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[John]

I bet it was a gray tree frog, not a green. Grays are green much of the time, particularly in hot weather, and they seem to get into warehouse type buildings a lot for some reason.

[scstewart20]

Thanks for the reply! I will post pics as soon as I have access to a computer again since I'm on my phone right now. Tyler, as he was named by my daughter, is medium green (changes color with his surroundings) with a white stripe down each side with big, floppy, sticky feet. Lol. I haven't looked up a gray tree frog.

[scstewart20]

OK I figured out how to post pics with my phone but only in my album. So if you could check it out and let me know what kind he is I'd appreciate it. Thanks. :-)

[LilyPad]

Most definitely a green tree frog! Great find. Definitely get that bark out of there though and get some coco fiber in there. It's a huge impaction hazard. That's a pretty frog though, congratulations I don't know much about green tree frogs specifically, but I would think you can read the gray tree frog care sheet and get the info you need off of there.

[scstewart20]

Thanks for the reply, Amy. Yeah, I have plans to get him new substrate in the morning! I was thinking the coco fiber like you said or maybe some astro turf of some kind? I'm also going to get him more things to climb on. It's cute to watch him discover something new I put in his habitat. He hops all over it like a kid at Christmas.

[scstewart20]

Thanks for the info, Luke. I'll definately be referring back to it a lot. I'm technologically stupid sometimes. Lol

[LilyPad]

Thanks for the reply, Amy. Yeah, I have plans to get him new substrate in the morning! I was thinking the coco fiber like you said or maybe some astro turf of some kind? I'm also going to get him more things to climb on. It's cute to watch him discover something new I put in his habitat. He hops all over it like a kid at Christmas.

It will definitely love more branches. Being a tree frog, think trees! I would go with the coco fiber, it is safe plus you can eventually put live plants in it My tree frogs hate the coco fiber, but I have it covered with live moss, large flat river rocks, and other types of plants. Plus I have a bunch of branches in there, so they almost never touch the ground, usually only to snag a cricket that didn't make its way up a branch.

[bshmerlie]

Congrats on your new frog. A simple thing to do is put down leaf litter over the substrate which will keep him from getting covered in coco fiber and help you to keep your tank glass clean. Starting him with a cricket bowl will help to reduce crickets from wandering off and dying in the tank. You can get crickets at any of the big box petstores or a local reptile shop. That will be his main diet. You will also need to pick up some vitamin/calcium supplements to dust the crickets with. Also provide a shallow water bowl for him to soak in with tap water treated with a water conditioner that is used to remove chlorine ...just like they use for fish. LOTS of plants will help him to feel more comfortable. LOTS of broad sturdy leaves. Did I say LOTS. I can't emphasize that enough. He should be able to hide from you completely if he wants. The more opportunities he has to hide the LESS he will hide. He will move around more and be more active. When you first get them they will be all over the tank looking for an escape route and checking out their surroundings. As they get use to their new environment how you have it set up will determine how active the frog is going forward. Help him to feel as comfortable as possible and you will enjoy your new friend.

[scstewart20]

Amy, I looked at your pics for inspiration and now I can't wait to get to the pet store! Great pics!

[Whistly]

OK I figured out how to post pics with my phone but only in my album. So if you could check it out and let me know what kind he is I'd appreciate it. Thanks. :-)

Hi welcome to the forum that's a beautiful frog you have.
To add a photo in a post at the top of the message box there's a little icon of 2 mountains and little black sun click that and go from there.
Another method is when writing a message scroll down and click on manage attachments click browse if the photo is on your computer or copy the url if it is on the web and paste that in one of the boxes under the 'upload a file from url' and then click upload.