Hyla chysoscelis Enclosure

[SludgeMunkey]

Nebraska law has a limit of three H. chrysoscelis in possession. Which is a good thing, even though I would prefer four or five of them...best part is, now I have a valid excuse to get my combo hunting/fishing license every year...

Anyway, Here is the first tree frog enclosure I have ever built. It is not my best, but This leaky old bow front was just begging for terrarium duty.


I suspect this one will get torn down and rebuilt a few times before I am happy with it. That will have to wait since the "Okinawa" and "Tenochtitlan" projects are as of yet unfinished...


If I have made mistakes, please be critical!


I am using the "standard" coir-potting soil mix for substrate. The large plants are pothos sp. chosen for their broad leaves, thick stems and preference for lower lighting conditions. I added a layer of polished river rock in the front mostly for aestetic purposes.

The real fun is, see if you can find the frogs in this picture!

Here is a close up obique shot:

I realy like the flowers on the closest pothos. I think in the next incarnation I will add some live moss, and better arrangement of the branches.

[John]

Very nice but I would add a lot more branches. These are not ground-dwelling frogs at all (they are probably the most or joint most arboreal frogs in the US).

[Kurt]

The gravel makes me nervous. I am worried about accidental impaction. I would cover it up or remove it to prevent this from happening.

[SludgeMunkey]

Very nice but I would add a lot more branches. These are not ground-dwelling frogs at all (they are probably the most or joint most arboreal frogs in the US).

Will do, I am having a wood boiling party this weekend.

The gravel makes me nervous. I am worried about accidental impaction. I would cover it up or remove it to prevent this from happening.

No risk of impaction there, the smallest pieces of the gravel are more than 1/2 inch in diameter, and most are larger than that. Exceedingly bigger than the frogs' mouths.

[Kurt]

OK cool.