Free American Green Tree Frogs!

[Fae]

Nice frogs. I would love to take them in, but I live in Southeast Louisiana. Shipping them this far might stress them out too bad... Please let me know if you can't find anyone to take them.

[LuvBug]

Are they still available??

[Wormwood]

Since they are a local species the option is there to free them, especially if they were captive caught.

[Tripe46]

Alright so, I mentioned to my girlfriend that I had found several people willing to take the Green tree frogs, and she responded with sad eyes and concerns for their well being haha. To make a long story short, I'm going to hang on to them. I'm moving in the fall, and I will have a much bigger office/frog room so space won't be an issue much longer.

Thank you all for your interest.

[Tripe46]

Since they are a local species the option is there to free them, especially if they were captive caught.

That was my first thought, I'm sure freedom would be the frogs #1 choice as well. Are they really a local species? I thought they were more Virgina and south, I have never seen one, and I can't picture them surviving a winter here, but I'm no expert.

It's hard to say weather or not the frogs are wild caught or captive bred. I bought them from the now out of business "Nature Coast Exotics" chances are they are captive bred, but I was given some very wrong information on housing different species together, so who knows.

[UncleChester]

That was my first thought, I'm sure freedom would be the frogs #1 choice as well.

I dunno, the choice between a cushy life in a glass box VS freedom and all the terrifying things that will then try to eat you isn't always a clear one.

I understood that most of the American Green Treefrogs available at pet stores are wild caught but I could easily be wrong? Their range looks to go up to Delaware and Maryland from maps I've seen, so you aren't far off. Releasing is still a bad idea in any case and I'm glad you'll be able to keep them.

[clownonfire]

Since they are a local species the option is there to free them, especially if they were captive caught.

Do not free them. They are most certainly captive bred and do not know how to cater to themselves in the wild. These frogs were given food, shelter, care by humans all their lives. Releasing them into the wild would be detrimental to them.

Here's Kurt on the topic:

http://www.frogforum.net/50655-post4.html

Eric

[Tripe46]

Do not free them. They are most certainly captive bred and do not know how to cater to themselves in the wild. These frogs were given food, shelter, care by humans all their lives. Releasing them into the wild would be detrimental to them.

Here's Kurt on the topic:

http://www.frogforum.net/50655-post4.html

Eric

Gotcha, well I won't do that then. We'll just keep them.