My Frogs Came!!!

[Geofrog707]

Oh, and does anyone have any idea on how old these guys are..?

[Kisa]

Very cute! ><

My guess is a few weeks. I'm not sure on the growth rate of these frogs, but if a nine month old is 1 1/2 to 2 inches I'd say they're less than a month. Please correct me if I'm mistaken though I'm not sure about these things, it's just an educated guess. O:

My little one is just about an inch and a half now, I'll have had him for one month on the nineteenth of this month.

[Geofrog707]

Ok thanks Kisa! By the way I am gonna try and buy the purple lights you advised from Exo-Terra so I can watch them at night without burning their eyes occasionally by turning on the light. lol I also learned that they can't really see the crickets, so I am gonna have to tong-feed them. I am a learnin'!

[Kisa]

Ok thanks Kisa! By the way I am gonna try and buy the purple lights you advised from Exo-Terra so I can watch them at night without burning their eyes occasionally by turning on the light. lol I also learned that they can't really see the crickets, so I am gonna have to tong-feed them. I am a learnin'!

You're welcome, like I said I'm always here to help! ^ ^ The night glos are really great and are less expensive then the day time lights, I got mine down here for $5.50 or so so they're not too bad.

Are you sure they can't see the crickets? When you first get frogs they might take some time for them to adjust and actually eat. The best thing to do at first is to leave them be, for at least the first week. Offer food but don't be freaked out if they don't eat it, my White's ate fine when I first got them but it's not the same for everyone. All frogs are different. Just keep a close eye on them, but try not to hold them too much and just let them get used to their surroundings. A stressed frog can quickly turn into a sick frog, and handling them when they're so young, so often can cause them more harm than you think. I give my baby little check ups every few days or so when I change his paper towels, but other than that I try to avoid holding him unless I have to, at least for now, while he's little and still getting used to his new home.

Do you have a planted viv with coco husk substrate or some kind of blend? If so make sure you just look for feces really well, you don't want babies living in their own filth after all. Try to monitor how they eat as well, but don't get scared if they ignore the food, it's a natural coping mechanism.

[Geofrog707]

I am pretty sure they can't see em, there tank might be a little too big for them. lol And they REFUSE to go on the ground when I try to put them in front of the crickets, but now the smaller one is out hunting and they seem ready to eat. I might try letting the crickets roam free again later on but for now I just want to make sure the frogs are happy and healthy. I have held them each twice since getting them so thanks for telling me I should probably not do that. I was just too excited to not hold them, lol. Hopefully they will get a break from me Monday when I go to school. That should give them some time to sleep in peace without me bothering them and my tons of homework should give them some time as well.

Nope, I don't have the coconut husk (I do have one but it looked moldy so I decided against it), but I do have a little tree stump at the bottom of the tank if they ever decided to go in it. I do have some coco fiber as well from the little container they came in near the front of the tank. I should probably get some pics of the more updated (not by much but still a little) tank. I will be on the look out for poop though, thanks for all your advice!

[Kisa]

I am pretty sure they can't see em, there tank might be a little too big for them. lol And they REFUSE to go on the ground when I try to put them in front of the crickets, but now the smaller one is out hunting and they seem ready to eat. I might try letting the crickets roam free again later on but for now I just want to make sure the frogs are happy and healthy. I have held them each twice since getting them so thanks for telling me I should probably not do that. I was just too excited to not hold them, lol. Hopefully they will get a break from me Monday when I go to school. That should give them some time to sleep in peace without me bothering them and my tons of homework should give them some time as well.

Nope, I don't have the coconut husk (I do have one but it looked moldy so I decided against it), but I do have a little tree stump at the bottom of the tank if they ever decided to go in it. I do have some coco fiber as well from the little container they came in near the front of the tank. I should probably get some pics of the more updated (not by much but still a little) tank. I will be on the look out for poop though, thanks for all your advice!

I know exactly how you feel, when I brought my first White's home I couldn't bear to keep my hands off of him. I was always peaking at him while he was sleeping and I'm sure it was bothersome to have me staring at him all the time. Just remember that these animals don't know your intentions, they probably think you're a predator that wants to eat them, actually, so staying away from them and trying your hardest not to bother them is the best way to ensure a healthy frog.

Unfortunately I think my actions were part of the reason why my White's became sick, and I have learned from that mistake. I paid for it dearly, believe me...

By coco husk I meant substrate. XD; What kind of substrate do you have them on? And as long as they have a place to hide while they sleep in the day time, they should be relatively happy.

[Geofrog707]

I know exactly how you feel, when I brought my first White's home I couldn't bear to keep my hands off of him. I was always peaking at him while he was sleeping and I'm sure it was bothersome to have me staring at him all the time. Just remember that these animals don't know your intentions, they probably think you're a predator that wants to eat them, actually, so staying away from them and trying your hardest not to bother them is the best way to ensure a healthy frog.

Unfortunately I think my actions were part of the reason why my White's became sick, and I have learned from that mistake. I paid for it dearly, believe me...

By coco husk I meant substrate. XD; What kind of substrate do you have them on? And as long as they have a place to hide while they sleep in the day time, they should be relatively happy.

lol, I do the same EXACT thing.. It is making me feel a little creepish. But who wouldn't if they had one? I have been trying really hard to not stare at them as much but still check on them about 4 times a day to make sure they are breathing.. Well probably a little more than 4. lol I only stay for about 20 seconds though. I have a bromeliad now and the purple lights that I will test tonight.. I also have my little cricket enclosure set up. I am pretty proud of it, although it doesn't look natural at all, lol. My frogs alternate from the ground to the top of the tank for sleeping. I am shocked I found the other one so fast who choose to sleep on the floor today. My temps finally seem normal and it is easier to keep my fogger on without the humidity going too much. I just hope I can control it when I am at school.

The temps can get almost to 80, which I hope is somewhat similar to an Australian spring day (since they are AUSTRALIAN White's Tree Frogs). When we went to Australia, it was freezing. So their temps seem about the same as ours in the temperate parts at least. I also try to keep the fogger on in the morning for "early morning dew" and I leave the windows open so when it turns daytime outside, I can turn back on the light. It is sort of a gradual thing in the morning with the light. I want it to be as close to the wild as possible, which is why I am not a big fan of the thongs. But they seem ready to hunt so I might try it again, I don't know. (Sorry for all the extra info, but I had to tell someone, lol)

The substrate is some plantation soil from the "Exo-Terra Medium Rainforest Habitat Kit". I also have some moss mixed in throughout it as well and a water bowl so humidity stays pretty decent. It is also warmer down there because of my heating pad that is still on the bottom of the tank. I was gonna move it but then I noticed that it might overheat them because the temps were actually turning quite warm. Also, thanks for taking the time to read this whole message considering you got this far! I also definitely see how you could make that coco-husk/substrate typo. Unless... that is just another term for substrate and my joke just failed in my own stupidity.. Thanks for all your advice again! I would give you more rep if I could!