FREE Cuban Tree Frogs

[KingCam]

I would very much like to obtain some cuban tree frogs from you! I have several enclosures sitting around just waiting for new inhabitants, I have a thriving colony of feeder roaches, and I live in Jackson County, MO (the winters here can be and usually are very cold!)

Please let me know if you still have some frogs available.

[BerryNight]

Are you still sending them out? And please message me ASAP if you are Tom! Thanks!

[NancyC]

I will send anyone my Cubans if they want to pay the shipping. I saw my neighbor try to kill one the other day and I almost lost it. Thankfully she missed. She was trying to smack it with a broom. I am going to go out tonight and see if I can catch it before she does. I have 4 froglets now and another will be out of the water tomorrow. The rest are still tadpoles.

[NancyC]

I am trying to save them from the people who join forums like this one below:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...303912184.html

Seriously they put them in a bucket of bleach? I saw another thread that made me sick

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...275922689.html

[NancyC]

I would very much like to obtain some cuban tree frogs from you! I have several enclosures sitting around just waiting for new inhabitants, I have a thriving colony of feeder roaches, and I live in Jackson County, MO (the winters here can be and usually are very cold!)

Please let me know if you still have some frogs available.

I have 4 now and it looks like I will have 2 more tomorrow. I want to wait until they are a little bigger before I send them but you are welcome to as many as you like if you pay shipping. They are still so tiny and I just love watching them morph. Please know that I am not a breeder just a friend to frogs keeping them safe from my neighbors and keeping the local frogs safe from the CTF.

[NancyC]

I have 4 now and it looks like I will have 2 more tomorrow. I want to wait until they are a little bigger before I send them but you are welcome to as many as you like if you pay shipping. They are still so tiny and I just love watching them morph. Please know that I am not a breeder just a friend to frogs keeping them safe from my neighbors and keeping the local frogs safe from the CTF.

I found someone local to give them to. Yeah!

[kmichael55]

Aw I miss my Cuban, If anyone does find a cheap way to ship them I definitely want one!

[tommyboy]

Hey, I have been absent for awhile. all looks good to start shipping the CTF's. The only delay is the heat. It has been very hot here and when it's not hot we have hurricanes and tornadoes. The weather should be cooling down in September and I can start shipping out the Cuban Tree frogs I have captured here. I see that some other people have stepped up to "deport" them to new homes out of Florida. That is great to hear. I will pick up the shipping for awhile until everyone on my list has the frogs I promised. They will go by 2-day priority mail. not too expensive, about $6.00. They will be fine in a moist ventilated cup when the weather drops under 85 degrees. Tom

[Confetti]

Hi, I'm a fellow frog lover (and animal lover in general) living in the Tampa, Florida area. I caught a Cuban Tree Frog that I'm willing to ship to a new home, so it doesn't eat the local frogs, and doesn't have to be killed. The frog is about 2" long, greyish with spots and green around the face. I can try to get a photo later. I have styrofoam to pack around a small plastic container with air holes, and I'm thinking I'll put in a wet cloth for moisture. (If anyone has more shipping tips, please let me know!) I would like to be reimbursed for the Priority postage. If someone is already on a waiting list with Tom or Nancy for a single frog, maybe I can coordinate with them and ship this one to a person who has been waiting. Otherwise, I'll ship to the first person who tells me they want it and is willing to pay the postage. (I have been buying and selling on eBay for about a decade as confetticrafts.) Thanks to everyone for being kind to animals!

[Confetti]

Here are some pictures of the Cuban Tree Frog from Tampa who's looking for a home (see above post):




It looked very pale grey earlier, but sort of dark brown this evening.

[tommyboy]

I sent out 2 frogs each to several people tonight. I want to see how they do before I ship any more. The temps in Florida are a high of 86 and a low of 75. so that is right at the safe maximum temperature. Since they are going by 2 day priority, I would feel better about getting some feedback from those who get the frogs before anymore go out. I really hope this works out. They are awesome frogs that will make great pets. They are great eaters and not shy at all. They go through a variety of color changes depending on time of day and mood. cool to watch. For those who are getting the frogs this week, just be mindful of their secretions. It is not toxic but will irritate the eyes if you handle them and rub your eyes. I wear gloves because I have gotten some in my eyes before. just burns and is irritating for awhile.

