Gray tree frog

[matt palm]

This morning i found a gray tree frog can someone give me some insight about these things and how they are to keep as a pet.

[InfinitysDaughter]

There is a sticky at the top of the forum for them. They are a very VERY easy and hearty frog and one of the best in my opinion. Lucky you. ^w^ Post pics! I'd like to see!

[matt palm]

thanks i have had him for about three hours and she has already changed from a near white to a brown to match the branches she is on i do not have a cord in my possesion to put pics up but once i do i will get them up. also would you say the small exo terra terrarium would work fine.

[matt palm]

this is when i first found him( yes its a him he croaked at me) he was still pretty grayish white to match the steps he was on

[toxxxickitten]

Awww, he is adorable. I have two Grey Tree Frogs. I know one is definitely male as one croaks a lot - also I've been reading that males have yellow on their back legs. It gets brighter when around another male is around as sort of a warning type thing. If by Small Exo-Terra you mean the 12"x12"x12" - that should be fine to house just one Grey Tree Frog. I have the 18"x18"x18", I believe and have my two in that with PLENTY of room. I see them perched near each other all the time, though.

[matt palm]

yeah mine has really bright yellow on the inside of his back legs would you have any suggestions on what to get for a terraium set up like anything extra i need that doesnt come with the kit

[InfinitysDaughter]

I know one is definitely male as one croaks a lot - also I've been reading that males have yellow on their back legs. It gets brighter when around another male is around as sort of a warning type thing.

Thats actually not true. My Hellen had yellow on her back legs and she was most definitely female. Its just part of the coloring for the species. Its possible that it gets brighter when another male is around (but it would make more sense that it would get brighter when a female is around. kinda like a male bird plumping up its colorful feathers to impress a possible mate) but I'm not sure. But all Grays have the yellow on the inner parts of the back legs.

Grays are easy to tell if there male or female. White throat is girl, dark brown or black is male. This wont change even when they change to match there surroundings. They are very chameleon like. Hell displayed all kinds of colors from almost pure white to a green very similar to my store bought green tree frog (yup. even though there "gray" they can still turn green to blend in) to almost black and every color in between. Females make noises similar to croaking but not as often as males do. Hellen sometimes made this chirping noise around dinner time or when the cat was being too friendly with the tank. Azy (my whites female) made this little call a few times since I've had her but nothing constant.

Now constant calling could either be a male or a female who desires constant attention (they are a communal frog by nature). Now some may disagree with me but Hell always loved it when I took her out of her tank and handled her. She would sit on my upper chest and watch tv with me or on my shoulder ect ect. They are a very hardy frog and do stand up to handling pretty well. So if you have a white throat you do have a girl but if shes making lots of noise you may look into getting her a tank mate (I got Percy, a captive bred green and they were actually very happy together. you could also look around and see if you can find another gray) or lavish her with attention yourself. :3

[Fae]

Sweet frog! I'm jealous

[greene]

I wish I could catch another one of them. What state did you catch I in?

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[matt palm]

far north eastern illinois antioch be exact about 1.5 miles south of wisconsin. this morning about 11 am i was walking into my dads shop i saw some gray thing sitting on a step i origonaly thought it was rock but it moved so i nabbed it and saw the yellow on the back legs and knew it was a gray tree frog i think i only found it because of all the rain last night plus i found another american toad by some bushes in my yard about 20 minutes later.

[matt palm]

at about 9 pm i went outside to catch a moth for my gray to see if he would eat it tonight and when i went to put it in the cage with him he was turning green his upper body like above his legs were green and his sides were grey he looked really cool im so happy i got this little bugger

[Fae]

No they only eat live food.

[matt palm]

shaft well i set up a bunch of waterbowls with some cover around them with all of my lights off still and have calls playing no luck yet