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if my green tree frog and my red eye tree frog are the same size and both babies will they be alright together?i figurd that if they grow up together they wont try to eat each other.

no,they have very different care requirments.Its a bad idea to mix species,they will stress each other out and they could cross contaminate toxins,besides the RETF will be much bigger as an adult and could eat the GTF.

I know a lot of people are quick to go for thier "only one species" gun, but it is very possible to keep different species of treefrogs together in my opinion. RETF's are not notorious frog eaters like White's are. They like insects and they can be a bit picky as to what size they will eat. I've seen full adult winged crickets passed over as well as 2nd and 3rd instars. It seems RETF's know what will make a substantial meal for themselves and will pass on anything that doesn't quite fit that requirement. Besides, there is a great size discrepancy between males and females and I have never seen a male attacked by a female. RETF's are not overly agressive and, from my experience, GTF and greys are more so. While RETF's like to wander through the foliage and over the glass on feeding day, I have seen Greens and greys "park" over the food dish and not budge until all prey animals had been consumed. This doesn't mean they won't share, but their tendency is not to and are prone to gorging. I think this is a result of the harsher northern climate that the these treefrogs endure. They are highly adaptable and hardy...or they couldn't live in the US and Canada. In a rainforest full of predators, where RETF's live, you want to attract as little attention to yourself as possible. There are two things you have to address when you keep different species in a tank. 1.Don't overcrowd. Population density should be much lower than a same species tank. It needs to be well planted with lots of hiding places so the different species can avoid each other effectively if they need to. A normal RETF tank should provide this. 2.Use multiple feeding stations. Two dishes or more. This will make sure that the effects of "parking" are negligible. Greens and Greys can adjust to a RETF setup with little problem. One thing you have to remember, however, is that RETF's can be (and should be for best success) captive bred whereas native North American treefrogs are always wild caught. That is my single greatest argument against keeping these two frogs together. Parasites and other diseases and ruin a beautiful captive bred Central American frog. Even quarantine will not guard you against internal parasites. However, I successfully kept the two kinds with RETF's for years until I decided to start keeping my Red Eyes with more exotic captive bred species that complimented their beauty. Greens and Greys just can't compete in attractiveness with Red Eyes. They will always be supporting actors when put together. That's my opinion...there's a lot of "one species only" guns out there...