Thanks Tom

[Confetti]

I have an update. Now that we're looking more carefully, we're finding more CTFs. We found 2 more yesterday, and 2 more today. So I have 5 total now looking for a new home up north. i haven't had anyone contact me yet to say they they want a frog, and I haven't heard from Tom or Nancy yet about whether people are already on the waiting list who want frogs. So, anyone out there???

I'll try to get more photos of the new frogs and post them tomorrow. If you want a frog and can reimburse me for the priority postage, please let me know!

[kmichael55]

PM sent ^

[Confetti]

Here are some photos of the 5 Cuban Tree Frogs I have caught near Tampa. They are looking for new homes up north, as I wrote above. So let me know if you want one or more frogs, and are able to reimburse me for the Priority shipping to get them to you. Thanks!

[kmichael55]

Hey Confetti, just re-read the conversation- do you have the required class 3 license to send live animals??

[Confetti]

Hey Confetti, just re-read the conversation- do you have the required class 3 license to send live animals??

No, I don't have a Class 3 license. I'm not a professional animal breeder or seller, I just found these frogs in my yard. I know they are a danger to native frogs and other species, but I'm reluctant to kill them, so I'm looking for another solution. I'm not sure the Class III or any license is required for frogs, though. I've tried to research this some today and yesterday. There's a discussion of whether this permit is required for Cuban Tree Frogs here in this forum.

The Florida Captive Wildlife Licenses & Permits link given in that discussion says: "Wildlife Requiring a Permit .... Section A. There are currently no reptiles listed as reptiles of concern. Former reptiles of concern are now listed as conditional reptiles. A license is required to capture, keep, possess or exhibit Reptiles of Concern." Cuban Tree Frogs are not listed as one of the conditional reptiles, so this section doesn't require a license.

Section E says: "A permit is required for personal possession, exhibition or sale of Class III wildlife. Class III wildlife are all species not listed as Class I or Class II; and not among those species that are specifically listed as not requiring a permit for personal possession in rule 68A-6.0022, FAC." (The Class I & II animals are all big, like lions, bobcats, wolves, giraffes, etc. - no CTFs.)

Rule 68A-6.0022 FAC says: "(2) No permit shall be required to possess the following wildlife for personal use, unless possession of a species is otherwise regulated by other rules of the Commission:
(a) Reptiles or amphibians (nonvenomous, unprotected)."

There's also this:
"68A-6.007 Possession, Transportation, Exhibition and Caging Venomous Reptiles and Reptiles of Concern.
(1) Any person who keeps, possesses, exhibits or sells any venomous reptiles or reptile of concern shall comply with Sections 379.303, 379.304, 379.305, 379.372, 379.373, 379.374 and 379.3761, F.S., and the provisions of subsection 68-5.002(4), F.A.C., and this rule. The following reptiles, including their taxonomic successors, subspecies or hybrids thereof, are designated as reptiles of concern: None listed at this time."

As for federal (national) regulation, I found this statement in a petition asking for stricter rules: "[T]he only Federal regulation on the amphibian trade, 50 CFR §16.14, now allows “all species” of amphibians to be “imported, transported and possessed” without restriction."

So from what I can find, it looks to me like no permit is required to possess or transport CTFs in Florida or the US. If anybody knows differently, please let me know, and please share the rule or law that applies, or your source for the info. Thanks!

[NatureLady]

You should pm TommyBoy he has been working on his project since June and he would be your best bet for proper info!

[Confetti]

You should pm TommyBoy he has been working on his project since June and he would be your best bet for proper info!

Thanks! I sent an email a few days ago, and tried by PM tonight.

[Shannon Raines]

i would like to take some like four or five if u could send them

[tommyboy]

I have no Cuban tree frogs now. The frogs have gone dormant for the upcoming winter. they are not as prevalent as they are in the summer.