why won't my White's Tree Frogs turn green?

[eric048]

I got two dumpy (White's) frogs on sunday, they still haven't turned green or even changed they just stare at me with this ugly brown color, they eat and soak fine but won't change colors. temp is 60 at night, 85 day, humidity is 80-100% depending on what part of the tank they are at. please help are they not happy?

[Kristen87]

What's their enclosure like? If you have mostly logs/wood they will more likely be brown, if you have some nice greenery and leaves then they will be more green to match their surroundings and camoflage. Other than that not sure sorry...

[eric048]

everything i have read says they change color based on mood, they have a dense background, with 2 big logs to perch on, a grey water dish with a waterfall and eco-earth bedding with sphagnum moss mixed in....

[Hydroshake]

Temp may be too low at night and humidity is definitely too high. They are more susceptible to respiratory infections if the humidity is that high.

[eric048]

on the care sheet it says it should never fall below 60%

[Kristen87]

Its to do with mood and environment I think My humidity fluctuates a lot at the moement because of airflow (I'm working on it) but my whites are always very green because everything in their enclosure is green.

[Sunshine]

Night time temps should be between 68-75. Maybe the drop in temps has something to do with it. 25 degrees seems like a big drop to me. Also I would try to keep humidity between 60-70%.

[BlueisallIneed]

Mine has been mainly brown for 15 years, he turns a greenish color sometimes when he is on some greenish things but I don't think its a big deal. If they are active, eating, drinking and are healthy then shouldn't matter what color they are!

[mim]

iv heard its to do with the colours surrounding them and iv also heard its to do with their mood. my one whites is always a very pretty green yet the other will vary from the same green to dark greens, turquoise and even near brown and they are in the same tank. like blueisallinees said, so long as its healthy it shouldnt matter about the colour. it may just be that u have a brown frog try adding some more green plants and see if that helps! but yes 80-100% humidity is waaaay to high. i struggle to get mine up to the recommended 60-70% lol.

[eric048]

i have a false bottom and a waterfall in there so its always pretty high, one of my whites started calling last night, which made my red eye call too, they keep me up at night

[mim]

ah cool. mine havent called yet (or at least iv not heard them). cant wait. was thinkin of gettin some frog sounds offline and playin them near the tank.
i was gonna get a waterfall (i still might) but i was put off by people sayin they harbor bacteria. not sure yet tho, i just spent quite a bit on bulbs and new plants etc. i might look into havin a false bottom. iv only just set up the tank tho so dont wanna dismantle it lol.

[eric048]

i dont know if the white called because the red eye called or the other way around... its funny though they look like croaking potatoes with eyes

[BerryNight]

Haha that's funny my grey tree frogs croak all the time at night and now I have some by my pool doing it to and the grey tree frog call is high pitch and gets annoying when you wanna sleep! good luck with everything and I'm having the same problem too with my whites, I don't care much though.

[DCrews]

Mine stays brown during the day. He will turn green at night, but if you go in the room and turn the light on, he will change back to brown in a few minutes.