We just got a whites tree frog. It's about 1 1/2" long. We were looking for two but the only other ones we found were about 3-4" long. We were afraid the big one would eat our little one. Will one of these bigger ones be ok with our small one?
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? about different sizes of tree frogs
Cdp75
Jun 05, 2005 10:51 AM
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bluetubeodyssey
Jun 05, 2005 03:24 PM
I wouldn't put them together. Almost every care sheet tells you do not mix WTFs of different sizes. They will put anything they can fit in their mouths. When I had two WTFs that were of the same size, they would sometimes go after the same cricket and one would get the other's leg in its mouth and a battle would ensue between them, one squawking in protest trying to get its leg free, the other rabidly trying to swallow whatever that thing was in its mouth. These were 3 inch frogs. Now imagine a 1.5" versus a 3". Not good odds for the little fellow!
I've had a baby frog in quarantine since January, waiting for him to get as big as my adult male. The baby is 2 1/2 inches long now, and I still won't put him with my 3 1/2 inch adult.
Here's Mermit, 2 1/2 inches
Here's Wabo, 3 1/2 inches
The best idea is always to play it safe. Don't mix species, don't mix sizes, and always quarantine before adding new animals.
Good luck!
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1.0.0 Tangerine Leopard Gecko: Lazar
2.0.0 White's Tree Frogs: Wabo and Mermit
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