Bred Gray Tree Frogs!

[John]

I managed to breed the 2 Gray Tree frogs (definite Hyla versicolor) I collected in mid March. They've been living in the small exo terra terrarium with water in the bottom and lot of branches. They had become very tame. Anyhow, I put them in a small "I can't believe it's not butter" container for a few hours (at about 6pm) and then opened it at midnight. They were in amplexus. I then put them in a rubbish bin (standard size American Trash can) with about 12-15 cm (4.5-6 inches) of water, some very small fallen branches/twigs from the trees outside, and then placed them on a twig in there. I covered the top with a sheet of glass and put it where there was natural light falling on the top. At 7 am I checked and there were no eggs but they were still in amplexus. At midday there were many rafts of eggs in the water and they are still laying. I'm happy!

[Kurt]

Awesome!!! You should write a care sheet about them. If you need my help in anyway let me know.
In my experience, they adapt to captivity better than any other frog out there. And they learn to know their keeper and where the food comes from, not to many amphibians can do this. In my collection only the White's, tiger sallamanders, and fire-bellied toads seem to know when its feeding time.

Congradulations!

[Billy]

Way to go, John! Grays are pretty cool! By the way, what are you gonna do with all of them when they turn into froglets?

[tylototriton]

Thats excellent John!
Best of luck with the next phase.

[John]

I kept about about 100 eggs (which is way too much but anyhow...) and this afternoon I put the rest in the pond where I collected dad. I'm going to try raising the ones I've kept so expect an advert for free froglets (plus shipping).

[Billy]

I kept about about 100 eggs (which is way too much but anyhow...) and this afternoon I put the rest in the pond where I collected dad. I'm going to try raising the ones I've kept so expect an advert for free froglets (plus shipping).

Cool. I'm glad you put the majority in the dad's pond. I can't wait, I love little Grays.

[Kurt]

I kept about about 100 eggs (which is way too much but anyhow...) and this afternoon I put the rest in the pond where I collected dad. I'm going to try raising the ones I've kept so expect an advert for free froglets (plus shipping).

Who knows, maybe we can trade some grays for some red-eyes.