interaction (through the safety of glass)

[lnikkiy]

My spring peeper is currently on a mission to try and eat one of my milk frog through the glass.....
The size difference is quite amusing...

and yes, before you post it, I typically do have the sides of my tanks covered when terrariums are right next to each other so different species don't stress each other out, but my milky sticker and munchie (peeper) have so much fun together its hilarious.

They will play for hours on end mimicking each others movements and racing each other on the opposite sides of the glass, with the occasional "try and eat each other"

EDIT: So as not to confuse, this only happens about once a month or so when I give the tank a really good cleaning. I don't mean to sound as if this happens on a daily basis as I know that would get to be extremely stressful!

Any of your frogs do this?

[LilyPad]

Stress doesn't really show itself after a day, a week, or even a month. After a few months of stress though, you'll start noticing ill effects with your frog. Sounds to me as if they are both attempting to defend their territory from a different specie that they see as an invader. Even frogs of the same species will do this if they are in too small of a space. I have one grey tree frog who has her own feeding bowl, the other 3 share one (peacefully,) because she bites at the other frogs if they try to eat from her bowl. It's not playing or trying to eat them, just defending what she sees as hers. I have considered moving her to a tank of her own, but two feeding bowls seems to work just fine.

I gather it's funny to watch, but it's not "playing" and they are both likely stressed out because of it. I would put paper between the tanks and let them find some peace.

[lnikkiy]

Oh I do most of the time. I have already put it back today. it just comes off when I clean the terrariums. (sorry for the confusion

I suppose I made it seem like this is a constant thing. The playing for hours that I mentioned was a few weeks ago when I was doing a cleaning of that side of glass (outside) as it had gotten messy, and then got called away so didn't replace the paper for a few hours

As funny as it is, It doesn't happen often (maybe once a month) as I know there is the possibility of it stressing them. But, when the paper is off, it really does seem like they are playing

[Jessalyn]

My frogs will just stare at my crested gecko when I'm cleaning their enclosure up lol