New RETF Owner

[flybyferns]

Thanks a lot guys. My temp and humidity problems seem solved so far. I'm using a CHE and have some exo terra bulbs for the plants. My nighttime temp hovers around 67 and daytime around 78. I haven't seen a solid range of humidity suggested so I just keep it around 70 with an automatic fogger. I got the baby frogs today from inland sea reptiles in FL. Michael was great and even gave me another frog just because he shipped a day late. The frog are just a bit bigger than my thumb nail! Petsmart doesn't have crickets small enough so I dumped a lot of dead fruit flies into a transparent glass bowl. They haven't eaten yet though. One of the frogs is pink, which is weird. At first I thought it was a leutino but now I dont know. Where's a good place to get more fruit flies or really small crickets? It's funny how If you shine even a little bit of light in there they get all shut-eye. I read about people reversing their nighttime schedules, anyone got any experience?

Hi ,
Sounds like you have done quite a bit of work
However, they must eat.
Don't forget to dust the cricks with calcium and vitamin supplements.
See the FF care sheet for red eyed tree frogs.

If they do not eat soon they will not do well.
It is highly unlikely they will eat FF.

Buy pin-head and small cricks
Have them shipped expedited, as in.......... overnighted.
Or,find a herp shop ......and take a drive

I would not recommend changing their "nighttime schedule" .
They are 'instinctively' nocturnal. It would be stressful on them.
They know when in day and night - we can't change this.

[Danish]

Hi ,
Sounds like you have done quite a bit of work
However, they must eat.
Don't forget to dust the cricks with calcium and vitamin supplements.
See the FF care sheet for red eyed tree frogs.

If they do not eat soon they will not do well.
It is highly unlikely they will eat FF.

Buy pin-head and small cricks
Have them shipped expedited, as in.......... overnighted.
Or,find a herp shop ......and take a drive

I would not recommend changing their "nighttime schedule" .
They are 'instinctively' nocturnal. It would be stressful on them.
They know when in day and night - we can't change this.

This is news to me. I thought baby red eyes eat fruit flies?

[DigitalPunk]

I have seen my 1 month old red eyes eat flies, but they do not consume them as readily as they do crickets. Put 4 - 6 little crickets in the tank with them and they go bananas to get them in their bellies

[Danish]

I noticed my frogs are always changing colors at night and day. Always go from green to brown. Also I noticed they sleep a lot. Sometimes even during night time with all lights off, but I'm assuming that's normal for being under stress and being babies.

[DigitalPunk]

Yeah I have 5 reds and they will wake up and eat then sleep then get up and eat more. They sort of do whatever they want lol

Reds will do their best to match what they are sleeping on in color. At night they turn dark to blend in with the night better. I call it their Hunting Outfit lol.

[Danish]