Tree frogs! (ribbit!)

[Malhavoc's]

Long story short, my work has to do with being outside, and occasionaly the destruction of naturual enviroments. Which brings me accross some intresting things, last week. it brought me two small treefrogs, local here to canada, I will try to get some pictures later mayhaps, but they are small (about 1-2") I set up a beautiful little five gallon tank for them, with a peat moss bottum over some moist soil, and al ittle perching rock. they spend their days stuck to the sides of the tank, or occasionaly sitting under the peat, only a small snout and head watching me.

I believe them both to be mails, as they both will chirp now or then (rather cute) and I havent noticed anything wrong or odd to them. one is a bit more neon then the other, but I believe it to be no more then a colourmorph!

However, they arn't eating! My previous frogs were voracious (whites tree frog) and would snap up anything, these. just ignore it. I've been so far trying local type insects. catapilars, beetles. flies. etc. Have been debating buying some crickets, but I figure I'd ask here, to see if it was normal behavior or perhaps my care has been misjudged?

enviroment:
5gall tank, w/ moss bottum, and 2 inch of soil to provide burrowing, if they were intrested.
large dry rock, out of the moist base, for them to rest upon
Tried for awhile to have a small pool of water for them to soak in, but they didnt seem intrested, and romoved it.

ambient temp is about 75F (19ish c) during the day
and about 65ish to 70ish during the night, ( 15-17c?)
not sure on humidity, other then I have managed to keep it fairly humid but dont have any humidity devices attached

 

[Malhavoc's]

So. I decided to identify these guys, and low and behold, found a very useful site for ontarion frogs. and clearly identified them as "grey treefrogs" of which have many moorphs ohter then grey apperently. I even found an accurate recording of their call. and to confirm the ID, my frogs responded to it.

http://www.torontozoo.com/adoptapond/Frogs.asp?fr=6

 

[victor]

first off put the water dish back in the cage tree frogs like to soak and perhapse they were soaking at night when you couldnt see them.

second try some small crickets leave them in the cage for about thirty minutes then take them out if they dont eat them.

hope the small tid bits of info helped

have fun with them i also hava a whites tree frog.tree frog are the coolest little guys.

 

[Malhavoc's]

hehe thanks. I'll probably pick up some medium sized crickets tommorow for them, and possibly a bigger cage and a proper none tupawear-burried-in-dirt water dish. lol

 

[froggyman]

i love these guys especially the yellow on their hind legs...it could also be a cope's gray treefrog too..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_chrysoscelis

 

[Malhavoc's]

true

very true, but from my reading you could only tell them apart by their call correct? and even then its very hard? I may have one of both?
I'll strive to get pictures later of them, one is strinklingly green the other more brown, one fatter, one smaller. both chirp at different times. however the "darker" one seems to darken and lighten to his mood. so. yeah, I've got lil'chirp and fat'fella.. lol

 

[froggyman]

true it is very difficult to tell them apart...however care will be the same as the cope's only difference is its extra chromosome

 

[Malhavoc's]

going through a carnival of dietery insects for these guys to eat and try.

1)catipilars- refused
2) Inch worms-refused
3)moskeeters -refused
3)moths-devoured
4)lacewings-devoured

starting to think they areo nly enticed by the fluttering of flying insects.

 

[froggyman]

still good old crix that are dusted are the best and the crix can climb and are mobile so the frogs should dig in