Tree Frog Identification

[Davida]

Hello,


I was in Florida in February and brought home a large epiphyte. A week later I found a tiny tree frog covered in dust crawling across our floor.


I've done a bunch of research and am trying to take care of him as much as possible, but I want to make sure I'm doing it right in terms of his vivarium temperature, etc.
I also want him to have the best life possible and would be willing to set him free somewhere if people think he would do ok in nyc (perhaps the botanic gardens).

I've been having a lot of trouble uploading images to this post (they're not being recognized as valid image files even though they're under 900x900, under 200kb and I've tried .png, .bmp and .jpg). If anyone has any pointers on how to upload the photos, I'd appreciate hearing them. Otherwise, I could email them to someone.

Thanks a lot!
David

[elly]

You could try free webhosting, which might allow you to post at smaller sizes? Something like Flickr or Photobucket. The photo album on this forum isn't working right now.

You might want to look up "Cuban Tree Frog" and "American Green Tree Frog" and see if it fits either description. Cubans are classified as invasive so you want to make sure it stays in captivity if that's the case. (Then again, I don't think it'll be able to find a mate in New York, but you never know.)

[Davida]

Thanks, Elly!

I think he might be a Cuban Tree Frog, which after researching, I'm definitely not going to release

I also was able to upload photos to Flickr-- thanks for that idea. Here's Dusty aka Dus-Dus:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/575307...57665474024583

[elly]

Glad it worked. Though the link was bad, is your flickr account private?

I forgot to mention Grey tree frogs. Some of them look a little like Cubans so you might want to look those up as well.

[Davida]

Oops! How about this:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/57530757@N07/4T94R2

[Dace]

Looks like a Cuban.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Yes, a very pretty Cuban tree-frog. I hope you don't release it, as they are an invasive species here in the states. If you search the internet, I'm sure that there's a care-sheet somewhere

[Davida]

Thanks all!

Another thing I'm wondering -- I've started putting a light near his vivarium to give him a warm spot, and his breathing gets really shallow and kind of irregular. He also seems a bit twitchy, so I'm wondering if I'm putting the light too close? Is it naive to assume he will move if he's too hot?

[elly]

a heat light? Make sure the terrarium isn't hot enough already and the spot doesn't get too hot. A thermometer is pretty important for checking the temperature. (He should move, but I'm not entirely sure he will.)