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    Found this fella sitting on our door during a bad rainstorm. He made his way through a tiny hole in our screen door and plastered himself to our glass(I looked up and saw four tiny frog shaped paws, and was...amused). Think he's a grey, he looks like a grey, except he's not really grey. He started out looking one way when we found him, and he's turned completely green! He's fattened up significantly since he came into our lives, I hope he's happy! Right now he's just in a 10 gallon, thinking about finding another 10 gallon, and doing what that one person suggested to make him a taller enclosure. I mist him once a day(should it be more?), and he doesn't have a heating pad at the moment. It's been easily 80-90 degrees here since we found him. We'll get him one come winter. He needs a name
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    Yeah it's a grey I also found 2 grey's this summer when they were sitting on top of my front door lights eating the bugs at night lol. They're pretty amazing frogs. Catch some moths and watch them fly across the tank to catch them. They're really quick and precise in their attacks it's awesome. I just wish they didn't pee on me so much lol.

    From what I can see it looks like a female (skin under its chin is white with no black dots).

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    Definitely a Grey Tree Frog. What state do you live in? That could pinpoint the actual species (Hyla versicolor or Hyla chrysoscelis). I agree, looks female - and a warty one at that - very knobbly.
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    I'm in NY state, western part. What do these critters do in the winter?

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    Dinner got away
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    My tree frog was doing the same thing a few nights ago. She was sitting there opening and closing her mouth. She wasn't wretching though. I think I interrupted her kill when I walked in.

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    Hehe, that was actually just an "action shot" my husband got while watching her hunting her crickets.

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    Infinity it was probably getting ready to shed its skin.

    Ratgirl that's a great shot. In the winter they usually find a nice tree hole or bury themselves (really).
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    And they can partially freeze, thawing out in winter.

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    John do you have a range map for the two species. I have searched on the internet but cannot find anything that differentiates the two species. I recently found one as well. I did not keep it but I am going to set up an enclosure this week in hopes of catching a couple in the future. I live in central Texas if that helps.

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    Range is the only way to tell. What county are you in?
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    I sent you a PM about my location.

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    Welcome to the Gray Tree Frog club! I have a female my boyfriend named Alexandra VonRibbit (alex). Her tank is full of places to climb and a bark background on one side for her to climb and hide on. Lots of plants to hide in are a plus too. I have her in the tank seen here. They are nocturnal, so you might not see a lot of action during the day (mine curls up on the back wall or under her log and sleeps all day) but I love watching them hunt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ponder View Post
    Welcome to the Gray Tree Frog club! I have a female my boyfriend named Alexandra VonRibbit (alex). He tank is full of places to climb and a bark background on one side for her to climb and hide on. Lots of plants to hide in are a plus too. I have her in the tank seen here. They are nocturnal, so you might not see a lot of action during the day (mine curls up on the back wall or under her log and sleeps all day) but I love watching them hunt.
    They're awesome at hunting crickets, moths, basically any insect. They give up their bodies for the meal, by that I mean they will completely disregard their body's welfare to just slam into the glass to catch a moth haha. I've got 1 male and 1 female that I found together.

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    Heres an idea. I have my nocturnal pets in a room with no windows so i changed their daytime to my night. This way they are more active when you are.

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    Heres an idea. I have my nocturnal pets in a room with no windows so i changed their daytime to my night. This way they are more active when you are.
    I would do this, but I live in a small apartment in a city, so while I'm mostly nocturnal myself, I have no real way to change my frog's internal clock. Great idea though for those that have a room with no (or small easily blocked) windows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    Heres an idea. I have my nocturnal pets in a room with no windows so i changed their daytime to my night. This way they are more active when you are.
    I am not so sure this is a good idea. When you screw with the biological clock there can be some risk for developing health problems, such as hypertension. Its true of humans (I am living proof) and I am going to assume its the same for the rest of the animal kingdom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ponder View Post
    They are nocturnal, so you might not see a lot of action during the day.
    You will if you throw some crickets in there. They are one of the few animals I know that can go from a dead sleep immediately into feeding mode.

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    hmm do you think it lessened the chance to mess them up if i did it slowly. I had thought about this and changed it over the course of a week in increments.

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    I don't think it matters. Nocturnal animals are supposed to be noctural, so I don't think its a good idea trying to change that. Let them be active when they are supposed to be.
    If you want to experiment switch your own days for nights and vice versa. Then tell me how you physically and psychologically feel. I gurantee you will feel like ****. I know from personally experience.

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