American Green Tree Frogs

Discussion in 'Treefrogs' started by Fae, Apr 26, 2012.

  1. Fae

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    These are my 2 American Green Tree Frogs. Big Green Fatty Fatty (The green one) and Kamikaze (The brown one).

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    This is where they live along with my Cope's Gray Tree Frogs.
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  3. dogking

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    great looking frogs! I love the habitat you have them in too!
     
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    They're adorable :) Great pics too! What camera/lense are you using?
     
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  7. lizardgurl87

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    Cute! Kamikaze looks like mine(Alfred the Ninja Frog), she's also a brown phase-though, I love it when they're really green like Big Green Fatty Fatty :D Also, great names and epic enclosure!
     
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  9. Fae

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    Thank you everyone :) I'm using a Nikon Coolpix L100 on Close up and Macro mode. Kamikaze was really green when I got em as a juvenile, and then one day I woke up and he/she was brown, and has been that way for over a year now. At first I was worried, but the guys at frog forum said it was normal, as long as it doesn't have spots. Big Green Fatty Fatty however, is huge compared to Kamikaze. I'm not sure if it's because Big Green eats too much or because they are different genders. They all have a healthy appetite & I've NEVER heard either of them call.
     
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  11. Louie

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    Fantastic enclosure and great looking frogs . You are sure they are both genders ? I ask because would think after you misted them ,male would call.
     
  12. Fae

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    Thanks :) I'm not sure actually. I was only guessing as to why they are so different in sizes. My gray tree frogs call when they feel like it, not when I mist them so I figured maybe one of my green tree frogs is a male and just decides not to call. But they could both be females. That is a possibility.
     
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    They normally would call if male-both of mine(1 Gray, 1 Green)are female and if you had a male and female, I'm sure the male would call then. The white stripe on both of them is a general sign they are usually female-they would also be larger than a male-females can get up to about 2 1/2 inches and males would be more aorund 2 inches or a little less. And males usually have a darker, dirty-yellow throat, that would be wrinkled from calling.

    Gray tree frogs get bigger-from about 3 inches at most and only about 1 1/2 inches at least. Males can have a darker yellowish throat too. And of course, calling is always a sign.
    I was also just wondering how yours' eat? My green will jump right onto the prey and it's gone lol, where my gray is a fatty and I put her in a seperate cage to feed and when I cricket goes by, she just gobbles it up-she'll eat as many as I give her too! So, I have to limit it. And do your grays'(do you have 2?)have yellow striped markings on their legs? Mine does and I think it's pretty cool! :p
    I'm also not sure how long you've had your grays, but do you notice they sort of change color with season? I've only had mine a few months and at first-she was a more lighter gray, and now that it's getting warmer, she's turning a sort of grayish-green.

    Sorry if I wrote a lot lol-I like trying to help and figuring stuff out :) There aren't that many other people on here with frogs, so it's nice to talk to you.
     
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  14. Fae

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    I've had my grays for 2 years. My grays do have yellow. They seem to change color with their mood though not the seasons. I noticed them going from white to almost black. Mine seem to turn white when they feel like basking in the open, and turn darker when hiding in a corner. Both of my Grays are males, I hear them all the time.

    Big Green Fatty Fatty is a lot larger than 2 1/2 inches, more like almost 3. Kamikaze is almost 2 inches long.

    When I feed them, I give them 2 crickets each, usually the frogs are at the top of the enclosure with their eyes on the ground waiting for food. So, when they see the food come in the hop down and attack. My greens and my grays both feed the same way. One of my grays is a little smaller and slower than the other, so it takes him longer to eat. But basically, I feed them in the enclosure, and I make sure they all get at least 1 cricket out of the 2 I allowed them. Kamikaze seems to eat just as much as Big Green Fatty Fatty, maybe more. Kamikaze is always the first one down to get the crickets. Ummm did I forget anything? :D
     
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    Oh yeah, this is Kamikaze when I got her. She's in the quarantine tank in this picture.
     
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    lol-it's good :D I just wanted to see how yours' are too :p Great pics! Kamikaze was very green when you got her too! Mine has been brown since I got her, but she could've been green when she was younger.

    With the measurements-that was just a general idea from a frog book I have, there's always bigger and smaller ones than usual lol-I'm not even sure the actual length of mine-I'll have to measure them sometime.

    All eating habits are different in some ways-my gray is probably more on the slower side too, though if I left her in her normal tank to feed, she would probably eat not as lazily(she wouldn't have as much chance to be lazy then too lol)
    That's nice you get to hear them call-it could get sort of annoying, but I would probably like it and get used to it after a while and I'm already used to the one's outside calling all the time and it's relaxing. Though, having one closer could be different.
    I thought most had the yellow under their legs(and good pic showing that!), it might be some kind of protection in the wild to scare/suprise predators? With the seasons, is also the temperature change(at least in my big, old not well ventilated house), which most likely causes them and their mood to change then. It's most likely a way to cope and deal with temperatures.
    Have you ever seen any of them soaking in the water? I always think that's cute too :) If I do remember on your post with your Gray's, one was soaking in a pic-they always seem to be a darker color then.
     
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    They soak all the time, sometimes together. They love pooping in their water bowl. I guess all frogs do that though. :)
     
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    Ya! lol, they do seem to poop in the water bowl a lot-I think it's since they get relaxed, but it's easier to clean up there at least :p
     
  19. Louie

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    Thanks. I asked as found it rare that if a male he would not call. They call here about 7 months a year esp after, during rain which is why would have thought male would call during misting.
     
  20. Louie

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    " The white stripe on both of them is a general sign they are usually female-they would also be larger than a male-females can get up to about 2 1/2 inches and males would be more aorund 2 inches or a little less. And males usually have a darker, dirty-yellow throat, that would be wrinkled from calling."

    Interesting as had no idea how to tell green treefrog gender unless calling.
     
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  21. lizardgurl87

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    Yep :) and of course if they lay eggs they're obviously female too lol
    I got most of that info from a frog book I have.
    I've found with most reptile/amphibian species that I've researched that the female's get bigger than males, I know that's also generally true with spiders lol
     
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    Yes, I think other than lizards that is the general rule.
     
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