Pacific Chorus Frog

[Paul Rust]

Those are very healthy and gorgeous Pacific Chorus Frogs Pseudacris regilla.
Sierran Treefrog Pseudacris sierra is just an alternate name.
If you make a living vivarium you shouldn't have to clean the enclosure at all. These frogs are semi arboreal and are not aquatic except to breed. They need land and branches to climb on. Climbing to the top is normal. If you make a water feature they will swim but the enclosure should not be all water. I have some pics of these guys in my albums. Jace has some good setups as well for Pacific Chorus Frogs.

[Lewfamily7]

Paul, Thanks so much for the information. We have never had frogs, and I find myself very infatuated by them. Is there somewhere you can direct me in how to create a vivarium? Also, what would be the max number of frogs we should have in a certain space? My kids brought more home, and we now have 14. YIKES!! :-) I was thinking we should probably take most of them back... what are your thoughts?

[Paul Rust]

You should let all but about 3 or 4 of them go. It is breeding season and with all the rain lately they are just about everywhere. My son caught 5 last night in about 2 minutes and I had to tell him to release them. There are hundreds of them in my yard right now and they are LOUD!!!!!

[Paul Rust]

Here is a down and dirty on vivarium construction. You can go from here and get as elaborate as you want.

In the bottom of the tank lay down 2" of LECA or aquarium gravel.

Cover the gravel with 3" of coco fibre. If you use LECA put a screen between the two.

Landscape this by making hills and valleys as you see fit.

Plant your live plants. You can use local varieties if you collect them from the woods where there are no pesticides or fertilizers. Small ferns and deer clover do very well.

Cover the whole ground layer with a thick variety of moss.

Add a bunch of long sticks that are at least as wide as the frogs so they can climb.

Lastly add a water bowl or something that holds water. This needs to be filtered or cleaned regularly.

[Lewfamily7]

Thanks so much!

[Jace]

I recently set my Pacific Chorus Frog up in a smaller bachelor pad. Attached are a couple of phots of his new setup to give you an idea. This Exo-Terra is perfect for one, but for two or three, I would definite upgrade to a 10 gallon. Yoki loves this new digs, and he has a nest near the top and a nest in the most underneath one of the wood pieces.

[nana]

Amazing article and pics hunny. They look so similar to my europeans,hopefully will breed mine someday

[Paul Rust]

I recently set my Pacific Chorus Frog up in a smaller bachelor pad. Attached are a couple of phots of his new setup to give you an idea. This Exo-Terra is perfect for one, but for two or three, I would definite upgrade to a 10 gallon. Yoki loves this new digs, and he has a nest near the top and a nest in the most underneath one of the wood pieces.

Wow, Yoki really looks good Jo-Anna. I love the new setup. I hope you didn't see that part about hundreds of Chorus Frogs in my yard. Thanks for your input here.