How to Care for a Green Tree Frog

Green tree frogs are communal frogs found in many areas in the United States. They can be fairly noisy in the wild as a male calling for a mate can make up to 75 "quack"-like noises in a minute. Caring for a green tree frog is simple and they can be very fun to watch.

Things You'll Need

  • Enclosure
  • Locking screen lid
  • Substrate
  • Full spectrum lighting
  • Live and artificial plants
  • Water dish
  • Spray bottle
  • Feeder crickets
  • Reptile vitamin and mineral supplement powder
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Instructions

    • 1

      Buy an enclosure that is appropriately sized for your frogs. A 10 gallon aquarium will work for up to five frogs but a larger, specifically taller, aquarium would be better. Also purchase a locking screen top for your tank.

    • 2

      Cover the bottom of the aquarium in a substrate that maintains humidity like peat moss or orchid back. An alternate substrate would be children's play sand. Saturate the sand with water and press a small pond-like depression into the sand in a corner of the aquarium.

    • 3

      Use full spectrum lighting above the aquarium to benefit the health of your animals.

    • 4

      Provide plenty of live or artificial plants to climb on as your frogs are arboreal. Live plants will help slightly to maintain a higher humidity.

    • 5

      Fill a small shallow bowl with fresh non-chlorinated water daily. You will also need to spray the cage with a mist from a spray bottle on a daily basis to maintain a high humidity level.

    • 6

      Feed your frog feeder crickets from your local pet store. Feed the crickets with a vitamin supplement, then dust them in one as well before feeding them to your frogs.