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my friend just bought 2 red eyed tree frogs yesterday. everything is setup the way it needs to be. this morning he woke up and looked at them. one had a purplish tint and was sitting on the ground. the other is fine and sitting up in the leafs. ive never herd of a tree frog turning that color. is that normal, or is something wrong?
thank you
nevin
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they are 2 sub CB about 2.5" in a 25 gal tank. live moss on the bottom, and some live plants with big leafs for hiding. temps are about 75-85degrees, and humidety is about 80%.
thanx agian
nevin
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AIM- McChompinator

green tree pythons
yellow anacondas
jungle carpet pythons
brazilian rainbow baos
reticulated pythons
columbian boa constrictors
amazon tree boas
kenyan sand boas
ball pythons
blood pythons
burm pythons
tamed tokay geckos
leopard geckos(all morphs, cept a couple)
crested geckos
bearded dragons
mali uromastyxs
sudanese uromastyxs
poison dart frogs
albino pacman frog
african fat tailed geckos
jacksons chameleon
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
4 cats- max the fat pimp dog-cat(rip)
1 miniture mutt-brutis

all ive got is insane

we're never ganna survive unless we get a little..crazy..are the people walking through my head

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

If I remember correctly, they do that when stressed.
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PHWyvern

dial the temps back a bit (68 - 78)
But that is not the cause of the color..
At night, alot of times retf (along with alot of other frogs) will change colors. Most RETF's get a dark brown color.. I think it helps with hidding at night.. natural camo..They somtimes take a short while to go back to the green. It will also do it if it is stressed, to dry, or sometimes hot/cold..
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