Toxicity about White Tree frog

[elly]

There's no way of knowing whether a frog is carrying salmonella except to get its poop tested. It's not just frogs, all reptiles and amphibians can possibly carry the germ. It's just good to remember to wash your hands after handling. And absolutely wash any produce the frog's been on.

Ah, so the frog would be indoors. Temperatures about 21-26 C are best for White's though they can tolerate a little lower or higher for a short while.

I'm sure the frog would be happy to hunt bugs in your system. White's might ignore tinier bug species like fruit flies, but they will go after larger bugs. (If you have a problem with fruit flies or gnats, maybe a smaller tree frog species would help instead.)

I suggest dusting the frog's regular diet with calcium powder to prevent calcium deficiency which can cause permanent problems. It'll need a bowl with dechlorinated water which needs to be changed every 1-2 days (or set up a shallow water aquarium with a small filter and plenty of places to climb out of water.) Some humidity is needed too. About 40%-80%. That's all I can think of.

[Grenouile]

Which smaller frog do you suggest? I would need the frog to eat fruit flies too! And of course, non-toxic!

Thank you for your advice!

[elly]

I haven't found anything saying your native species of tree frogs are toxic. That is, they have some toxins in their skin but in very low doses and you'd probably have to eat them to be affected.

I suggest not getting Chubby frogs, Firebelly toads, Milky tree frogs or toads. Those do put out toxins.

Frogs you might find at a pet store that could work: Gray tree frogs, American green tree frogs

Native Canadian frogs: Gray tree frogs, Pacific tree frog, Spring peeper. I think all of those stay pretty small. Western Chorus frogs and Northern Cricket frogs seem to be endangered so there might be laws against collecting them. You might want to check to see if it's legal to own frogs in your province.

[Grenouile]

My daughter will be more in-depth research on frogs!

Thank you very much elly!

[elly]

You're welcome!

Keep in mind a frog might not get all the insects, all of them hunt pretty slowly. (If after looking at all the options your daughter absolutely has her heart set on a White's, I'd consider that one, because even a small frog will likely not get all the bugs. But that is only my opinion.)