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I recently found a reputible Herp (Herptofauna: Reptiles and Amphibians) dealer who sells the White's Tree Frogs I had as pets when I was much younger.
I forgot how resourceful they can be. The larger one of these two escaped from the tank about a month after I got him.
I replaced him with a much larger frog
And a small one of the pretty uncommon "blue" variety
Overall, these guys make great pets. They only need to be fed every other day. I can buy a two weeks supply of crickets for them and not have to go back to a pet store for just as long.
You can forget to feed them for a week with no real damage to the frog. They'll just stop moving around much until they have a supply of food again.
They show a surprising amount of personality for cold-blooded, small animals. What's more, they're pretty friendly. The blue one is already pretty well trained to climb onto my hand to get out of the tank.
Like I said, this is my second attempt with this variety of frog since my last White's or "Dumpy" passed away many years back, but I think I'm off to a good start.
For those of you with kids (10 and above), these frogs are definitely not a bad choice for small pets. They're hardy, good-natured, and pretty bare-bones when it comes to care: feed semi-regularly and change their water. That's about it.
The only caveat is that they are escape artists. I forgot how good they are at getting out. The recent escapee pushed through a plastic part of the tank lid until he could squeeze through, never to be seen again. Unfortunately, I forgot that one of the White's Tree frogs I had when I was younger would physically muscle a fairly heavy lid off the tank and squeeze through to escape. I finally had to start putting heavy books on top of the tank after finding the frog sitting several feet from the tank on more than one occasion.
Who else is keeping unconventional pets?
I forgot how resourceful they can be. The larger one of these two escaped from the tank about a month after I got him.
I replaced him with a much larger frog
And a small one of the pretty uncommon "blue" variety
Overall, these guys make great pets. They only need to be fed every other day. I can buy a two weeks supply of crickets for them and not have to go back to a pet store for just as long.
You can forget to feed them for a week with no real damage to the frog. They'll just stop moving around much until they have a supply of food again.
They show a surprising amount of personality for cold-blooded, small animals. What's more, they're pretty friendly. The blue one is already pretty well trained to climb onto my hand to get out of the tank.
Like I said, this is my second attempt with this variety of frog since my last White's or "Dumpy" passed away many years back, but I think I'm off to a good start.
For those of you with kids (10 and above), these frogs are definitely not a bad choice for small pets. They're hardy, good-natured, and pretty bare-bones when it comes to care: feed semi-regularly and change their water. That's about it.
The only caveat is that they are escape artists. I forgot how good they are at getting out. The recent escapee pushed through a plastic part of the tank lid until he could squeeze through, never to be seen again. Unfortunately, I forgot that one of the White's Tree frogs I had when I was younger would physically muscle a fairly heavy lid off the tank and squeeze through to escape. I finally had to start putting heavy books on top of the tank after finding the frog sitting several feet from the tank on more than one occasion.
Who else is keeping unconventional pets?
When I got home from work we had fried toad crispies! We've been sticking to dogs and cats lately
