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i think ive got a southern brown tree frog here...
i live in nc... the weather has been unusually warm lately and it rained tonight... and i found this little guy on my porch...
hes about an inch and a half, a brown color with darker brown patterns on his back, a white lip, a white belly, with a little bit of pinkish to his legs, and a pointed snout.
is this a southern brown tree frog?
the frog is in your regular 4g plastic tank... i put moss on the bottom... some sticks to climb on and a twig w/ leaves... ive got a dish of water... and i gave him a couple of my small crickets... the frog has not touched the crickets yet... i think hes nervous and also could be a litte inactive...
im just wondering... will he eat the crickets? or do i need to find another food source?
if so, what??

Sounds like an exotic escapee to me...the pointed snout throws me off. Would like to see a pic if possible.

well i guess this cant be a "southern" brown tree frog b/c they are only in Australia!
now im thinking he might be a spring peeper...
i was unable to get a picture of him up here... my cameras arent getting clear enough pictures....
ive given him some crickets and frog food... i dont know what he will eat...
any help???

Sounds like you're doing fine...I don't know what "frog food" is, but this little guy will only take live stuff. Keep the food small. Keep him moist, too. One famous way to tell a peeper is if the darker markings on his back make an "x" shape. Since markings are usually mottled, there's a possibility the "x" isn't real clear. Since he's a wild critter, I suggest you observe him for a while and release him in the spring so he can put his peeper to good use. Make sure he really is a peeper or some other native frog before you release him. Good luck!

we just cant figure out what he is! my friend showed me a spring peeper today, and they dont look alike at all....
he thought the frog might be cricket frog...
and then he thought maybe hes just a brown green tree frog...
we have no idea...
ive attached a picture of him... its very poor quality... im sorry about that... but its better than nothing i hope...
i hope this works... i havent had good lucks w/ pics lately...

Not a Treefrog (not even in the treefrog family)... but a Western Chorus Frog.

I agree that it's a chorus frog....check this page out....

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/chorus.htm

i had a friend who came by and he thinks its an upland chrous frog... so i guess hes (or she according to my friend) is a chorus frog... but now is she upland or western? thanks so much for figuring out about the chorus frog.