Red-Eyed Tree Frog Question...

[ThomasMagnum]

I recently purchased two Red-Eyed tree Frogs and it seems that one of them has made his sleeping spot extremely close to the glass door. So close in fact that if I were to open the right hand door the edge of the glass would swing in and squish him. My question is how do I make him find a new sleeping spot without stressing him out? With him being so close it is extremely difficult to clean the viv or mist them. I have to make sure I keep one hand on that door. I have woke up every morning to find him in this spot. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[flybyferns]

I recently purchased two Red-Eyed tree Frogs and it seems that one of them has made his sleeping spot extremely close to the glass door. So close in fact that if I were to open the right hand door the edge of the glass would swing in and squish him. My question is how do I make him find a new sleeping spot without stressing him out? With him being so close it is extremely difficult to clean the viv or mist them. I have to make sure I keep one hand on that door. I have woke up every morning to find him in this spot. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Thomas,
Welcome to Frog Forum.
That's a red eyed for you ! Sometimes they don't' move for days !!!!! He ( actually she ? big frog ) will come down to eat ! Bowl feed ?....and throw lots of small crickets in ---that will get her attention. Provide a strict day/night cycle. You could cover 3 sides of the tank ( ie brown paper) ; this may entice him to a different spot in the enclosure.

Nice job on the tank ! I guess I would --- wait ! Especially since he is still adjusting. They really need to rest during this adjustment period.

If you have to move her ?... (clean wet hand or wet powerless gloves) But careful. If she get startled-- she will jump in a very uncontrolled way. This could cause an injury Use 2 hands - cup your hands around her.

You might provide additional hiding places by getting some big wide pothos leaves up as high as possible in the tank. This could even be done with something temporary as the other plants are filling in?

Hope this helps -- let us know
Lynn

[Murray of the Deep]

Perhaps he is still adapting to the environment or tank habitat? and also yes they dont move for some days (I never owned this type of frog) , I just red them and doing the best I can.

[Terrarium Supplies]

Thomas, the callidryas is certainly a female. There is a simple trick for this matter - simply wait till she is on the hunt or moves when lights go out then place a few suction cups (the ones you get with misters and rain systems) where she normally becomes dormant near the glass. After a week or so remove these cups as by this time she should have moved onto a new resting place. If she reverts back to the 'hot spot' then and to our amazement, hylids and more importantly amphibians in general are far more intelligent that we're led to believe. Give it a whirl to see if it works.

** edit snip the handles off the suction cups so they reside flat so you can open the viv door.

[ThomasMagnum]

Thank you all for the help!! I'm glad to see this forum is so populated and seems to have a great group of people.

[Terrarium Supplies]

Us frog folk are quite friendly 'ribbit' - though if rubbed up the wrong way we may bite

[flybyferns]

When ? "she " starts calling we can all have good chuckle.
As mentioned in post #2 ...........she ? is a good size.

Hmmmmmmmmm
"certainly a female"
I'm not so sure we can be 'certain' (as in 100%) from this photo

Lynn

[Terrarium Supplies]

Not going on the actually photo Lynn, nor how the animal looks (however this does add more weight to the theory). I'm basing the evaluation on the boldness and routine this cryptic callidryas in particular portrays. Though it has not yet been widely documented, female Phyllomedusid will often seek refuge and become dormant in a preferred situe irrelevant of the sub-family and genus (this applies to all* Neobatrachia classification). Males on the other hand trawl, relocating themselves as part of the communal group.

Thomas, covering what has already been said here - you may want to look at introducing more foliage and plant cover towards the canopy top. These can consist of but not limited to Scindapsus pictus (Pothos) and Scindapsus pictus argyraeus (Silver Pothos) and will help greatly with the solar re-creation which can be used as part of the 'light and shade method'. This will enable you to set a photo-gradient and allow your callidryas proper production and use of the D3 cycle.

''To offer your frogs the choice makes great practise in captivity as a whole''