Whites tree frog Q's

[PatchesOfInk]

Hello all,

First off, I'm new here and I have some questions and some of them are probably gonna seem real stupid but I'd rather have the correct information before I go out and purchase my first frog. I've been doing my homework and the general consensus seems to be that whites tree frogs are great frogs for beginners, but otherwise I keep coming across contradicting information.

Do they need a heat mat? (I've read on many sites that you don't need a heat source, that they need to be kept at room temperature)
Do they need a light?
What is the best staple food? (I've read crickets are the best, but I've also seen mealworms)
Can they be handled? (I don't mean excessively. But I've read things that say yeah it's ok to handle them and they don't mind it every now and then, and then I've read that you shouldn't handle them unless it's to move them into a separate tank or whatever when you deep clean they're normal tank)

I know these are really basic questions but there's so much contradicting information out there that it's confusing me a little and I'd like to make a well informed decision as to if this is the right frog me.

So...that's pretty much all I can think of for now.

Thanks in advance,

Sam

[En333]

Hey those are exactly the questions you should ask. Better safe than sorry lol.

I myself have a juvenile WTF and he is doing awesome as of a few days ago (thought he might of been a lil of our water or something)

I do not use a heat pad because they aren't on the ground too much. They do need a heat lamp just to keep control of temp (I use the kind with dimmers) and I use crickets as a staple food. I've tried mealworms with Kirby (my frog) but he doesn't like them. Our lizard loves em tho! Haha

Just make sure to use water conditioner and dust them crickets and you should be set!

Good luck!

[En333]

And about handling; I will handle Kirby every once in awhile, because they can tolerate it. But just dont be picking it up like everyday cuz it can cause stress or bother their skin.

[zig3y]

I'm no pro with whites, I'm kinda a newbie actually, but I do know crickets are a better food than meal worms because the meal worms can stay alive for a bit after being eaten and do harm to the frogs digestive system, at least that is what I was told when i picked up my whites tree frog and it scared me away from feeding my frog meal worms.

[DonLisk]

Hey all,
Whites Tree Frogs need to be kept with nighttime temps around 68 to 72 degrees and daytime temps around 74 to 78 degrees.
depending on your tank or enclosure, you will have to determine how to keep those temps and also a humidity in the daytime around 60 percent.

WTFs don't need special lighting but we do recommend you have a daytime lamp to simulate daytime and night time cycles.
Using a compact florescent bulb around 24 watts will raise a non heated tanks temps by about 2 - 4 degrees depending on depth of tank and how far the light is off the tanks top.
Under Tank Heating Pads are not required but if placed on one side of a tank will create a warm side and cooler side for the frogs. It can also bring up tank temps in a tank of your tank is in a cooler room in your house.

If your tank has live plants then lighting is a must and a color temp on the lighting should be around 6500K.

As for a staple food source, crickets no longer than the distance between the frogs eyes should be their main meal. The crickets should be dusted with a calcium supplement at least twice to three times a week and if your frog is a juvi then the three times a week minimum.

Earthworms would be a good treat for your frogs but not as a main source of nutrition. I have never been a fan of meal worm except for creatures that will chew up the meal first. That's not your frogs :-)

Hope some of this info helps.

Don