New Red Eyed Tree Frog, advice please?

[Moreau]

I saw an ad on Craigslist a few days ago for someone adopting out a Red-Eyed Tree Frog for free, so since I had an empty small exo terra I said I would take it. I'm very glad I did, what a cool animal!

This is my first frog, first amphibian of any kind actually, and I was wondering if some of you experts could look at it and see if it looks okay, and healthy? I am thinking male from the narrow pointy snout, what do you think?

Now she did tell me that the frog is very lazy, and once in the tank he did find a spot on the glass and basically go to sleep, and he seemed to keep one eye closed more than the other, though he could open it too. He also has little bits of dirt stuck all over him from his previous home, will he be able to get those off? I wonder if he may have some in the one eye? I have him on paper towel for now, but will change to coco coir later on.

He is in a 12 x 12 x 12 exo for now, is this okay? He isn't that big, but at two years old likely full grown? I plan to upgrade to a 12 x 12 x 18 with live plants, will that be suitable for him for life?

This is his current setup, any advice? The water used is spring water. It has a heat mat on the back of it, as it is fairly cool in my house. It gets the back glass around 82.


And here he is. The first pic shows how he was closing the one eye, that one had flash on.

[flybyferns]

I saw an ad on Craigslist a few days ago for someone adopting out a Red-Eyed Tree Frog for free, so since I had an empty small exo terra I said I would take it. I'm very glad I did, what a cool animal!

This is my first frog, first amphibian of any kind actually, and I was wondering if some of you experts could look at it and see if it looks okay, and healthy? I am thinking male from the narrow pointy snout, what do you think?

Now she did tell me that the frog is very lazy, and once in the tank he did find a spot on the glass and basically go to sleep, and he seemed to keep one eye closed more than the other, though he could open it too. He also has little bits of dirt stuck all over him from his previous home, will he be able to get those off? I wonder if he may have some in the one eye? I have him on paper towel for now, but will change to coco coir later on.

He is in a 12 x 12 x 12 exo for now, is this okay? He isn't that big, but at two years old likely full grown? I plan to upgrade to a 12 x 12 x 18 with live plants, will that be suitable for him for life?

This is his current setup, any advice? The water used is spring water. It has a heat mat on the back of it, as it is fairly cool in my house. It gets the back glass around 82.


And here he is. The first pic shows how he was closing the one eye, that one had flash on.

Hi Moreau,
Welcome to Frog Forum.
I'm happy to tell you ---there are lots of red eyed tree frog owners here!
You have made a good start.

Care sheet here:
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...caresheet.html

The soaking dish looks a little too deep. It should be no deeper than the frogs chin. Perhaps a more shallow dish.
**** Small crickets should be dusted with a product such as Repashy Calcium Plus ****
To help her get adjusted you might cover three side of the enclosure to help her feel more secure.
She (?) your frog looks large! Males will call females are typically quite silent.

It is a look-only pet. Handle your frog ONLY if absolutely necessary.
Handling causes stress ....stress causes illnesses

read ...read...read there is a lot to learn about them.
Since you were not able to get a head start ...dive in .
This will lead to your success in keeping her healthy.

Daytime temps-- 78ish ( 78-82F )
Night time --71- 75 F
Humidity 70-80% -- not over 82% ( other than just after a mist)
Get yourself probe gauges-- exo terra makes them

Good Luck
Lynn

[deranged chipmunk]

listen to the woman Moreau, she knows her stuff! i learned a HUGE amount from Lynn about RETF's . she is one of the very few people i would ask advice about them from.