New here....put together a cool tree frog set up.

[throttlejunkie1]

Hey Matt.
One thought here would be to split that viv right down the middle with a piece of plexi.... split the beautiful piece of wood to use one piece on each side. Two separate homes in one beautiful enclosure.

Sounds like a great plan to me....but I'm just going to let the greens go (back in the yard where we found them). I now have the current population broken down better. 2 greens and the whites. I'm just going to have to keep my eye out tonight when they get active to finish seperating them.

I'm just going to let the greens go back into the back yard and continue the bug assault lol. Another question: Once I get the whites all by itself, how many more whites can I put in this 60 gallon terrarium?

[DonLisk]

Oh you can fit a few for sure.

These frogs will eventually get to 4 - 5 inches and have some weight behind them so keep an eye on any delicate plants. Pothos, snake plants, and Bromeliads work great for Whites.
I would say 4 since the climbing area is centralized. They say one per every ten gallons but 4 should keep you busy.

[throttlejunkie1]

Oh you can fit a few for sure.

These frogs will eventually get to 4 - 5 inches and have some weight behind them so keep an eye on any delicate plants. Pothos, snake plants, and Bromeliads work great for Whites.
I would say 4 since the climbing area is centralized. They say one per every ten gallons but 4 should keep you busy.

Ok good good! I found a local on CL thats "rehoming" one. I bought the last one at the pet store and I called around the other pet stores and everyone is out. Btw, how would I eventually be able to tell if I have a male or female?

[DonLisk]

If they are vocal then you have a male. It is very hard to determine male from female with Whites.

Here is an article worth reading about them.......Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea

[throttlejunkie1]

Ok its official...everybody other than the Whites has been removed. I changed out the water as well. Looks like i'm picking up another whites later this week too!

[Frog Mom]

What a great setup. It looks wonderful! Everyone has given you great advice. Can't wait to see all your new frogs in there!

[throttlejunkie1]

Thanks ^^^Frogmom^^^ I'll be sure to post up more (better) pics later this week. The seller has 1 whites, 2 african tree frogs, a 20 gallon tank, a light, and someother stuff for a real low price so I'm going to buy it all. I just don't want to overwhelm myself with the African tree frogs....what shoud I do with them???

[robertsonx2]

wow looks great! im new as well(starting a dart tank) and i have a tank very similar to yours. mine is a 65 gallon hex which is also getting a makeover. great job and welcome to the forum

[DonLisk]

Thanks ^^^Frogmom^^^ I'll be sure to post up more (better) pics later this week. The seller has 1 whites, 2 african tree frogs, a 20 gallon tank, a light, and someother stuff for a real low price so I'm going to buy it all. I just don't want to overwhelm myself with the African tree frogs....what shoud I do with them???

Oh the addiction comes quickly and without warning.
Well, you do have options for the newly acquired frogs.....
A. Keep them and build them a wonderful home as you have done for the Whites
B. Keep them and build them a wonderful home as you have done for the Whites
C. Find someone caring and guilt them into the building them a wonderful home as you have done for the Whites
D. Not release them in the back yard and build them a wonderful home as you have done for the Whites
E. Tell a neighbor they are from some famous movie star and are going to be worth a lot of money some day and see if they try to steal them.

Thats all I got!

[JimO]

Since green anoles and green treefrogs co-exist in nature, the risks of keeping them together are less IMO, than mixing frog species from different ecosystems, but the dynamic changes in the confines of a viv. When I was a kid (back in the day when aquariums had stainless steel frames - HA) I used to toss treefrogs in with anoles and even a toad or two. One or more usually went missing after a time. Now that I know better, I have my youngest son keep his critters in separate vivs.

Regarding mixing species of frogs, that is a big can of worms, but there are a lot of good, scientifically sound reasons not to keep them together.

If you are still having trouble finding the green treefrogs, check the viv with a flashlight a couple of hours after dark.

Good luck and welcome to FrogForum.

Edit - Oh and the viv looks fantastic! That is one of the coolest pieces of driftwood I've ever seen.

Okay, so ; a friend on facebook, is a friend with a world famous herptologist. And my friend told me, that the herptologist said, you can mix species, as long as they aren't from different continents. I don't know if this is true, but he is a herptologist. And a famous one at that!

This was not intended to start any forum drama ; just spreading some info i heard

[throttlejunkie1]

Edit - Oh and the viv looks fantastic! That is one of the coolest pieces of driftwood I've ever seen.

Thanks! I wish I would have took pics of the other GIANT piece we found at our local beach up in MD over a year ago. I started to retrieve it. 30 min of digging it out of the sand with a shovel, and scheduled boat drag 2 miles off the base, and found out that someone had already claimed it..(and dugg it up prior to me)

[throttlejunkie1]

wow looks great! im new as well(starting a dart tank) and i have a tank very similar to yours. mine is a 65 gallon hex which is also getting a makeover. great job and welcome to the forum

Thanks for the compliment! I'll keep my eye out for pics of your makeover

[throttlejunkie1]

DON, I like your sense of humor but you got a point! I'm going to ask around @ work and see if I have any takers.....I'll even add the "But your kid will love'em" line lol!

[JimO]

I second Don's suggestion (or would I third, fourth or fifth it?)

[throttlejunkie1]

Hey JimO, just noticed your location. I'm just above you in Middleburg...We were down that way last weekend at the World Golf Village to grab a bite to eat at the Caddy Shack

[throttlejunkie1]

My humidity has been low everyday when I get home from work. The tank is actually outside in our sunroom. We have blinds all the way around and the temp reaches 85-90 degrees in the room. Common sense is telling me a few things here. The top of my tank is all screen (I need to cover most of that to keep the humidity up??) And I need some ideas for the temp....ie ice bags and such

[LilyPad]

You can cover it with glad press and seal, that has worked for me, it's not pretty, but as a temporary fix, it's fine.

As for the temps, I don't know, I have the a/c on when it gets 85-90 LOL