Brown Hyla Cinerea (HELP)

[merp]

My adult american green treefrog always seems healthy and normal and active. But he is always some shade of brown or greenish/whitish/gray. What does this mean? He is literally NEVER green. Does this involve heat or moisture? I read that an active induvidual is lime green. What must I do to make him green? I really think green is much more attractive than his brownish color, and I worry about his health too.

(this started when I brought him home two months ago)

[Shanny]

What is your heat and humidity at in your tank?


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[UncleChester]

Higher temperatures and brighter backgroundss are supposed to make them lighter if you prefer.

Mine is generally dark brown during the day and light green at night, so I've never known what to make of that as far as the temperature is concerned (it drops a few degress at night). I don't see any reason for a dark colour to be a health concern though.

[merp]

I have no idea. but I pour water in every day or two to change his bowl and moisten the dirt and plants. and there is a (60 or 40 watt I think) heat lamp during the day.

[Billie May]

i was told by my exotics pet shop owner not to have heat lamps for frogs because it drys out there skin because there not basking animals, and to have a heat mat on the side of the tank and not on the bottom because that just dries out the tank. Also how big are your frogs and what are they eating?