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Tankmate for a gray tree frog?

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Well, my son has had his gray tree frog for 6 or 7 months now, and he has flourished in his care, lol. He would like to get another frog, but are there any other types of frog that would be suitable to keep in the same terrarium? I know the mixing of species is rarely a good idea, but I know very little about frogs at all, so didn't know how much of an issue it would be if there was another variety with the same type of requirements? Any reccomendations?

Thanks!
 
Tankmates

I don't like to mix species either but there are a few exceptions I feel the experienced keeper can get away with. Gray Treefrogs can be housed with Green Treefrogs (Hyla Cinera), they have almost identical requirements. Other than Green Treefrogs, I wouldn't try to make just any species work. Make sure to quarantine new cagemates for atleast 60 days before introducing them to your other frogs. You can also google "Green Treefrogs" and you will get loads of info about them.

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Thanks for the information!

I will have to keep my eyes open for a green perhaps. He wants variety, but understands that most other species simply aren't compatible with his gray.
 
Cat_72 said:
He wants variety, but understands that most other species simply aren't compatible with his gray.
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's always... chrysoscelis.

Or just take the time and make the effort to find a versicolor that's got a distinguishable difference in appearance. They've got a pretty good degree of phenotypical elasticity for an amphibian (shhh, don't let the ball lunatics know) and you can find individual animals who vary in their pattern and their color (of course, they also change color a little bit from time to time depending on light intensity, the reflectiveness of the background, stress can prompt it and a desire to get their froggy freak on). If you have one of the uniform gray ones... find one with a little lichen spotting or mottling.

The question would be- Why Variety? If it's to keep an animal that's a completely new experience then there really isn't anything that's different enough to satisfy that kind of need and still be housed together. If it's so they can have seperate names and be told apart... that's easy enough by just finding one with a different colored blotch.

If it's a real desire for something different and he likes treefrogs... go Phyllomedusa.
 
Easy enough

I've had luck keeping H.Versicolor with a number of other species. The key is to make sure that your current frog will not be eaten. My favorite species to keep with your frog are Northern cricket frogs and Spring Peepers which are substantially smaller than your Versicolor. Toads such as the American Toads also make good tankmates (at least I've never experienced any problems housing them together. A large tank was necessary since toads need ground space as opposed to the height your current frog needs.)
 
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