Newbie here.

[blood4eva69]

I recently received a Green Tree Frog from a family member. They thought it was a reptile. lol But i have never kept an amphibian before. I am using this opportunity to learn a new branch of this hobby.

I am preparing a 10gallon vertical tank for Him (i heard him calling, so this means he is male right?)

Here are my questions:

Do they live better in groups 2-4 or alone? (i have a feeling he is lonely)

How often do they eat?

Do they need a UV light? if so which one?

I am planning on adding a small shallow "pond" on my setup. (keeping it simple), Is this ok or does he need a waterfall?

Any suggestion on plants i should add to the tank or plants that are a "MUST"?

Here is a picture of the little guy. Any name suggestions?

[LilyPad]

Welcome!

With a 10 gallon tank, 1 frog is plenty. If you want more, you'd have to get a bigger tank going.

If it is an adult, you could feed him every other day, if he's a juvenile, you'll want to feed him daily. Make sure you're dusting your crickets with calcium powder a few times a week.

You don't need a uv light since they are nocturnal, if you get a calcium supplement with vitamin D, you'll be just fine there. I use a 50 watt blue daylight bulb for my tree frogs.

If you put a pond in, make sure it is filtered or you change the water often...they like to use their water as a toilet! They don't need a waterfall, though my frogs sure love theirs.

Pothos is a good plant because it has nice broad leaves for them to jump on. My frogs tend to like their ficus plants the most, but they have pretty much destroyed them after just a month! You just have to make sure you get a few tall plants in there and some branches. My tree frogs don't even touch the ground in the tank unless they are hunting, they always stay up high.

[LilyPad]

Oh, and he is definitely a male!

[blood4eva69]

Thanks you Amy.

More questions:

What time is best for them to eat?

What is the growth rate?

What kind of Tree frog do i have?


Thanks,

Eli

[Kisa]

What you have there is an American Green Tree Frog, I believe, or AGTF for short.

Since tree frogs are nocturnal it is best for them to be fed at night, I usually feed mine a few hours after they wake up or right before I go to sleep.

If he is an adult he's stopped growing, but I believe they're a relatively medium sized tree frog, I believe the adults get to about 2 or 3 inches. (Please correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know AGTFs so I'm not 100% on how big they get).

If you go on google and type in "American Green Tree Frog Care Sheet/Article" you will be able to find an abundance of good information on how to care for your new little friend.

[Lacibeth]

Looks like an american green tree frog to me (Hyla cinerea). They're mostly nocturnal so best to feed late evening--which is their early morning. I think they get to be about 2.5" or so.

[Lacibeth]

Brit totally beat me to it.


As for names, I just picked up a kids book by Guy Billout The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea (has some of the best illustrations I've seen in a while) and the frog's name is Alice. Yeah, I know that's not really a male frog name. My Cope's grey tree frog was Frog for about two months until I finally landed on Hannibal so give it some time.

[LilyPad]

The care sheet would be a great thing to cruise through. Looks to me like he is an adult frog already.

[LilyPad]

Brit totally beat me to it.


As for names, I just picked up a kids book by Guy Billout The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea (has some of the best illustrations I've seen in a while) and the frog's name is Alice. Yeah, I know that's not really a male frog name. My Cope's grey tree frog was Frog for about two months until I finally landed on Hannibal so give it some time.

I have my grays and my toadlets named...but the peepers are just "the babies" lol