Grey Tree Frog... changing his colour?

[Greenlove]

Your welcome. I hope you get the exo terra for Christmas, or sooner. I know it is expensive but you need to tell your husband that Gray's live for 8 or more years in captivity. It would be a good investment. Also, you said you can't find anyone to sell or send you some? Where did you find your little guy? If he is wild caught just wait till next year around the same time and go hunting. I would advise not putting anything else in that terrarium right now, especially another species (salamanders), because it is too small. I think I read somewhere, that Grays only like to be with their own kind anyways. Maybe you can read up on that. Frodo sounds like he has a cute personality-----messing up his water bowl all the time. I'm sorry to hear that your questions weren't posted or answered. Maybe you can send a message directly to the person you want the info from. Good luck.

[suzic1163]

@ Charlamanda

It looks to me like there is perspex between your frog and the uv light??

If that is the case, are you aware that perspex and glass filter out UVB rays? Which consequently defeats the purpose of using a UV light.
(This all of course is if you want your frogs to get the benefit of receiving the UVB rays).

If you do, I have a mesh lid for my terranium and simply removed the perspex sheet that came in the lighting unit...

[suzic1163]

This is a segment from the 'Amphibian Research Centre Care Sheet' in relation to Australia's White Lipped (Giant) Tree Frogs:

'Although giant tree frogs are largely nocternal they shelter during the day in areas exposed to sunlight. It has been observed that in captivity a failure to provide ultra violet light has resulted in stunted and deformed growth'.

'Those that are white or near white when switdhed off and pale blue when on emit light in the right spectrum.'

'Lights should be placed on a timer for at least 6-8 hours a day.'

'Be sure that the cover in not benesth the light fixture as this will stop the necessary UV light from reaching the frogs.'

Please bear in mind that this is for Giant Tree Frogs, not Grey Tree Frogs...I would think (not saying that I'm correct) that it would be a similar principle...