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I have recently acquired a White's Dumpy tree Frog. (I've had him for about two or three weeks.)

He (I believe it's a 'he') is eating well, and seems healthy otherwise.

Durring the day he seems to always be hiding, and does not seem to like to be picked up at all - even though he knows that I only pick him up to feed him (I feed him in a sepparate tank). He comes out at night, but if I get home late and turn the lights on, he usually goes back into hiding untill it is dark again.

Are Dumpy's strictly nocturnal and always hide durring the day? I was under the impression that they are fairly social and do not mind being handled.

Anyone have any advice?

Most tree frogs are nocturnal, or at least crepuscular. NEVER handle frogs unless absolutely necessary. Even if the frog does not seem outwardly stressed (which yours does though), it is detrimental for the frog. Just feed the frog in its own tank, and stop trying to handle him. That is probably why he is still afraid of you. Give him some time and he will eat from your finger tips. It just takes patience and not stressing the frog out. Andy
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Andy Maddox
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I do not handle him just for the hell of it. I put him into a different tank once every other day because I do not want him swallowing the substrate, and I do not want crickets burrowing and laying eggs and drowning in the water lagoon.

If you are that worried, put the frog on a paper towel substrate. There is NO excuse for moving a frog every other day, much less 2 times a week or more. Once a week would not be horrible since that would fit in with a regular tank changing depending on substrate, but once every other day is an ungodly amount of handling for a frog of any species, even whites.
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Andy Maddox
AIM: SurfAndSkimTx04
MSN: Poloboy32486@hotmail.com
Yahoo:surfandskimtx04
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Burgundy baby, With your blue eyed soul, You play the hits and I'm on that roll, Capricorn sister, Freddie Mercury, Jupiter Child cry

Moving it around so much would definately stress the frog out. This could pave the way for future susceptibility to diseases such as "red leg." In frogs, as in humans, undue stress will definately have bad consequences in the longrun. You could always pack the substrate down hard so that none really gets lifted when the frog lunges at prey, or just go with a paper towel substrate, as these frogs are not burrowers.
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