Adorable Red Eyed Tree Frog For Sale Near Me(1-3inches)

Defining Characteristics:

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• Great Beginner Tree Frog
• Bright Green with Red-Eyes
• Bold
• Easy to Breed
• Loud Call
• Large
• Can be Housed in Groups

Red Eyed Tree Frog For Sale Near Me Name:

The Red Eyed tree frog for sale near me has a very obvious common name – it is a tree frog with bright red eyes! It’s scientific name is Agalychnis callidryas, which literally translates into (aga) plenty of (lychnos) shining (kallos) beautiful (dryas) tree nymph. This refers to their sparkling eyes, beautiful appearance, and arboreal habits. The Red Eyed tree frog for sale near me is also known as the Red-Eyed leaf frog.

Recommended Terrarium Size: Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are easy to house. Choose a large enclosure – an 18x18x24 Exo Terra Glass Terrarium is a good size for 2-4 juveniles or adults. Opinions on substrates vary – we’ve had luck with finely ground coconut fiber, damp paper towel, and sphagnum moss. If using sphagnum moss, make sure to press down the moss so it is flat – this will greatly reduce the risk of impaction. Paper towel will need to be changed 2-3 times a week.

Red-Eyed Tree Frogs need constant access to fresh, clean water – a large water bowl is a must! Use an easy to clean dish as the frog will be using it as a latrine and you will need to clean daily

Temperature: They do best when kept in the mid-high 70s. At Josh’s Frogs, we house our Red-Eyes at 74-76F. Temperatures in the mid/high 80s F can quickly be fatal, especially when coupled with a lack of water or humidity. Measure temperature with a digital temperature gauge.

Humidity: Red-Eyed Tree Frogs require moderately high humidity, and are best kept at 60-70% humidity. Providing ventilation is very important – we recommend using at least a half screen top. Stagnant, humid conditions quickly leads to bacterial skin infections in Red-Eyed Tree Frogs. A large dish of clean water should always be provided. Monitor humidity with a digital hygrometer.

Size: At the time of sale, captive bred Red-Eyed tree frogs from abovereptiles will measure between 1 1/4″ to 2″.  After about 10 months they will be nearly adult size, with males measuring about 2 1/2″ and females another inch larger than the males.

Age: With proper care, Red-Eyed tree frogs can live up to and over 5 years. Reports of 8-10 year old animals abound, and many hobbyists routinely keep Red-Eyed tree frogs for 4-5 years.

Diet

Adult red-eyed tree frogs are primarily carnivores, eating crickets, moths, grasshoppers, flies, and other insects. Occasionally, they also eat smaller amphibians. Tadpoles eat plants, algae, plankton, bacteria, and carrion. After metamorphosis, froglets begin consuming small insects like fruit flies and pinhead crickets. A study on carotenoids consumption has shown they play an important role in development, phenotype, and fecundity.

 There is a critical window after metamorphosis where carotenoids improve female growth rate and fecundity, and lead to a redder skin in both sexes. Carotenoids are important nutrients for wild red-eyed tree frogs and especially for captive red-eyed tree frogs, who sometimes suffer skin pigmentation degradation due to an inadequate diet.

Red Eyed Tree Frog For Sale Near Me Reproduction and life cycle;

Red-eyed tree frogs mate seasonally, specifically in the rainy season during the months of October to March. Males attract females by croaking and wrestle with each other in male-male competition in order to gain access to females for reproduction. Females latch on to the underside of a leaf using the suction cup like structures on their webbed feet, and the female must hold on to the leaf while males compete and wrestle nearby.