Gray tree frog

[InfinitysDaughter]

Sounds like you do have a boy. A young boy, but a boy non the less. If you get another gray from the wild and its female, be careful. They could breed and you could have a bunch of tadpolls you didn't expect to have. XD

And despite what others say, Greens and Grays CAN be mixed with no harm to either one. It is NOT recommended to mix species unless you know for sure but I can attest from personal experience that if you have enough room then a green and gray will be perfectly happy together. If you go to the store to pic out a green try (and I say try because the greens we have at work are REALLY good at hiding during work hours) to pick one that is a good size. If the worker helping you seems knowledgeable of the frogs habits ask which one is the best eater. My Green, Percy, was small at first and Helly did take all the crickets when they first started living together. I put Percy in her own tank for about a month to fatten her up (which turned into several months cuse that was when the cat got ahold of Percy) and when I put her back in with Hell she was more assertive and though dinner time looked like a scene from "West Side Story" while the two stared each other down in the center of the tank, they both got plenty to eat and never physically fought over food.

[UncleChester]

I wouldn't put more than one adult gray treefrog in a 12"x12"x18" tank. I also wouldn't consider mixing another type of frog with it given that this sounds like your first frog and definitely not in an enclosure this small. Your frog has no need of a companion, they don't get lonely, they don't need friends, just food and an appropriate enclosure. You might consider getting some live plants to go in your tank. Pothos, aka Devils Ivy, is a readily available and very easy to care for plant if you want something simple to start with.

You can try earthworms as food as well as the moths. Earthworms are awesome nutritionally but not all frogs have an interest. Make sure any feeders you collect are from a pesticide and chemical free area.

I've never heard of the yellow/orange colours inside the legs being used to communicate any kind of warning to other frogs. They're referred to as "flash colours" and are believed to startle predators when the frog goes to flee by suddenly becoming colourful. Females have the same colouration as males here.

I don't find the throat being dark or light a reliable indication of male or female. I have 2 males and one female, one of the males has a noticeably lighter throat than the other two, the other male is pretty much the same as the female. I've also seen numerous wild calling grays with light throats. It could be my local population though.

You don't really have to worry about them breeding spontaneously in captivity if you did add another one. They generally need to be cycled (go through a cooling period) to breed and then kept in very warm and humid (or even raining) conditions and have an appropriate place to lay the eggs. I don't cycle mine and my female shows absolutely no interest in the advances of the male she's in with.

[InfinitysDaughter]

You don't really have to worry about them breeding spontaneously in captivity if you did add another one. They generally need to be cycled (go through a cooling period) to breed and then kept in very warm and humid (or even raining) conditions and have an appropriate place to lay the eggs. I don't cycle mine and my female shows absolutely no interest in the advances of the male she's in with.

But if you get a male and female from the wild at the same time during breeding season it is possible that they will breed since they've already been threw a natural wild cycle. All wild grays really need to breed is a water source (a water bowl large enough for them both would suffice) and a leaf hanging into the water to hold the eggs. The likelyhood of the eggs all hatching or the tads not dieing from lack of space is pretty low but its still possible for them to breed since they've already been cycled. After this year, though, they wouldn't breed unless they are artificially cycled.

[UncleChester]

I wonder what the smallest space a gray treefrog eggmass has been found in? I've never found them outside puddles that can easily hold the mass, which is fairly large.

In any case, if it did happen and it's legal where you are, the eggs can be returned to the wild before they hatch if they are undesired. Or culled. I'm still opposed to putting more than one in 12x12x18 enclosure.

[matt palm]

welp this morning i came down stairs to check on it and he was gone i spent 45 minutes before school looking for him then after school my friend and family helped me look i know he is some where in my basement he has no where to go so im going to sit down here tonight to listen if he croaks

[InfinitysDaughter]

Last year a friend of mine's nephews had left some little cups about the same size as the water dish for my whites (about 2x3) outside and a few days latter they found frog eggs in it.

I had my green and gray in a 12x12x12 and they seemed to do ok but before her passing Helly was getting a little overweight which tells me it wasn't the best place for them. Many gray's keepers around here keep several in a 12x12x18 and as long as there are plenty of places for them to climb and hide I'd say that 2-3 could share that size.


Oh no matt!!! What did you have him in? Was the lid not secure or something? I hope you dont have a cat... >> Put a dish or two of water out cuse he'll be looking for water if he's been out all day. Turn the lights out cuse he wont come out while there on (he'll think its still day and keep sleeping). And you can use a flashlight to find his eyes in the dark cuse there eyes with shine bright when hit with the light. It'll also temporarily stun him which will let you catch him easier. Look in damp, dark, and warm places.

I hope you find him! Poor little thing.

[matt palm]

alright thanks yeah its in my basement there are many little crevices he could of gotten into my main worry is that he got into my sump pump but i will most deffinetly put little bowls out should i just check it in the morning and he has only been out since last night

[kueluck]

If you remove a male & female during breeding season you are NOT a responsible frog keeper and need to put them back in the wild.

But if you get a male and female from the wild at the same time during breeding season it is possible that they will breed since they've already been threw a natural wild cycle. All wild grays really need to breed is a water source (a water bowl large enough for them both would suffice) and a leaf hanging into the water to hold the eggs. The likelyhood of the eggs all hatching or the tads not dieing from lack of space is pretty low but its still possible for them to breed since they've already been cycled. After this year, though, they wouldn't breed unless they are artificially cycled.

[matt palm]

while i was at school my mom said she heard him in my basement while she was up stairs and she is assuming its in our drop cieling because of how loud it was

[matt palm]

do grays eat any type of palnt materials at all because i do not want to let live food go to try to find this frog