New Pac Tree Frog Tank

[LilyPad]

ya they love hanging out in the hanging plants.
there is two bamboo sticks and a bunch of hanging plants. They are loving the new space compared to the 12x12x18, i felt so horrible for having them in....

So how would a few anoles do in here. this seems to be the right setup/ animal combo but just checking

Mixing species is usually frowned upon, but it would really depend on your level of experience. If that's what you want to do, I would do some serious research about the needs of each species and watch them very carefully for signs of stress.

[Zero138]

yes I am aware that people dont like mixing. And Im new to frogs but not keeping in general.
I really wanna do Anoles simply because i want to have a little more to look at in this tank.
Im very exited with what this will grow into the plants are still young.

What would you put in here if you were in my shoes

[LilyPad]

I am kind of in your shoes, I have 4 gray tree frogs and I'm new to frogs, though I've had other herps in the past (iguana and chameleons) I personally would not feel comfortable mixing the species at this point. You also have to make sure that anoles are found in the wild with your specific type of frog, they do live in the same environment as frogs, but only a select few.

Also, keep in mind, if you choose to do it and one of the types of animals appears to be stressed, you are going to go through the same issue again of getting another viv or getting rid of one of them.

I know the plants will grow, but when adding more animals, you are going to need far more hiding places than that. I've had this viv a month...



...and since that specific picture, I've added 2 ficus trees and 2 ground cover plants. Currently I only have 1 tree frog in there (10 gallon tank)

I hope that helps you some!! Good luck with your decision.

[Baelari]

Yeah, mixing species isn't such a good idea, especially for a beginner. They could poison or stress one another to death, or just eat each other (or their toes!). If you do mix species, you have to have species from the same area in the wild, and lots of space to create the micro-climate for each species. It's too big of an undertaking for the beginner.

[DogRetepCow]

It's risky enough to mix frogs together, but frogs are amphibians and anoles are reptiles and most reptiles require significantly higher heating than amphibians, as far as I know. So yeah, it really would be best to house them in a seperate terrarium.

[LilyPad]

Heating for anoles is mid to upper 80's, not sure how much your frogs would enjoy that temp full time.

[DogRetepCow]

http://www.frogforum.net/care-articl...orus-frog.html

It says they can tolerate a wide range temperatures but 65-75 degrees is probably the best range. I'm pretty sure for most frogs temperatures in the 80s aren't recommended.