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i have about 10 gray tree frogs males and females i was wondering how can i get them to breed they are set up in a 55 gallon, damp with drift wood and moss tey are thriving and all eat like pigs .PLEASE HELP

Well, I have gray and I wrote this, I raised them from eggs, nature did the breeding for me.

Here are some guidelines and suggestions for the breeding of gray tree frogs and the care of the tadpoles until they develop into froglets. I have not yet breed grays in captivity, but have raised gray tree frog tadpoles into adult frogs. I have also had some wood frog egg experience, although the newly hatched tadpoles died to lack of proper food. This can also be used for other frogs, with some changes of course.

Breeding the adults:
Breeding the adults I have never accomplished but I plan to in the future. I’ve done some research and most suggest close to the same set-up for creating a rain chamber. You can find useful sites on how to build different rain chambers by using a search engine.
A fairly large aquarium or Rubbermaid container of 30 gallons or more will work great for the breeding container. It is not recommended that you use a smaller tank, for the inhabitants may not reproduce due to the stress created with a small enclosure. You can have a plexi glass divider to create a land section or gravel section if desired. Slope the 5-7 inch glass a bit to allow easy access to the water. Glue the glass in with 100% silicone sealant. The glass section is not entirely necessary. You may also have aquarium gravel forming slope to one end. Live plants will encourage the inhabitants to lay eggs. Plants that are good grown hydroponically (In the water) are Arrowhead Vine and Pothos. You plant these directly in the gravel after washing the roots free of dirt. The land section can either have Bed-a-beast or another safe soil put in it. Be sure to make good drainage avalible for the plants as the water sprayed will make the soil soggy. Try to choose humidity loving plants.
Go to http://www.bmts.com/~csz/MingsExoticZoo/Mingstoxicplants.html to see if the plant you plan to place in the tank is toxic or not.
Fill the water part with dechlorinated water or rainwater. The water is VERY important. Tap water will also work. You can have a water section with no gravel in it or you can have a thin layer of gravel. The water should be filtered with a small filter. A green filter called Clear-Free works great for this. Keep the humidity at 60-70% and keep the water at room temperature. (70*F) You can create drip systems, which can be found by using a search engine.

Keeping the eggs:
There is a variety of ways to keep the eggs once they are laid. My first attempt, I keep a small batch in a one-gallon pickle jar. (Less than 50 eggs) I kept this at 70-78*F. Some of the eggs started to turn into tadpoles, while others were spoiled. I recommend you take out the bad eggs if you can. Otherwise get the tadpoles into a different container as soon as you think ready. I think it would be best if you use a 10-gallon tank for the eggs, as most of you will have many eggs. You should do a partial water change every other day. Put in some algae/the good, thinner kind of lettuce. When the newly hatched tadpoles are 2-5 days old you can do the next step. I have used tap water and have had great success with it. Bottled water is ok, but make sure you get no added chemicals.

Keeping the tadpoles:
I would keep the tadpoles in a 10 gallon tank, with either a very small filter or a under gravel filter. Make sure that the current won’t disturb the tadpoles much. (The current shouldn’t take the tadpoles on an underwater Ferris wheel) You can either have gravel for a bacterial colony, so you won’t have to change the water as often. At first, change the water every single day for about a week and a half. This is if you have the gravel in your tank. If you choose to have nothing as a substrate, you still need to change the water everyday. It is VERY important to keep the ammonia level down! If you wish, to save the water changes in the first week, start the tank ahead of time. This prevents what is called, I believe, new tank syndrome? Anyway, it is when the ammonia level is toxic and can’t be turned into nitrites fast enough. This can kill fish, and is very common with beginners. After you have got the bacteria colony going, you should be fine if you change the water every few days, or when you think necessary. A reminder: I have not dealt with very young tadpoles, only one centimeter long ones. I don’t exactly know how to care for the newly hatched so be aware. One gallon for three tadpoles is the max.
If you have gotten the tadpoles from a pond this is definitely for you, BUT this is also for those who want to have a little break from all the hard work you’ve already done. I caught about centimeter long gray tree frog tadpoles and put them in a 20 gallon Rubbermaid container. I filled this to about 8-10 inches of water. And I simply took a trip down to a pond, got some algae and some hornwort, and threw them in. The algae stayed in the container and flourished, but the hornwort need to be replaced cause the tadpoles ate it all! I placed the container outside during the summer, where there was enough light to keep my algae growing like crazy. About once a week I emptied the container, saved some of the water with algae, and added tap water. I then simply dumped the algae water in and presto, more algae. When the tadpoles developed hid legs, I took then all out and added some gravel to form a slope. I used a rock as a retaining wall so I could still have the good water depth. The tadpoles often rested on the slope. Then they grew into froglets…

Keeping the froglets:
Most of my froglets climbed out of my container, but I managed to get a few, hanging out on the ledge of the container at night. I keep these froglets in a 10-gallon tank with paper towel as a substrate. DO NOT USE PRINTED NEWSPAPER!! The ink can hurt your froglets. I had a large shallow water dish with a little gravel in the dish, so they can easily get in and out. I had plants grown hydroponically in jars. I made sure to have the gravel to the rim of the jar to prevent drowning. I had a few pothos, which is a great plant, some of that dry moss to increase humidity, and a few pieces of cork back. The humidity should be around 50-70%. Keep the temp. at 70-78*F. It is very important to feed these guys all the time. The froglets are always hungry. Be sure to provide pinhead crickets or fruit flies at pretty much all the time. Some froglets may not be able to climb on the glass this is normal.

Well, that’s the basics. There is some variation to this, but this is relatively it. If you have any questions, just email me at hylaversicolor@hotmail.com. I hope this has been of some help to you.
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