got two frogs...a few more questions

[blanco]

Hi all,

I finally get my terrarium set up the way it needed to be and I purchased two whites tree frogs. So far, they are adjusting nicely and are eating crickets like crazy! They are the most adorable little things and their croaking is hilarious....sounds like a tiny barking dog

Now that they are here, I have a couple of questions...

First, they are both a nice shade of green during the day. last night when I came home, I turned on the living room light and looked in their terrarium. The larger of the two frogs wasn't green, but had turned a light shade of brown. This morning, he was back to his normal green self. The same thing has happened tonight...he's brown again. is this normal?

Second, is there a way to tell the gender of each frog?

Thanks!

laura

[DVirginiana]

Not sure what the deal is with the color change. If they're adults, you can play WTF calls from youtube at them. Males should respond by croaking, but females won't.

[Eric and Stitch]

Most tree frog species will change shades from day to night to match their surroundings as camouflage. My red Eyes will shift from a really light almost pale green if they are in direct light on bright leaves, to a really really dark forest green at night. from what I understand from reading, and view in pictures, Whites will vary in the colors you mentioned.

Sexing, if they are adults, Males will have nuptial pads on their fore legs (by their 'thumbs') that help with gripping and hanging onto females when mounted. also, after a long night of active calling, the under side of the male's jaw will have darker discoloration from stretching the skin out to make calls. think of bruising or stretch marks and you'll find it. I don't know if it is true with Whites, but with Red Eyes, the easiest way to sex known adults is size. females are noticeably larger.