Gray tree frog surprise...

[Frogville]

Hi all,

Thanks for the words of wisdom. Froggy has returned to hiding in the tree's pot, but if he re-emerges, I think I'll catch him and put him out in a flower pot in the garage at a warm point during the day. The garage faces into the afternoon sun and it gets to an easy 60 degrees on a sunny winter day. He should have time to acclimate to the lower (but still > freezing) night-time temps.

It's tempting to keep him in a terrarium but the kids haven't talked me into that yet. :-)

Thanks for the sage advice...

Marc

[killerecho]

What a cute little guy. I personally would take him in for the winter. Grays are very cold tolerant and can survive being literally frozen while hibernating. However, when active, sustained temps of below 40 F can be lethal.

Consider the terrarium option. A single gray tree frog requires the most basic of accommodations - 10 gallon tank, soil, a few branches and plants, and water dish. The costliest part may be getting a supply of feeders. The hardest part would be letting him go in the spring

[Frogville]

Hi Brian,

You're right, he probably would be hard to let go of come springtime! My kids are all in favor of keeping him as a pet for a couple of months, and I admit it would be easy to be talked into the idea. Grays are very cute little guys.

He hasn't re-emerged from hiding in the tree's pot, so I am trying to wait him out. I've been keeping an eye on the situation, though, since it's important to me that I discover him before the kitties do.

[bshmerlie]

Id say keep him...a cute little frog like that how could you resist. Besides its only for few months and might be a good experience for your kids.

[killerecho]

Is he able to get any food where he is, around the tree pot? In fact, that's the other argument against letting him outside - there's probably very little active insect life right now and he'd most certainly starve.

Hi Brian,

You're right, he probably would be hard to let go of come springtime! My kids are all in favor of keeping him as a pet for a couple of months, and I admit it would be easy to be talked into the idea. Grays are very cute little guys.

He hasn't re-emerged from hiding in the tree's pot, so I am trying to wait him out. I've been keeping an eye on the situation, though, since it's important to me that I discover him before the kitties do.