Scovone Star Magazine 2014-2015 | Page 44

TREE FROGS ALEKO KATSAMBOURIS Here are 2 red eyed tree frogs and a red tree frog The best pets ever! Imagine HABITAT The habitat is very important for a tree frog. You have to use a moist environment, not wet. water to get moist use a spray bottle. Frogs like the humidity at 50% +.  You should have a metal net for a roof for or air. The typical size for a cage is 13.2 * 7.2. Most habitats vary on how the frog likes it. My frog likes coconut soil which is basicly compressed coconut fiber, or your tree frog might like a fake 39 FOOD half a hollow log to sleep in so the light does not bother them when they sleep. Put some slanted sticks so it can climb mine sleeps on the sticks. Instaed of a glass back put a foam rock disgiuese. Use a stick to get things out of the water bowl, use a shallow bowl for the water. The reason for the net is that They need the water .Unsurprisingly, lots of are arboreal,  which means that they live in trees   so they have adaptations for this like sticky toe pad and that means for you keep sticks in the cage. you have a tree leaping ,nocturnal animal as a pet well you can ,if you read this article. An adults diet is mostly insects. They are insectevores, but most start as herbovores in their tadpole stage. An adult’s diet consists of flies, crickets, and any other thing with out a hard shell. Different frogs have different diets. If the frog eats the it is fine . Have the meal worms in the refrigerator , for the supplment just have the frogs food eat the supplment then the frog eats the food. Some people catch crickets wild and I do to some times to but I’ve found only do it a couple times a year so it does not starve. Also, most ANIMALS