Gray Tree Frog Care - Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis

[angriesthedgehog]

Hi anyone got any info on breeding, mine layed eggs but looks like they are all dud. This is the first time they have layed eggs, I thought maybe the tank was a little too hot?

[Kurt]

How warm was it? (No, is not a lead-in to a Johnny Carson joke )

[angriesthedgehog]

Now I look stupid, the eggs were mostly fine, maybe a small percentage duds which I suppose is normal, it was actually the tadpoles forming in the eggs, I just did not expect it to happen that fast, looked like the eggs were going splat.

Quite funny frogs actually, I had a set up with a shallow dish and shallow waterfall. Noticed they were making loads of noise and caught the male and female inside the waterfall doing you-know-what. About two weeks later I decided to make a deep filtered pool, that night the noise was incredible (2 males and 1 female ) and eggs turned up in the morning.... they are so clever!

Now theres about 20 little tadpoles (they remind me of goldfish fry) sticking everywhere in the pool and more getting ready to come out.

Btw this article was really helpful, shame I didnt notice the pictures before I commented

[Susan Churchill]

Congrats on the tadpoles! I have raised about 250 in my outside fountain! There were actually two different egg pods about 2-2 1/2 weeks apart.The first set were larger but also took longer to morph. I started to feed the tadpoles kelp flakes and veggie flakes I found at the pet store. They also loved algae tablets! As soon as they got all four appendages it is imperative you get them out of deep water. They will drown. I put mine in a hygrangea bush near the fountain and see small froglets very happy and forging on their own. Their tail resorbs very quickly, much sooner than I expected. Good luck with your babies. I have about 12 more teenagers to leave the fountain!

[angriesthedgehog]

Congrats on the tadpoles! I have raised about 250 in my outside fountain! There were actually two different egg pods about 2-2 1/2 weeks apart.The first set were larger but also took longer to morph. I started to feed the tadpoles kelp flakes and veggie flakes I found at the pet store. They also loved algae tablets! As soon as they got all four appendages it is imperative you get them out of deep water. They will drown. I put mine in a hygrangea bush near the fountain and see small froglets very happy and forging on their own. Their tail resorbs very quickly, much sooner than I expected. Good luck with your babies. I have about 12 more teenagers to leave the fountain!

You are so lucky! We don't get any tree frogs in the wild over here

[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.

[LauraCox]

This is a wonderful guide! It's helped me a bundle!

[Kurt]

On behalf of John and myself, thank you.

[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.

[charlamanda]

Thanks, I knew I wasn't seeing and hearing things. Here comes another question....I also have chirpped to the froglets. Some comepletely ignore me while others have a very strong reaction. Several have turned directly towards me and will open their mouths widely, as if they are trying to call back, but nothing comes out. Every time I chirp they will do this silent open mouth back. When I pick the little guys up, during the day, and chirp to them most will settle down, tuck their legs in and nap. It seems to ralax them considerably, otherwise they just want to jump away.

[John]

Please start your own thread. This is for the discussion of the article, specifically.

[Linda S]

This site has been very helpful. The last month or so, we've had these little tree frogs sneaking in under the cover of our hot tub! Yes, it's active and up to temp. (102 degrees on average). It doesn't run all the time, and we've had as many as 4 tree frogs (eastern grays) hanging on the sides or underneath the cover. We don't use a lot of chemicals, mild chlorine only. I was rather taken aback, as I've never seen tree frogs out and about in our yard before. We've had the hot tub for 10 years and I don't ever remember seeing the frogs before.

They are very entertaining to watch, especially when they take off swimming. My husband will toss them back in the shrubs, but the little frogs keep coming back.

It has been a very hot, humid and rainy summer for us in Western Illinois and of course underneath the cover it's a wonderfully humid environment.

[ESTICKEL]

So the taking care of the tadpols and what not.. would that work for green tree frogs as well?

[John]

Yes, it's exactly the same.

[Greenlove]

Great article! I was wandering if there was something that I could fed them from the wild though. It is getting expensive to buy 1000 pinheads by mail every week. They are only about a week or two old and need very small insects. Any suggestions? Thanks