Golden Tree Frogs-Basic Guide
Golden Tree Frogs make excellent pets due to their preference for quiet habitats. With an angular head and pointed nose, they have an orange-tan color with lightly striped grey, a brown stripe around the face, and a white or cream belly. This species can live up to six years and should be fed two to three times a week, preferring live crickets as their main course.
When selecting a Golden Tree Frog, ensure it is healthy. Here are some suggestions:
Look for active ones because alert and mobile frogs are generally healthy.
Avoid frogs with cuts, scratches, unusual bumps, dark red markings, rostral abrasions, or those that are underweight.
Do not choose frogs with cloudy eyes, indicating illness.
New frogs should be quarantined and checked by a veterinarian before introducing them to an already occupied habitat to prevent infecting existing frogs.
Setting up a healthy habitat for Golden Tree Frogs requires a terrarium with the following recommendations:
Use a 20-gallon terrarium measuring 24"x12"x16" for two males and a female.
Tanks should contain perches, such as driftwood or vines, hiding places with large leaves, and a bowl of spring water large enough for the frog to soak in.
Do not use gravel, small bark, or abrasive carpeting as these can cut their skin and are hazardous if swallowed. Instead, use moist paper towels, foam rubber, or coconut husk fibers.
Plants are necessary, but ensure they are not poisonous to the frogs. Artificial plants can be used around perches to provide hiding places, and large broad-leaf plants should also be added.
Maintain humidity levels above 60% and temperature between 75 and 85 degrees.
The Golden Tree Frog usually prefers a diet of live crickets and should be fed three to six crickets approximately three times per week. Once a week, other food should be added to enhance their diet, including wax worms, meal worms, silk worms, moths, flies, or other insects. Overfeeding can cause the frog to become overweight and prone to illness and infection. To maintain healthy frogs, coat the food with high-quality reptile vitamin and mineral supplements every third feeding for adults and every feeding for juveniles.
Unlike many brightly colored frog varieties that have toxins in their skin, Golden Tree Frogs are not toxic. You can purchase a Golden Tree Frog from many online stores, but they can be expensive. With more research, you can find Golden Tree Frogs for sale at reasonable prices.