Gray Tree Frog Care - Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis

[John]

American Gray Tree Frogs make great pets and their captive care and breeding is straightforward. Kurt Kunze and I walk you through every facet of caring for and breeding these wonderful frogs, as well as their natural history. The article is full of full colour photos that you won't find anywhere else on the Internet.


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FrogForum - Gray Tree Frog Care

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[Maple]

Cool . I have tow gray tree frog's and I like them. Do you breed tree frog's?

[John]

I've bred Gray Tree Frogs if that's what you're asking.

[ericlucci]

Hello, i have just found a gray treefrog, and my plan was not to keep it, but i just love it and was coming to see if i could find information on how to take care of it. I was wondering if the care sheet meant that no light is needed, but a fluorescent light or something would be good?

[Kurt]

Current research suggests that UVB light would be beneficial to your frog, so yes, I would have a light upon your enclosure.

[ericlucci]

ok thanks

[Susan Churchill]

We recently installed a pool in our backyard and we live in the woods. I heard loud songs from outside and found at least 16 Gray Tree frogs sitting on the sides of the pool. They were also on my fountain. I have become enchanted and want to make sure these wonderful creatures remain in the wild and are prolific! I am now helping to raise about 200 Gray tree frog tadpoles in my fountain. They are yet to grow legs, but love the romaine lettuce I feed them daily and love the water lilies, etc. I have set in the fountain. I am looking forward to a new generation someday climbing into my trees and serenading my family

[Kurt]

Sounds lovely.

[Andoconda]

I have Gray Tree Frogs and they turned into froglets about 5 days ago. They won't eat these bloodworms we got for them. Do you have any suggestions? I might try waxworms but I'm not sure if those are to big. Please comment if you have any suggestions.

[Susan Churchill]

Aren't they the cutest things! A few of mine have completely resorbed tails and I think that is when they get hungry. I have gone to PetSmart to get 1/4" grasshoppers. The med/lg ones are the same size as the froglet. I have also heard about wingless fruit flies. They were out the other day. Good luck.

[Susan Churchill]

Oh, another thing....the froglets and frogs will only eat LIVE insects. They will not eat ants and beetles. I have not kept mine captive. They were bred in a fountain and I did put them in a safe spot while they resorbed their tails. I then felt it was time for them to go out on their own, just like in nature. I got them off to a better start than they would have had in the wild. My husband said if all the froglets lived we would have about 250 around our pool (yikes and yuck). The froglets are a bit like teenagers.....you raise them until they become fairly independent and then you watch them making their own decisions and screwing up a lot..i.e. jumping out of the fountain and drying out like a raisin. (double yuck). Good luck.

[Andoconda]

Thanks for the advice!

[SludgeMunkey]

Managed to get a recording of some Grays tonight. Since I am at work and stuck using my phone, I sent a link to you via email, John. Feel free to strip the sound for the caresheet.

The video can be found on YouTube also. My account there is under the handle "Trombagal". There is also one of grays and a lone cognatus calling.

I'll make a post here with the videos if I can ever get away from work...

[Mike17090]

Does anyone know where I can buy BABY Grey Tree Frogs? All I seem to be able to find are adults and I would like a couple of babies to watch them grow.
I live near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania but would buy on line if I can find them
michael_dupert@msn.com

[Kurt]

You should, hopefully. be able find them nearby as they are native to your state, which makes them illegal to sell in your state.

[Mike17090]

Thanks..I did not realize that. I have seen adults in pet stores many times..my daughter has even bought some...but she wanted to try raising them from small. I was able to find tadpoles for her that will have to due.....I guess I have a lot to learn...and this seems to be the right place to learn it

[Kurt]

Thanks, we do what we can.

[charlamanda]

Hi Mike, I don't know how far your willing to travel but I have hundreds of grey tree froglets that have recently left my pool and there are hundreds in my yard.. your welcome to them. There are still a few tads in the pool as well.

[charlamanda]

I ve read the article and have a question in reference to the female being silent. I have been observing the grey's in my pool for three summers now and have even wittnessed mating many times. I could swear i've seen and heard the females call. I can chirp like them and they will answer me. I can even enter a dry patch in the pool without affecting them during their chourus. The pair sat on my fence after leaving the pool. I was less than 1' away and the larger of the two answered my call. Can there be exceptions? And why do they make another type of call when they are in close proximity to another frog? I have a sound clip of them in my pool that I will try to post.

[John]

Females chirp alright. They usually do this to tell a male who is trying to grasp them that they are not interested. They can also make the sound if touched by something else.