Red eyed tree frog viv

[ViperJr]

I Like the mossy frogs better but I would like to know if the mossy frogs are easer to keep?

Sorry, I missed this part in my last reply. Let me adress this now with my own opinion, since I currently keep both Agalychnis callidryas and Theloderma corticale at home.

The mossy frogs have a seemingly slow metabolism, and thrive even when only little food is available. This makes them somewhat eaiser than red eyes (not saying that feeding red eyes are hard though). They also seem to be slightly less prone to being stressed, but in a good terrarium the difference is minimal really. From what I've heard, they also have less sensitive skin than red eyes, but you should not handle them anyway, so it's hardly something to consider when deciding on which frog you want.
On the negative side, they are bigger and not as delicate climbers as red eyes. Therefore, you'll need sturdier plants and climbing interior. In addtion to this, they require water (many people claiming that moving water is the best, since this most accurately replicates their natural enviorment), which is (in my opinion) harder to maintain and keep cleen (and design).

So, both species are incredibly easy animals to care for, when the terrarium is complete. So the only real difference is the preperation part, and if you find the water-area troublesome.

PS. If you plan on breeding, mossys are probably not so good of a choice, since females are rare.

[helm96]

So here is what I did for my Whites. I put in a waterfall In my tank and then I built a little pond for it to run into that is about 8" wide and about 3.5" to 4" deep. Then I went to a local nursery and bought some polished river rock and filled it in till an appropriate depth for my frogs. As they have grown all I have to do is pull out a layer of the rock to adjust the depth. This makes it to where I do not have to keep rebuilding the water feature every time they grow since they grow so much during the first year! If you would like I can take some pictures and post them.

[Sunshine]

So here is what I did for my Whites. I put in a waterfall In my tank and then I built a little pond for it to run into that is about 8" wide and about 3.5" to 4" deep. Then I went to a local nursery and bought some polished river rock and filled it in till an appropriate depth for my frogs. As they have grown all I have to do is pull out a layer of the rock to adjust the depth. This makes it to where I do not have to keep rebuilding the water feature every time they grow since they grow so much during the first year! If you would like I can take some pictures and post them.

I would like to see pics of your waterfall!!

[helm96]

The original waterfall I built myself would have been great for full size Whites but the pump was to strong for babies and me being the dummy that I sometimes am, built the pump into the waterfall therefore I could not switch it to a smaller one so I had to pull that waterfall out and it is boxed up waiting for them to get bigger. Right now I am running the Tetra reptofilter waterfall so I could get things back up in a hurry. Overall not a bad setup and both of my whites just love to sit on top of the waterfall. That is where I find them every night patiently awaiting that nights drop shipment of crickets!

[flybyferns]

So here is what I did for my Whites. I put in a waterfall In my tank and then I built a little pond for it to run into that is about 8" wide and about 3.5" to 4" deep. Then I went to a local nursery and bought some polished river rock and filled it in till an appropriate depth for my frogs. As they have grown all I have to do is pull out a layer of the rock to adjust the depth. This makes it to where I do not have to keep rebuilding the water feature every time they grow since they grow so much during the first year! If you would like I can take some pictures and post them.

What a great idea !!