Barking Tree Frog
Hyla gratiosa
   
     
   
general
description It is a hardy frog and makes a rewarding terrarium inmate. It has a short head and snout and a very conspicuous ear-drum. It is usually leaf-green with dark gray to brown roundish blotches, and also can have small lemon-yellow spots scatterd around the roundish blotches.
distribution U.S.A. (North Carolina)
adult size approx. 2.5"
housing
natural habitats Arboreal; Treetops, shrubs
cage It should be tall instead of wide for Arboreal reptiles. (e.g. Wooden Terrarium, Glass Terrarium)
branch As it is Arboreal, a lot of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g. Habba Tree , Sand-Blasted Grapevine)
substrate Soil, moss (e.g. Forest Bed , Forest Moss), barks (e.g. Repti Bark, Coconut Bark)
activity period Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g. Nightlight Red Bulb, Infrared Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but humans
temperature 26 - 27 ¢XC -- basking spot   (e.g. Basking Spot Lamp)
22 - 23 ¢XC -- cooler area   (e.g. Daylight Blue Bulb)
18 - 23 ¢XC -- at night   (e.g. Nightlight Red Bulb, Infrared Heat Lamp, Ceramic Heat Emitter)
humidity approx. 60 %
water dish a large water bowl or dish (e.g. Rock water dish) should be available to access all the time
diet
wild diet Insectivorous (insects-eating);
crickets, moths, flies, etc
captive diet various arthropods (e.g. insects, flies, worms, crickets, etc)
notes Remove all the remaining insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing it at night, resulting stress.

Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of its head.
reproduction
reproduction Oviparous
   
         
 
     

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