Newbie with mystery tree frog rescue

[UncleChester]

Have you looked at Squirrel Treefrogs, Hyla squirella? Your recent picture is a dead ringer for the one on the wikipedia page (on the right) Squirrel tree frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some sound recordings here Sounds of Hyla squirella - Squirrel Treefrog might help comfirm it

For other plants, I'll probably have to find a specialty source. This is going to be lots of fun, I think!

A specialty store with knowledgeable staff would be great, but you can also find some useful plants at the box stores like home depot or walmart

[Jenste]

Welcome to the forum! Lovely frog - very jealous about how he was found! You should name him Cracker Jack - reminds me of the prizes in the Cracker Jack boxes....obviously a much better prize than any I have come across!

[flybyferns]

Welcome to the forum! Lovely frog - very jealous about how he was found! You should name him Cracker Jack - reminds me of the prizes in the Cracker Jack boxes....obviously a much better prize than any I have come across!

So true. I just get rotten bananas .....or a box of cracker jacks w/ no surprise

[favrielle]

Have you looked at Squirrel Treefrogs, Hyla squirella? Your recent picture is a dead ringer for the one on the wikipedia page (on the right) Squirrel tree frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some sound recordings here Sounds of Hyla squirella - Squirrel Treefrog might help comfirm it

Wow, you nailed it! I had written Squirrel Treefrog off as a possibility because the first picture I saw had a very defined line between the golden-ish tone and the green and Ackbar doesn't. I didn't realize there was a rather wide range of color variation. After reading your post last night, I did an image search and about 5 minutes slogging through photos has me convinced. The colors and size/shape are dead on. Although the mating call recording you linked to was just a bit too quack-y sounding, I found several Squirrel Treefrog "rain call" recordings that sound identical to Ackbar's little outbursts.

So... my mystery frog is American, just not native this far north, and it looks like his care is going to be exceptionally easy. Although I'm still wondering about those bananas...

Thank you SO much for the help!

[UncleChester]

So... my mystery frog is American, just not native this far north, and it looks like his care is going to be exceptionally easy. Although I'm still wondering about those bananas...

Thank you SO much for the help!

You're welcome. And being American makes it no less awesome. It still falls under 'exotic' to me. It may even be a world traveler that rode a box of Florida oranges to Montreal, then rode a shipment of Maple Syrup to Moscow, then rode a shipment of Vodka to Tokyo, then rode a shipment of Tamagotchi to Rio, then bananas to you.

[Mentat]

Great job Brian helping ID frog and wonderful "world traveller" illusion !