for about the last 3 months or so, (a little longer than ive had my new avitar) ive been keeping a bird-voiced tree frog...
hers the little guy right after i just caught him...
as you can see, hes (i say he b/c he is soo small, but given the species (the eastern version of the bird-voiced tree frog) it could be a jouvinile female) only about an inch long at most, dont let that fool you, as he is a vicious hunter, even though hes only got one eye!
and here he is hunting in his mossy habitat (10gal tank)
about a month after getting him, he lost his jouvinile coloration, and now matches the bamboo, although he can change from almost clear (on the glass) to cream (on the bamboo) to brown (in the dirt) to a dark green/brown (in the moss) in a matter of minuites! most the time he is this color though...
and here is the current setup that he is in, i flood the bottom, the dam in the mid doesnt work now, but acts as a place for crickets and ants to stay dry...
the current (and pitiful) record for keeping one of these alive in captivity is only 2 years, ive done tons of research on this frog (and don't know why i found it in nashville since its a swamp frog...) and have made its habitat and food (excluding emergency crickets) as close to natural as possible, since i added branches (added bamboo when i first set up) it has not hidden, and has been very active and happy! and i hope this luck continues...
if i can get it through winter with no problems, then summer should be a breeze! :joke:
hers the little guy right after i just caught him...
as you can see, hes (i say he b/c he is soo small, but given the species (the eastern version of the bird-voiced tree frog) it could be a jouvinile female) only about an inch long at most, dont let that fool you, as he is a vicious hunter, even though hes only got one eye!
and here he is hunting in his mossy habitat (10gal tank)
about a month after getting him, he lost his jouvinile coloration, and now matches the bamboo, although he can change from almost clear (on the glass) to cream (on the bamboo) to brown (in the dirt) to a dark green/brown (in the moss) in a matter of minuites! most the time he is this color though...
and here is the current setup that he is in, i flood the bottom, the dam in the mid doesnt work now, but acts as a place for crickets and ants to stay dry...
the current (and pitiful) record for keeping one of these alive in captivity is only 2 years, ive done tons of research on this frog (and don't know why i found it in nashville since its a swamp frog...) and have made its habitat and food (excluding emergency crickets) as close to natural as possible, since i added branches (added bamboo when i first set up) it has not hidden, and has been very active and happy! and i hope this luck continues...
if i can get it through winter with no problems, then summer should be a breeze! :joke:
.... now I know where that avatar is from 