Are tree frogs tame-able?

[binskiboi]

Hello! I've been a fish keeper for 3 years and 3 days ago got into frogs and land/water tanks!

I'll post pics in this thread later tonight. Right now I have a 7.5gallon tank with a fire bellied toad which is 75 water and 25% land, with 3 neon tetras.

Today I got 2 green tree frogs. They are in a 10 gallon high tank with REAL soil (with no fertilizer), a few rocks, drapes of vines covering the back wall, and a large log to climb up. Right now they have just been sitting in the same spot resting, suppose this is normal for just bringing them home!

I was just wondering if they are "tame-able" by this I mean. Will they get to the point where they sit in your hand without getting scared? (I have NOT handled them yet due to bringing them home only 3 hours ago. Giving them a few days to relax)

Also, should you even handle them at all???

Thanks in advance!

Binskiboi

[tyjare]

Most frogs will notice you as the food bringer so they won't hop off and hide after a while, but you should never really hold them cause the oils on your skin can harm the frogs and stress them out. If you do hold them just make sure there is no soap oils or lotion on your skin and that they are wet.

[scribbles]

My frogs associate my presence with crickets, but I don't feel that any frog enjoys being handled.

[JeffX]

They might tolerate being handled, but they never really enjoy it.

[Amphibians]

Mixing Fire Bellies with anything else is pretty frowned upon, they are toxic. So that water is going to slowly and slowly get more and more toxic, and this will eventually kill the fish or make them sick. Fire Bellies live very well together though, you could have at least 2 in a 7.5, maybe three.

Tree frogs seem to tolerate being handled more than other species I've kept, I dont know about green tree frogs in particular, but as everyone said it's not a great idea.

[Crystal6]

I was just wondering if they are "tame-able" by this I mean. Will they get to the point where they sit in your hand without getting scared? (I have NOT handled them yet due to bringing them home only 3 hours ago. Giving them a few days to relax)

Also, should you even handle them at all???

Thanks in advance!

Binskiboi

Mine seems fairly okay with being held. As in, he doesn't like me taking him out of his cage but once he's out he doesn't try to get away and seems fairly accustomed to my methods of holding/setting him down. After I feed him he will let me pick him up because he knows he's going back home to chill out. Or so I theorize.

[Paul Rust]

Wondering if frogs can be tamed is really us keepers looking for a return of affection. Unfortunately we will not get that. We love our pets and look for any glimpse of affection in return, that is perfectly understandable. Amphibians should be loved from a distance, other than feeding and medical needs. Tolerating being handled can be misleading. For instance, nocturnal tree frogs will seem tame when taken out of the enclosure when they are actually naturally slow moving. In the other extreme if I take out one of my Poison Dart Frogs (which I wouldn't dream of) it would be gone in an instant because they are lightning fast and agile. Yes, some frogs seem to tolerate being handled better than others but they are not enjoying being handled and the more they are exposed to your skin and out of the proper temps and humidity the more damage they may be experiencing.