Hi Everyone!

[Deku]

Hello! My friend gave me this frog and through the care sheet I found out that it has the completely wrong living enviorment so I have a bunch of stuff order to give it a better froggie life but I did have a couple quick questions that I haven't found an answer to yet.
1. Do red eye tree frogs do better if they have another one in the cage with them. I don't know if they are solitary or social.

2. I have bark and cocunut subtrates coming in but where is the best place to put a heat mat in a 12x12x18 cage?

3. What live plants do you most recommend?

I appreciate all the help and advice as well as the quick responses. This forum rocks!

Frogs are normally solitary animals and as are most amphibians and reptiles. They dont mind company but they defenitely dont need it.

I would not use bark if I were you. See bark is very hard on a frogs skin, it can bruise it and cause infections and other problems. Not only that but when frogs and toads eat, they almost always eat bits of the substrate. If I were you, for a tree frog I would either use potting soil make sure it has absolutely no additives and no pesticides. You can also make the bottom "aquatic" because as their name suggest they are mainly arboreal. If not using an aquatic bottom then I would recomend a water dish that can fit the entire frog inside. You can use tropical plants such as orchids, ferns, I heard somewhere bamboo shoots, its all up to you. Dont use heat matts. Just use a basking lamp on one end of the tank and on the other you can leave it off. Or if you get a really tall tank, then it doesnt matter as long as the lower part is cooler, because then it can either go up or down for temperature adjustments.

Good luck with your frog and welcome to the forum.