What kind of insects are you stalking in your setup?

I understand that's a big space but now that I see what gecko you mean I do not believe they are compatible. A Giant Day Gecko needs hot temperatures at the basking spot but also warmer then what a RETF would. The frogs will also wake up as they see movement and strike. I know from having toads and skinks together before the toads ate almost all the food. Even if I left a lot of crickets even of multiple species in the setup. They hunted isopods to extinction in the setup. Tree frogs that are larger are also a little more powerful so they would be able to catch more prey by overpowering it.

The tree frog is from Central America and the gecko is from Madagascar. Depending on where you got them they may have been imported and could potentially be carrying something they can pass to one another that can cause an illness.

The one thing I understand more then most on this forum when it comes to keeping mixed species setups is how behavior from animals is unpredictable. Just because you do not see the frogs in the day doesn't mean they aren't out when the geckos are. I've seen my amphibians wake up in the day and hunt just as much as at night given the motivation. The frogs will be active to hunt if there is prey and the geckos are at a disadvantage at keeping up with the tree frogs.

My skinks we're slightly nervous of the toads. The only skink of 3 that would come out was the large male. So the female geckos would most likely be nervous of the frogs as well. If the geckos get frustrated or "accidentally" attack your frogs they could leave a devastating injury.

The problem you might not be aware of is that all animals will explore their surroundings and if the frogs won't explore or the geckos won't then there is a possibility the temp and humidity are off. Also it limits their space in your setup. What's a 72 inch wide setup could be significantly smaller to one of the species which would limit them.

So the frogs would have a big advantage in hunting and would intimidate the geckos but could also lose out on space. So it just sets up for disadvantages in many ways for these species.

This usually takes months of research or years as well as experience and understanding each species so one doesn't rule the enclosure. I had to separate my toads and skinks so they both could be happy and healthy. I have years of experience owning and researching my animals and I still didn't know until they lived together what would happen. Animals have different personalities. It's a very difficult project and I applaud you for the big setup and for looking at some things before you did this but for these two species it's not a good fit.


Why not keep large Snails and Millipedes with the geckos? You can house a lot of big inverts with geckos.


I wish you luck and do not mean to be disrespectful. I hope you think of some of the questions I posed and take some time first to see if there are things you notice that I mentioned and you can always ask the tree frogs sub forum about their experience and care advice for the RETF. As I said before I own Whites, Gray, Squirrel and previously Green Tree Frogs I have no experience with yours. I read some on the forum and respect those who keep them they are beautiful frogs and very delicate.

Good luck to whatever you decide. You can always message me or ask me questions if you want to. I have years of experience with mixed species. I can't promise you that I can help you setup an enclosure on the spot but can give you the advice and the literature as well as my experiences to get you started.

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