My first frog

[John]

Wow that's a long way from here.

[John]

Of course now you owe us photos Laura .

[lraulston]

I will have them up tomorrow probably. Don't worry I took some . Frog 2 (no names yet) has wanted to sleep so far tonight, but Frog 1 was out and hunting as soon as the light went off tonight. I put in 6 large crickets (guy at store said they had been eating large) and Frog 1 has eaten atleast two and is stalking the rest. I think he's going to be a lardo. lol. THey sure hit things hard when they miss a cricket. Does that ever hurt their noses?

[John]

I don't suppose you want some baby Gray Treefrogs do you? I was going to let them go up in Hagerman Wildlife Reserve but you're so close locally I thought I would ask. They are voraciously eating fruitflies and very small crickets. Obviously you couldn't keep them with the White's Treefrogs since they'd be dinner.

[Kurt]

How about naming one "Kulathirrie". It's Australian Aboriginal for frog.

[Iceni]

I got a WTF a few moths ago, and there ace! Love mine to bits, Even when you open the tank and he jumps on your face!

I feed mine a mixture of locust hoppers, Crickets, meal worms and the odd wax worm if we get them as a treat for the beardie.

There a very undemanding animal for the most part, I started mine on coconuts husk, with a large water bowl and some bogwood.

The set-up has then been changed to the water bowl, a bigger more spindly piece of bogwood, and some terrarium silk plants. These frogs don't seem overly stressed by anything! they will quite happily be picked up and sit in your hand provided you don't try to stroke them too much. There very attentive, and mine will croak at the kettle! They also know when it's feeding time. And watch you like a hawk when there feeling hungry! Be careful tho as they will overfeed if you let them! Mine has been known to eat 4-5 decent sized hoppers then keep searching for more! You can tell if the frog is getting overweight by the folds above his ears, after a few weeks of having him you will soon learn they will eat far more than they need, and you have to ration them to feeding every few days.




As for colouration, When mine was on coconut husk he was a brown green, Since i have added the plants and removed the substrate he has gone to a Bright blue green. Often he will have have spots of other colour about his personage, I think this is more to to with where he has been sat and and if he has bumped himself. If i feed him locusts he's normally got a few light scratched on his face as well. He will generally leap on them with little or no regard for his safety! I don't think it harms them tho! and he seems to enjoy the larger food much more than crickets.




Don't take any of my post as advice per say, I'm still very much a noob when it comes to frogs, I'm probably doing a lot of things incorrectly myself as i'm still on a learning curve and having my own problems with a smaller set of frogs that a recently purchased!

[Kurt]

Don't take any of my post as advice per say, I'm still very much a noob when it comes to frogs, I'm probably doing a lot of things incorrectly myself

Your advice was good, and what you wrote was the correct husbandry for this species.

[lraulston]

THanks for all the advice guys. John, you had to post a picture didn't you. lol. Cute little guys. I would love to take them, but for now I am going to stick to and focus on my white's. Not sure it would be fair to the grays that I am just starting out etc and might not be ready to take on a load for two species yet. Plus I don't think I could find another place for a tank. THank you so much for thinking of me though.

Well, Frog 2 was coming out last night as I was going to bed. Hope he got something to eat. Should I take him out to feed him tonight so that I know he has eaten? So far I can tell them apart. Frog 1 is a purple/brown/green color and Frog 2 is bright green. Frog 1 is way more social and sits on the the branches and watches you and just hangs out. Frog 2 is hiding on a leaf this morning.

[lraulston]

So, got home tonight and my frogs are both soaking in the water dish and seem to have some slimy shedded skin around them. Normal I assume? Should I still try to remove them for feeding or let them stay in?

[lraulston]

How about naming one "Kulathirrie". It's Australian Aboriginal for frog.

Sounds great Kurt, but I have no idea how to pronounce that! lol. I'd end up going " Kul..Kule...Hey you!"

[lraulston]

Couple of pics. Frog 2 is first pic, Frog 1 is second pic. Man, I have to pick out names.

[John]

Those are nice White's .