New White's Tree Frog owner - QUESTIONS

[MatthewM1]

Yeah if it is going to be unattended over the weekends its day light should be on a timer and a fogger/Mister and a heat source attached to a hygrotherm

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[GrifTheGreat]

Read this for how to care for this frog. Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea

I will also suggest that you buy a climate control unit like the Zoo Med Hygrotherm. It is a life saver. These are nocturnal frogs and they need a 12 hour day night cycle. Place the lights on a timer.

Buy a Hygrotherm from Amazon.com you can get them cheap from their. A Zoo Med Reptifogger will also help to maintain humidity levels within the tank.

[Sasha]

A hygrotherm and a reptifogger would be your best bet to leave him over the weekend and a timer for the daytime light.

He's not going to be very active during the day and since you just got him and he is in a classroom, he is probably under some stress. Try covering 3 sides of the tank to minimize the stress and try not to handle him too much. Read the care sheet that Grif posted the link to.

How big are the crickets you are feeding him? The crickets need to be no bigger than the space between his eyes. Some people feed 3 or 4 crickets every other night. I personally feed my frogs about 4 crickets a night...less or minus depending on how fat they look. Crickets should also be dusted with Calcium w/vitamin D3. The problem with leaving crickets in the tank overnight with the frog is that the crickets can bite your frog and cause infection.

Also, what is in the "jungle mix" that you are using for substrate? You don't want anything in there that is going to cause impaction. Coco fiber is good because it's easy to digest if the frog eats it.

How old are your students?

[Bolisnide]

1. Will my White's Tree Frog be okay over the weekend? I don't think the heat is on - so will the red light suffice? I've been misting a couple of times daily and I just bought a thermometer so I will monitor the temperature tomorrow at school.

The hygrotherm is the only way to insure that the frog will have the proper envirment temps and humidity. I agree with the above suggestions.

2. As for food, the pet store workers said to feed about 2 crickets a day, but I've read on different websites that 1 a day is enough for young tree frogs and 2-3x a week for the adults. I'm not sure of the age of mine - he/she might be 3 inches or so. How many crickets should I leave my frog over the weekend?

3 inches, I'm thinking this frog is not that young? A year old, and possibly an adult? Feed every other day- every other dusting with calcium with d3, and once per week a multi vitamin for phibs. Feed in a glass bowl to monitor food intake. Search the forum for 'glass bowl feeding.' Leave 3-5 crickets in the bowl over the weekend.

3. Behavior - My tree frog hasn't been active at all. He climbed around for about 5 minutes yesterday (daytime) but quickly crawled under the half log and has been staying there all day long. I know he ate though - the cricket was gone by the time I got into school this morning. I just bought some jungle vine and a fake plant to place in the tank tomorrow. Is my tree frog stressed out or is this normal behavior? I've had him for two days so far.

Feed only at night. The frog will sleep all day, and therefore, in my opinion *not* a great classroom pet. Him sleeping under the log may be because the humidity is too low at the top, you should try and check that. He is most definitely stressed out from moving around and now in a new environment, with new sounds. He needs time to acclimate and adapt to the new environment.