Questions About White's Tree Frog Terarrium

[Mildred]

Hello!

I've been doing research on the White's Tree Frog for some time now but still have a few questions. So I came here in hopes that more knowledgeable people could help me out! I plan on buying an Exo Terra 18x18x24 terarrium, and housing a maximum of 2 frogs in it. Thank you in advance, I look forward to reading your answers!

1. Where should I put my heating pad?
2. Would you recommend getting a normal or digital hydrometer/thermometer?
3. I've been trying to figure out Exo Terra light bulbs and I know these animals have 1 star for the lighting. I am confused about what bulbs this means. I think I may be reading something wrong.
4. I was going to take the frog out of the cage to feed it (placing the dusted crickets and frog in a clear plastic container). Is this okay?
5. Can I keep a male and female together without them successfully breeding?
6. Would these frogs mind having a small or medium Exo Terra fountain in their home?

[jasonm96]

hey! heat mat should go on the side, however they might appreciate a heat bulb better as they enjoy basking the 15-25W ones that fit in the exo terra canopy should do.

any digital one will be suitable, don't get gauges if using a heat mat as this will not read the correct temperatures as heat mats do not warm the ambient and are contact heaters

white's have been kept without uvb however some feel that because of where they sleep they make be exposed or bask for uvb so there is a good case to provide it, a 13-26W uvb 100 (5%) is appropriate but provide shade so it can self regulate it's exposure. remember to still provide d3 in their diet but maybe in smaller doses, i think repashy has a supplement that will be suitable for frogs getting uv but still needing d3 in their diet.

should be, they seem to tolerate handling.

unless you condition them, they will not likely breed

i personally wouldn't, whites do not tolerate a lot of humidity as many people think they do, infact i've heard they prefer it around 50% and higher over 70% could cause infections

hope this helps

[FantaTizer]

Hello!

I've been doing research on the White's Tree Frog for some time now but still have a few questions. So I came here in hopes that more knowledgeable people could help me out! I plan on buying an Exo Terra 18x18x24 terarrium, and housing a maximum of 2 frogs in it. Thank you in advance, I look forward to reading your answers!

1. Where should I put my heating pad?
2. Would you recommend getting a normal or digital hydrometer/thermometer?
3. I've been trying to figure out Exo Terra light bulbs and I know these animals have 1 star for the lighting. I am confused about what bulbs this means. I think I may be reading something wrong.
4. I was going to take the frog out of the cage to feed it (placing the dusted crickets and frog in a clear plastic container). Is this okay?
5. Can I keep a male and female together without them successfully breeding?
6. Would these frogs mind having a small or medium Exo Terra fountain in their home?

Hi Mildred,

I completely agree with what Jason has said, I had a waterfall and it was a nightmare, caused a lot of problems and was constantly breaking and clogging up!

I have 4 whites tree frogs with a canopy light and a heat mat down the back and that has always worked well

Best of luck, they're great amphibians to own

from Hannah

[Mildred]

Thank you both for your input! I'll be going tomorrow to get the supplies (but no frog yet) so hopefully all will go well!

[jasonm96]

You're welcome! For more info I'd recommend reading practical pet keeping amphibians (this has a small but good upto date care sheet) and AVS popular tree frogs which is slightly older but can still be helpful and tree frogs by Devin Edmonds is very good

[HerpetologyBarbie]

Hello!

I've been doing research on the White's Tree Frog for some time now but still have a few questions. So I came here in hopes that more knowledgeable people could help me out! I plan on buying an Exo Terra 18x18x24 terarrium, and housing a maximum of 2 frogs in it. Thank you in advance, I look forward to reading your answers!

1. Where should I put my heating pad?
2. Would you recommend getting a normal or digital hydrometer/thermometer?
3. I've been trying to figure out Exo Terra light bulbs and I know these animals have 1 star for the lighting. I am confused about what bulbs this means. I think I may be reading something wrong.
4. I was going to take the frog out of the cage to feed it (placing the dusted crickets and frog in a clear plastic container). Is this okay?
5. Can I keep a male and female together without them successfully breeding?
6. Would these frogs mind having a small or medium Exo Terra fountain in their home?

Hi there!

Good choice on species, I've had Green Tree Frogs for 8 years and I just adore them.

1. Your heating pad can be fixed to the side of the enclosure but generally they are only used if your temperatures drop significantly overnight. Overhead lighting I have found to be a better choice as they do enjoy basking! A low wattage globe or ceramic heat emitter used in conjunction with an appropriately sized dome would do the trick! Depending on your ambient temperature and the design of your enclosure, you may also need to heat the water in the base of your enclosure.

2. I personally prefer to use a digital thermometer because it makes it easier to read when dealing with so many enclosures. I also use a temperature gun to test the basking temperatures once every few days just to make sure everything is staying on track (usually when it's feeding time).

3. Are you going to be using one of the exo terra domes or just standard lighting? I personally prefer the T8 globe reflectors from the fishtank section used in conjunction with a decent quality reptile globe. I am usually disappointed by the actual UV output of coil globes and prefer to stick to fluorescent tubes. You could also use a mercury vapour bulb which provides both heat and UV but they're difficult to come across in low wattage.

4. GTF's are generally very amicable about handling if they begin to associate you with food. Mine actually jump onto my hands to attack the tweezers (you can tell I spend too much time in my frog room huh?). I personally keep my frogs in their enclosure and tweezer feed them as it allows me to monitor their diet accurately and see how they are behaving without the added influence of stress. However, many people feed their frogs in a feeding bucket as they find it tedious to hand feed. I am a softy though and love the personalised interaction with them. I love when they all hop to the log at the front of the enclosure and line up for dinner, melts my heart.

5. Yes you absolutely can keep them together but no guarantees they won't breed. I live in Australia so mine naturally cycle without any tinkering. If you do accidentally wind up with eggs, you can simply freeze and discard the froth but you have to catch it in the first 24 hours before the eggs begin to sink.

6. Those fountains as said above are notoriously shabby. I have running water in my GTF exo terra but it is one I have built myself and it only takes up a tiny amount of space as my enclosure is quite large. They aren't particularly fond of it one way or another, it's more for me and my love of enclosure builds.

I hope this helps and if you ever need anything further, please don't hesitate to ask

[Mildred]

Thank you Barbie!