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I just got these frogs and both the store and vets said it was ok to put them together. I haven't yet because one is sick with worms and red leg from the pet store. Anyone know? Thanks.

I can't stress enough how important it is to buy healthy pets from a pet store. I know you feel bad for the animal for its poor living conditions, but you are paying for a sick pet that is stressed and moving it around and placing it in a new home adds to that stress. I hope the pet store is footing the bill for the animal at the vets!

As for mixing, its probably not a good idea, but I'm am one of those don't mix your species type of people. Do your research before you listen to a vet's advice, alot of vets may know about reptiles, but when it comes to frogs, you really have to be careful who you talk to. I know about WTF but I know nothing about asian greenbacks. Are their habitat needs similar? Do they come from the same area? (I'm guessing not!) Really its best for both if you house them seperatetly, it has been said many times, toxins in their skin may not be harmful to their own species, but may cause alot of harm to another species.

My opinion anyways.

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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

Yes, the pet store is footing the bill (up to $300 now). Thank goodness for the 14 day guarentee! I didn't realize he was sick until a few days after I brought him home. They want me to give the poor little guy baths every day, force feed him, and give him antibiotic shots every other day. I only force fed him once and it seemed to produce so much stress on the little guy so I've stopped for now. I'm hoping he'll start eating soon. As for my Asian greenback, he's quite hardy and takes the same temp and humidity ranges as my WTF. The only difference is I have a water area with a waterfall and I make sure the water is shallow enough. The Asian Greenback frogs are also called cascade frogs because they like the waterfalls. Very hyper frog though... Right now they are in separate tanks. Believe me, I learned my lesson, I'm researching who I'm buying the frog from next time and I know what to look for. I just hope he gets better.

Did you get the frogs from PetsMart? If so, how did you get them to take care of the bill?
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WTF's also like waterfalls, mine are probably mad at me for taking mine out! (it broke, had to fix it) How big to the asian greenbacks get? make sure that its not in the eating range of a white's. THey aren't as voracious as say a pac man frog, but they will eat anything small that moves, especially if you happen to have purchased one of those females that get rather huge!

I'm glad the pet store is footing the bill, serves them right for not taking care of the animal properly! THere really should be a list of places that are reliable to buy from for all regions!

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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

Well, I talked to the manager and showed all my paperwork that stated that if the animal is sick within 14 days bring it in. I brought Kermit in, they kept him overnight, called me to pick him up the next day saying he was fine. It was obvious the managers didn't know what they were talking about because he didn't even notice the redness on his legs. I took him in to another petsmart near where I work and the managers and associates there immediately got on the phone and got authorization to get Kermit treated at the Banfield there where the vet knew exotics. Then when I was on a trip for a family emergency in Ft. Lauderdale, I noticed green spots all over him when he was brown. So, I called around and none of the petsmarts had exotic vets. Called corporate and they said to go to one of them any ways. The manager found me an exotics vet in the area who was really good and gave me his card to tell them to call him for billing. The petsmart that I bought him from is getting in a lot of trouble for not keeping the frog at optimum temp and humidity conditions and refusing to honor the guarentee.

Anyone who recomends putting an animal with worms and red leg in with another animals is someone I wouldnt take advice from... I have never worked with an Asian Greenback but it appears like it would have much different care requirments then a WTF. (looks like it would be somewhat semi aquatic). But then again I never mix...

Here's what my Asian (Houdini) Looks like (picture borrowed b/c my camera is broke):

I don't recall anyone ever suggesting putting a sick animal in with a healthy one?
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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

I've got my sick WTF quarentined in a 5 gallon for now and the Asian in the 10 gallon.

i tend to catch a lot of flack for telling people this, but if you do your research and make sure that everything is similar, then a mixing of different species, from the same or a different genus can be done with success and can be beneficial for one another. i have 12 vivariums setup right now and 8 of them have a least two different species mixed together, one vivarium has 5 different species of salamanders together. i have one asian greenback frog and i keep it alone in a 20 gal. high tank. this species of frog seems to be quite toxic to frogs not of its species, according to research i have found. it is possible to keep this frog in with different species, though a whites treefrog would not be my first choice since they are aggressive feeders and may accidently bite the asian while trying to catch food, which could lead to the death of the WTF. your best bet would be to aquire one or two more asians to house together, but you would need to upgrde to at least a 20 gal long. one is fine housed in a 10 gal. mine is not very active unless feeding or provoked, in which case the frog moves like a true rana should, extremely fast, high, and all over the place. they are great at escaping, so enjoy, but be cautious.