Another tree frog stowaway

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I would, personally, not release him at this point without transitioning him into hibernation. Unfortunately, even if you do that, he hasn't instinctively found *his* place that he feels is appropriate and safe to hibernate and should be asleep and unable to find that place. You could hibernate inside over the winter and release them in the spring, but I would recommend against doing it in a refrigerator as there are surprisingly fluctuating temperatures in there. Something like a wine cooler would be more stable (it doesn't hurt to add your own thermostat to the mix). If you choose to hibernate though, I will have to try to find someone else to help you. I have never hibernated because I do not want to breed my greys so it isn't worth the risk for me.

If you keep him awake in a vivarium, which is what I would probably do because it is the lowest risk, he will still breed. The males get *in the mood* by the current temperatures, humidity, and the behavior of other males rather than by season changes alone. The females are the ones that need the cycle changes in order to produce eggs. Even then, my female got eggy every spring just with my ambient room temperatures going from the upper 70's down to the mid-upper 60's and back up. I bowl feed my captive grey tree frogs, but I probably would not if I intended to release them in the wild. You want him to retain his hunting instinct rather than sit around and wait for a bowl to show up. Because of that, I would change up how you feed him. If they see the same cricket box or bowl or whatever you use to feed at the same time each day, it will become used to a routine and expect that.

I hope that this helps and feel free to ask anymore questions!