White's Tree Frog Questions

[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.

[Crystal6]

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.



Yes, for the hidden areas of the legs.

Neat! Glad to hear it. (Was afraid it had red leg or something)

On a random note I've finally probably chosen a name for it. (Using Japanese to compensate for lack of imagination in naming) Retsu-chishio! (Cold-Blood. Just Retsu-chi for short due to my dislike for very long names) Would have named it "Likes Warmth" but "Atsui Hoshii Desu" doesn't seem to have the same ring to it. (Again. Takes too long to say or type.)

[Tom Highum]

Haha I like it.