Hi. I'm new. Help.

[John]

I would say cinerea or gratiosa.

[adawinters]

Since you're having trouble getting the froglets out, I thought I would share the randome trap-and-release ideas that occured to me for a situation like this:

If I were in your position, I might try putting a large cardboard box over the top of the 10Gallon tank. Since treefrogs are aboreal (tree dwelling/climbing), they might want to explore in an upward direction, so you might be able to get a number of them in the box at once if you leave it on long enough. You could gently slide it upward, then slide the 10Gallon lid back into place, and then fold the box closed for transportation. Of course, I doubt it would catch all of them at once, and since the box would not be perfectly fitted to the tank, you might have a few escapees in the process. You would have to watch closely. (The more I think about this idea, the worse it seems. I could see dozens of froggies on the loose in no time.)

Have you thought about removing the tadpoles to a new enclosure, draining the water, and then moving the whole 10Gallon, froglets and all (but now lighter, as it is without water/tadpoles), to your release point?

Or you could try placing a small, plastic, pet carrier case with pinhead crickets inside of the terrestrial (land) portion of the enclosure. You could close it up as soon as you saw the frogs come and explore. You could probably trap at least a few a day that way.

None of these are foolproof, and I suppose they all depend on how comfortable you are with safely grabbing these little guys. The easiest way to release the treefroglets would be to catch them, by hand, one at a time, (wash your hands first, so you don't accidentally get something chemically on the little froggies), but if you're not comfortable handling them, then some kind of "trap" might be preferable.

I think that's it for the "silly-trapping-schemes" that I can devise at the moment. I'm sure others out there can think of some quicker and easier ways to move these little guys, without harming them or their tailed kin.

I hope that all goes well, and I hope that you get lots of beautiful pictures of the whole experience.

[rockey2]

Picture of my baby frogs. Are they green tree frogs?

[John]

Not a tree frog. It looks like a Pseudacris (a Chorus Frog) or a Ranid. The toes makes me think Pseudacris.

[rockey2]

Thanks. I am looking up the chorus frog. I am trying to find out if they are in South Florida. If I let them go do you think they will be able to find food? They are very small.

Rockey

[John]

There are many species of chorus frog and a few are in your part of Florida. Yes you can let them go but do it in the cool of the evening, somewhere with cover and away from homes and humans.

[rockey2]

There is not much around here that does not have homes or humans. I have a man made lake behind my house. I have seen some fish in the lake and a few turtles. I never see humans near the lake other then the lawn people who were just here a few days ago. It is mostly grass around the lake. I can try to take them somewhere else. I have a lot of frogs and lizards in my small yard. I could let a few go here but I'm afraid they'll drown in the swimming pool. Do they need to be near a lake or water?