whistling tree frogs.

[Tom Highum]

I wish I could get them. Australia needs to let some things that are not threatened into the pet trade.

[Leanne]

Hi, I found this little fella hiding in the rock this morning I'm not sure if he's the same 1 I posted pictures of yesterday or not as I don't know how fast their tails absorb back it to their bodies it still seems to have green patches on it's back maybe they just vary a bit in color to the new zealand variety

[Kurt]

Stupid green patches! They are now making me rethink my ID again. They could be L. citropa, but I think that they are more likely to be L. ewingii. We may have to wate just a little bit longer to make a definite ID.

[Leanne]

Hi, I've moved the froglets into their new home, here are some photos of them, some have just about absorbed all of their tails but I'm noticing about 3 different colors in them is it possible that we have different species? there is a dark froglet with almost all of it's tail gone but I couldn't get a photo of it, it is similar to the dark 1 in the photos. What should I feed them small crickets, cricket hatchlings or is there something else they should have?

[Leanne]

here is a slightly clearer photo of a froglet with the green on it's back

[Kurt]

I think it is ewingii. Though the green is throwing me a bit. The brown patch on the dorsum is very distinctive of L. ewingii and not L. citropa.

[Ebony]

Leanne, You have beautiful Froglets. I don't think they are Litoria ewingii as they are Green in areas and that they appear to have a distinct line down the back which Ive never seen in the Whistling tree frog. Unless your litoria ewingii frogs differ to NZ Litoria ewingii.

[Leanne]

looks like we are all confused Ebony what should I be feeding them while they are so small are they big enough to eat the small size crickets?

[Ebony]

Leanne, I fed mine Fruit fly, tiny meal worms, Aphids, Ants(NZ ants are harmless) & tiny newly hatched Locusts. You can also feed them tiny Slater's. I also would catch really tiny flies and take one wing off so the Froglets had more of a chance to get them. I would love you to keep us updated on their progress as I'm fascinated as to what the wee cuties are.