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after keeping an eye out for these guys at shows for almost two years i came across two of them in SC two weeks ago.. the lady had no idea what they were and sold them to me for $20 each after telling me that they were red eyes.. kinda makes you wonder what she was doing selling herps there...

anyway... i have them by themselves in a 30 gallon extra tall aquarium backed with great stuff (foam insulator) covered with coco bark .. there is a shallow water section in the bottom, about an inch and a half deep, and a pump attached to tubing that trickles water from near the top down the background... i set a couple of large pieces of driftwood in the great stuff towards the middle and the top of the tank.. so far the only plants are a huge chinese evergreen, salaginella, and a bunch of ferns...

i am interested in more in depth information on habitat, feeding, and common problems with these frogs... i read previous topics on them and have tried to contact the lady who breeds them at mascarino but thus far i have recieved no reply.. apparently you have to buy the frogs from her in order to obtain the information... if anyone can recommend another source of information or have had experience with these frogs, i would like to know if that is an appropriately sized tank.. if that isnt big enough, i also have a 44 gallon pentagon tank i can set up for them... and also about thier eating habits... the first week i had them i kept them in a 10 gallon with paper towels on the bottom to monitor droppings and whether they were eating or not.. i never saw them eat, but the crickets dissapeared .. so i am guessing they feed late at night or are just shy about eating...

any suggestions would be welcome
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my pets: clown treefrogs, reed frogs, big eyed treefrogs, tiger leg monkey frogs, gray treefrogs, milk frogs, cuban treefrogs, whites tree frog, green treefrogs, squirrel treefrogs, blue webbed gliding treefrog, chameleon treefrogs?, dusky salamanders, tiger salamander, veiled chameleon, box turtles, mud turtle, map turtle, yellowbelly slider, florida softshell, two saltwater tanks, four cats, two chinchillas, and a boyfriend.

Those frogs are so cool. I would go with the 44 gallon set up similarly to the one you have them in now. Bigger the better, IMO, especially since those frogs are likely WC. $20 is a steal for them, by the way. You should definately try to breed them in future, too. They need a captive breeding population. Check this link out.

http://www.livingunderworld.org/anura/database/rhacophoridae/rhacophorus/reinwardtii/

thanks for the link.. yes, i was practically hysterical when she told me she would sell them for 20 bucks... ive only seem them for 45 and up on the internet... she really didnt seem to know anything about the frogs she was selling... my friend went with me to this show.. hes never had a frog before.. and now ive got him hooked.. he bought a "clown treefrog" from the same lady while i was browsing.. and it turned out to be an hourglass TF instead... i think he payed 15 for it...

at any rate.. i am completely excited about these glidings... i hope to get more as soon as i am sure that these are healthy... maybe the daytona show will turn some up... thanks again for the comment..
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my pets: clown treefrogs, reed frogs, big eyed treefrogs, tiger leg monkey frogs, gray treefrogs, milk frogs, cuban treefrogs, whites tree frog, green treefrogs, squirrel treefrogs, blue webbed gliding treefrog, chameleon treefrogs?, dusky salamanders, tiger salamander, veiled chameleon, box turtles, mud turtle, map turtle, yellowbelly slider, florida softshell, two saltwater tanks, four cats, two chinchillas, and a boyfriend.