New Owner/ID frogs
So I became a frog owner kind of against my own will but I am slowly finding my way back to my tomboy days and enjoying it! My boyfriend brought back a tadpole from hiking and my 4 year old son was immediately interested in watching it grow... well fast forward 3 weeks and it is a froglet and dies. I have already killed a beta so I cannot let the little one know I have killed yet another small pet. So while he was away for the weekend, I went to petsmart and purchased a small frog... and went to a second petsmart to purchase a friend for it. Worked like a charm and my son is happy as ever.
I had no idea what I was getting myself into but it has turned out pretty interesting thus far. I came home to my son yelling "MOMMY, THE FROGS ARE FIGHTING!" Mind you when I bought these I had no idea about sexing them or anything.
I am interested in what the apparent female (started out Sampson, now known as Sammy) is. I have yet to come across any tree frogs that look like her while doing my research. Can anyone help me ID maybe what type of tree frogs they are? Jackson, the male, turns into the palest green color at different times and then others he is this dark green color. He was injured at some point into time as well as he has two faded scars on his back. Sammy never changes colors and has these black specks all over her back.
They are very happy and healthy and that is what matters the most I guess. They always are close together and they call out at night. I have a 20 gal tank and feed them crickets and fruit flies. I have a basking light and a UVB light. I am starting to think about converting the tank into a vertical one.
One thing I have yet to figure out is keeping the temperature from dropping too low as my house is getting colder with the start of fall. Should I look into a tank heater?
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS! I feel like I cannot read enough of the forums and there isn't anyone I have found to ask face to face here in Utah
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