White's Tree Frog Questions

[Kurt]

Thas what mine are in.

[Crystal6]

I have realized the impractical nature of feeding a pet frog crickets every single day. (crickets get stressed out easy and don't like to eat when you just moved them)

Thus: Would 3 every two days be okay? (For 1)

[Kurt]

Sure.

[Tom Highum]

I have never fed any of my animals everyday.

[Crystal6]

Cool. We'll see how it goes. *excited* One more day of waiting.

[Crystal6]

Aaaah my questions never end. Least I can do this though... BEHOLD!




I theorize it's a male but I don't know for sure. (It's one year old and the guy selling it didn't seem to know it's gender) Haven't given it a name yet. Playing around with various Japanese words and some character names. (Edgeworth and Glenn just don't seem to fit it's personality... For being a frog with a "calm disposition" he sure jumps a lot if I try to pick him up.)

Yeah he's a little dirty because his cage is entirely organic except the filter. (Dirt, grass, bamboo plants, bonsai tree....) My next question is: Are English Thyme safe for White's Tree Frogs? (considering putting it in there to help with the soil and such but not sure if it would be dangerous)

[John]

"He" is lovely, thanks for sharing. I don't know for certain, but I don't think thyme will do any harm.

[into]

... For being a frog with a "calm disposition" he sure jumps a lot if I try to pick him up...

White's seem to be very individual in their behavior.

One of mine is totally tame and I think he actually likes sitting with me (Dumper), the other (Jade) is tame and will step out of his home onto my hand, but as soon as he's out, wants to go explore and won't sit still and my littlest one (Scooter) is terrified of the world right now and it takes some coaxing to get him out for feeding time. He calms down after he eats, but is still a little timid.

[Crystal6]

White's seem to be very individual in their behavior.

One of mine is totally tame and I think he actually likes sitting with me (Dumper), the other (Jade) is tame and will step out of his home onto my hand, but as soon as he's out, wants to go explore and won't sit still and my littlest one (Scooter) is terrified of the world right now and it takes some coaxing to get him out for feeding time. He calms down after he eats, but is still a little timid.

Mine is okay with being held now, but if I stay still for too long he gets bored and jumps onto the table. (Or whatever I'm sitting near) It doesn't seem to like water very much. Perhaps it thinks the water is cold. Any time I try to set him in it he jumps even if I was setting him on a rock or other stable object.


Edit: Luckily for me, the sealent I used for the water/dirt is broken and the dirt is somewhat flooded. (Swamp like) so he stays moist anyway.

[Tom Highum]

If you were to put a plant in a cage that is edible for humans would it be safe to grow them in your cage and remove them to eat. They would be washed with a vegetable cleaner.

[into]

If you were to put a plant in a cage that is edible for humans would it be safe to grow them in your cage and remove them to eat. They would be washed with a vegetable cleaner.

Well, the plant would have fertilizer. What type of food are you thinking about?

[Tom Highum]

I don't know maybe something like strawberries, or some kind of herbs. also couldn't you fertilize by misting with nutrient rich water like that from my feeder minnows tank.

[Kurt]

I don't think I would want to eat produce that came out of a frog's enclosure.

[Crystal6]

Probably depends on the type of frog. Probably. *isn't knowledgable in these things*

I might eat from a White's Treefrog habitat but I wouldn't try it from say.... a Sonoran Desert Toad. (My logic:Medical skin>Poisonous skin) I doubt it would taste very good or be very healthy either way though. O_o I advice a garden for things you want to eat. (Though granted, a frog would sure help as a natural pesticide)

[Kurt]

White's treefrogs have skin toxins as well. They are not as nearly bad as the Ollotis alvaria, but they are there.

[Crystal6]

White's treefrogs have skin toxins as well. They are not as nearly bad as the Ollotis alvaria, but they are there.

Really? I didn't know that. Could they be dangerous to my cats? My frog doesn't seem to move much unless I let him out of the aquarium. So I have a habit of taking him out of the cage and letting "him" explore a little. (When "he" wants to go back in, he turns around and jumps back on my hand. Very strange...)

[Kurt]

I don't think they are very toxic.

[Crystal6]

Strange medical related questions time!

1 I put 2 kinds of wood in the tank. (I was kind of short on things for him to climb on so I gathered some fallen tree branches from my yard, washed them with soap/water, and froze them for a few days.) Unfortunatey I am not knowledgable in which kinds of wood rot when wet and which kinds do not. Thus about a week later the cage started smelling kinda bad and the lighter colored wood turned white. ( Live and learn...) When I discovered this, I immediately removed that piece of wood but left the darker colored ones in. (since they do not seem to be rotting... I think.) My question: Could this be harmful to the frog? Should I take it out and totally clean/redo the cage? He still explores a lot if I let him out of the cage and eats normally. I don't see any strange wounds or anything unusual that might be different from when I got him except he's a little more brown then before. (I assume from the cold. His tank is 80 in the day time but when I turn the heat lamp off at night it gets down to 70-65 temps.)

2 When I got him he was energetic as a wild bred and didn't have any cuts or bruises blemishes or the like. (Only 1 year old so it made sense) But I noticed that the under side of his legs were red. Is this normal for White's Tree Frogs? (I never saw it mentioned in the care sheets)

[Tom Highum]

There is a good article about wood here
Caudata Culture Articles - Wood in Vivaria

[Kurt]

My question: Could this be harmful to the frog? Should I take it out and totally clean/redo the cage? His tank is 80 in the day time but when I turn the heat lamp off at night it gets down to 70-65 temps.)

You can leave the wood in. The tempertures are fine. Most likely he/she has turned brown because the tank in on the dark side either light-wise or color-wise.

But I noticed that the under side of his legs were red. Is this normal for White's Tree Frogs? (I never saw it mentioned in the care sheets)

Yes, for the hidden areas of the legs.