Red eyed tree frog dark green color

[DonLisk]

ok, a few questions.

Is the water filtered by a filter system or are you changing out the water routinely?

It is hard to tell by the pics but how much of the bottom is land mass and how much is water? How deep is the water? Like I stated, your frog is not a swimmer and spends its whole life in a tree so the water is more for aesthetics.

If most of your bottom is water, I would probably have the water no more than a inch and a half deep at its deepest point and add a branch or piece of wood to the water area to create more land mass and give the frog more places to travel and get out of the water if he falls in. Also keep in mind that he needs to sit in the water or at its edge to relieve himself so having areas where he can sit in water only enough to cover some of his back is needed also.

Most kept RTFs can be found at night either perched on a leaf or branch, or sitting on the edge of a water dish, so keep that in mind when observing your frog to ensure he has the ability to do both.

[Alduin493]

Ok its about 1 inch of gravel and 1 inch of water.

[velvety14u]

Im a newbie but have 5 RETF that turn a sweet color of lavender purple to deep purple at night that are completely healthy and normal....they return a bright green with light....I think its a blending mechanism.....

[Alduin493]

Thanks for the info.

[Alduin493]

If the red eyed tree frog is awake during the day is that normal sometimes?

[ViperJr]

Speaking from my own experience they normally "sleep" through the entire day until it gets dark enough for them to securely move around. However, it could happen sometimes that they "wake up" during the day, often because if being disturbed (could happen while cleaning, misting, redecorating etc.). It also happens on rare occasion when they're still very new to a terrarium, and still adjusting to their new home.
If it's just one day, I would not worry about it too much. If it continues, it might be an indicator of something being wrong with the frog. Just remember to keep him unstressed and disturb him as little as possible.

[Alduin493]

OK thanks for the advice