Grey Tree Frogs | Shedding, Time for a Diet, and More :P

[KingCam]

What if the winter is unseasonably warm? Like this year we had record breaking highs. We had 70-80 degree weather in January. In Illinois! @.@

Mine were actually in a wine cooler in my garage, so they never got warmer than 55F. If it's forcasted to be warm and you think the garage will get above 60F you can move them to a refigerator until it cools off again. Also, I had lots of air holes drilled into the lid of their container, I forgot to mention that.

[InfinitysDaughter]

Well, maybe I'll try next year. Is it true that you can tell a grays sex by the lightness or darkness of its belly? And are there any ways to tell which are boys and which are girls when there little? And how large a viv would I be looking at to keep a good number of them happy? I had Percy and Helly in a 12x12x12 zoo med but I'm starting to think that its not gona be big enough to keep several adult pairs along with Percy...

(and now I feel like I'm hijacking your thread. if so, beat me with a stick and i'll slink away X3)

[BeckyM]

Well, maybe I'll try next year. Is it true that you can tell a grays sex by the lightness or darkness of its belly? And are there any ways to tell which are boys and which are girls when there little? And how large a viv would I be looking at to keep a good number of them happy? I had Percy and Helly in a 12x12x12 zoo med but I'm starting to think that its not gona be big enough to keep several adult pairs along with Percy...

(and now I feel like I'm hijacking your thread. if so, beat me with a stick and i'll slink away X3)

When they're breeding age, a female will be a good deal larger than a male, and male will have a dark colored throat. Not sure about babies.

[KingCam]

Is it true that you can tell a grays sex by the lightness or darkness of its belly? And are there any ways to tell which are boys and which are girls when there little?

When they're breeding age, a female will be a good deal larger than a male, and male will have a dark colored throat. Not sure about babies.

Becky is correct, the males are smaller and their throats, not their bellies, will turn dark grey or even black. As far as sexing juvenile frogs, you'd probably have to consult an expert, I don't know of any way to tell.

And how large a viv would I be looking at to keep a good number of them happy? I had Percy and Helly in a 12x12x12 zoo med but I'm starting to think that its not gona be big enough to keep several adult pairs along with Percy...

I don't think there is a set rule for size of enclosure. Even a big enclosure will be inadequate if there aren't enough hiding places and things to explore. I like to pay attention to all of my frogs' favorite spots, and I kinda keep a count of them. There are about 30 different places in my tank that my frogs love to hang out, this tells me they have plenty of room with 5 of them being in there. I also just watch how quickly their living area gets soiled. If you notice it's constantly dirty you probably have too many frogs in one area.

(and now I feel like I'm hijacking your thread. if so, beat me with a stick and i'll slink away X3)

hahaha, don't worry about it! I'm notorious for hijacking threads. Besides, this one really didn't have a point to it, so hijack away XD

[kueluck]

12 x 12 x 12 sounds way to small. I have 3 in the 18 x 18 x 24 and some times that seems to small. Standard rule is 10 gal per frog.

[Gentlemangorath]

12 x 12 x 12 sounds way to small. I have 3 in the 18 x 18 x 24 and some times that seems to small. Standard rule is 10 gal per frog.

I feel like perhaps they meant to say 12x12x18 for the mini-tall, rather than that which, yeah, doesn't sound suited for tree frogs. This whole topic and all the pictures make me excited for when my little guys are all grown up. I'm actually probably going to be moving one of my little guys into their big tank as soon as I get all the supplies I need shipped to me ^_^.