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GREEN TREE FROG
TOMATO FROG
CHUBBY FROG
Green
Tree Frog
Common
Name: Green Tree Frog
Scientific
Name: Hyla cinerea
Distribution:
Southeastern U.S.A
Size:
Females to about 2-1/2",
Temperament:
A typically nervous tree frog, good for display purpose only.
Do
not handle unless
necessary.
Hardiness:
Very hardy when properly maintained in well planted terrarium.
Food:
Nutrient fed and vitamin/calcium coated crickets, butter worms,
house
flies, spiders and various
other
small insects.
Housing:
A tall, spacious terrarium (minimum 10 gallon size) with a soil/sand
mixture
substrate.
Landscape
with plenty of sturdy live or artificial plants, clumps of damp moss,
branches,
cork bark
slabs
and driftwood.
Water:
Provide a large shallow pa of aged or dechlorinated/dechloramined water
for
drinking, soaking
and
defection. Changed frequently as needed.
Temperature:
Day 74 degrees- 82 degrees, night 64 degrees- 72 degrees.
Moderate
to high humidity
is
provided by large water pan, clumps of damp moss, and
frequent
misting of terrarium.
Also
needs good ventilation to prevent buildup of stale air. a small electric
fan
would be useful.
Lighting:
If live plants are used a full spectrum/U.V. radiation or plant light is
recommended
to keep
terrarium
looking vibrant, otherwise special lighting is not needed
as
this species is nocturnal.
Heating:
Incandescent full spectrum or plant light with reflector
situated
over one
side
of terrarium is sufficient to provide adequate daytime temperatures.
Nighttime
heating is not
needed.
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Tomato
Frog
(Southern)
Common
Name: Southern Tomato Frog
Scientific
Name: dyscophus insularis
Distribution:
Southern and western madagascar
Size:
Large females to about 4-1/2", males to about 3"
Temperament:
Fairly calm disposition, can be housed in groups.
Hardiness:
Very hardy when properly set up and maintained. This species
can
dehydrate
easily and is susceptible to abdominal ammonia burns from
resting
in the same spot
day
after day after urinating there. Change substrate frequently.
Imports
should be treated
for
internal parasites.
Food:
Nutrient fed and vitamin/calcium coated crickets, jumbo mealworms,
pink
mice, and feeder
goldfish
from forceps. Babies and juveniles have very high calcium requirements
to
prevent rickets.
Housing:
A minimum 10 gallon sized terrarium will house 1 pair of tomato frogs,
larger
groups will
require
at least a 20 gallon or preferably larger tank. Use a 2"-3" layer
of
a potting drainage
as
a substrate. Landscape and create shelters with select cork
bark
slabs,
driftwood,
hollow logs, clumps of damp moss, and if desired
sturdy
live or artificial plants.
Change
substrate medium frequently as needed.
Water:
Provide a large shallow water pan with fresh water
for
drinking, soaking, and defecation.
Clean
often as needed. Use only aged or
dechlorinated/dechlormined
water at all times.
Temperature;
Day 74 degrees- 86 degrees, night 65 degrees- 72 degrees.
This
species is very cold tolerant for short periods.
Moderate
to high humidity is provided by
large
water pan, clumps of damp moss and daily misting of terrarium.
Lighting:
Full spectrum lighting/U.V. radiation is recommended
for
long term maintenance of
Tomato
Frogs, especially babies and juveniles.
Heating:
Under tank reptile heating pad placed under 1/3-1/2 of terrarium
will
provide a 24 hour
bottom
surface heat gradient. Incandescent light bulbs with reflectors
can
be situated over
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Chubby
Frog
Common
Names: Chubby Frog, Painted Frog, Asian Bullfrog
Scientific
Names:Kaloula pulchra
Distribution:
Southeast Asia
Size:
Females to about 3-1/2", Males somewhat smaller
Temperament:
Calm disposition should not be housed with other species
as
these
frogs
can produce toxic skin secretions.
Hardiness:
Very hardy when properly set up and maintained.
May
need to be de parasitized.
Food:
Nutrient fed and vitamin/calcium coated crickets, night crawlers,
butter
worms, various
other
insects and pink mice.
Housing:
Small groups of these burrowing frogs can be housed in 10 gallon or
larger
tanks with a potting
soil/sand
substrate at least 2" deep. Landscape with select driftwood,
cork
bark slabs, rocks, branches,
clumps
of damp moss, and sturdy live or artificial plants.
Water:
Provide a large shallow pan of water for drinking, soaking and defecation.
Use
only dechlorinated/dechloramined water and change frequently.
Temperature
Day
74 degrees- 85degrees, night 68 degrees- 74 degrees.
High
humidity is provided by the large water pan, clumps of damp
moss
and frequent misting of tank.
Lighting:
Full spectrum lighting/U.V. radiation is not necessary for maintaining
these
frogs, however,>
If
live plants are used a plant light in recommended.
Heating:
Under tank reptile pad placed under 1/2
of
tank will provide 24 hour surface heat. An incandescent light bulb
with
reflector placed over
the
same 1/2 of tank will provide the proper daytime temperatures.
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