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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