Help- found frog in my indoor plant- identification please

[axc123]

was a bit startled this morning when I saw this frog (link below as I cant upload pic..) while cleaning up my plants in my basement. I overwinter my tropicals indoors. Dunno what it is. Possibly a regional frog from Ottawa, ON that came in with the plants or tropical traveler coming from a plant. Help in identification appreciated. It is the size of a lemon. I am surprised it survived indoors since October, when I bring my plants in... poor thing, must be hungry.. pretty quiet as I haven't heard a squeak. Basement is heated so I doubt it is dormant..It moved up the plant.
also, suggestions on what to do with it..( any frog enthusiasts in Ottawa ON ?)

thanks
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[LilyPad]

That's a grey tree frog (hyla versicolor.) I'm surprised by how healthy she looks after months in the basement. I'm not sure what you can do with it other than care for it until it can be released or find it a home. If I lived anywhere near you, I would take her! Frog Forum - Gray Tree Frog Care and Breeding

[irThumper]

Wow, a Gray the size of a lemon?? Bet it's a female. Nice frog!

[LilyPad]

My Paddy is pretty big for a grey, but not size of a lemon...unless it is a small lemon lol. I think the sizing may have been a bit off scale. It is quite chubby for a basement frog though! One of my greys, Atlas, was found in a basement. He was very skinny, black colored, dehydrated, and lethargic. So I was scared to look at that picture! But she is definitely much healthier than the frog I got lol.

[axc123]

Wow, thanks for speedy responses...so it is from my region ? I was sure it was from my tropical plants shipped for florida or somewhere else..never seen this in my area before ( just the water type frogs).

about the size..small lemon..or big lime .. I have ponds outside and have tried to have frogs before with no luck.. now I have a tree frog..cool ! what do I feed it and care for it..it is loose in my basement..if it survives until may when I bring my plants outside, can I just release it outdoor (zone 5 garden zone here) ?

[UncleChester]

Wow, thanks for speedy responses...so it is from my region ?...if it survives until may when I bring my plants outside, can I just release it outdoor (zone 5 garden zone here) ?

Yes and yes. I had two turn up in plants a couple years back- http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...ersicolor.html I released them once the wild ones started chorusing, which was early May that year.

Amy linked to a care sheet. I would setup a temporary tank for it for the next couple of months, they can get themselves into trouble if they get to roam free indoors. If that's not feasible, you could probably find a local rescue group or frog enthusiast to care for it until spring.

[Frogger00]

Definitely a grey!


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