Green tree frogs are beautiful frogs that have become a very popular pet species over recent years. They inhabit the Southern United States and some areas to the north and west, including all of Florida, southern Georgia, Louisiana, Delaware, eastern Maryland and Virginia, eastern North and South Carolina, eastern Texas, and areas extending along the Mississippi Valley to southern Illinois and Michigan. They may possibly inhabit northeastern Mexico. They are also known to inhabit Vancouver Island, B.C. (Canada). The habitat of American green tree frogs is usually near lakes, farm ponds, floodplain sloughs, cattail marshes, or bald cypress swamps. Green tree frogs are a common backyard species that can often be seen near porch lights, where they may gather to look for insects to eat. During the day, the green tree frogs may be found resting on plants beside ponds.
Green tree frogs seem to do really well in captivity, they are really pretty hardy creatures. These guys eat what ever they can catch and swallow, and the usual insect diet including crickets, moths, flies, and other small invertebrates and many types of worms.
Green Tree Frogs can go 2 and 1/2 days without eating.
Males make a really loud noise sounding a bit like quacking, which is sometimes known as a "rain call", and can also be stimulated by external noises.
The mating season takes place from mid-April to mid-August. Females lay up to 400 eggs in shallow water, which attach to the roots of aquatic plants. Embryos hatch within a week and tadpoles transform between 55 to 63 days after hatching. Weather conditions influence breeding, which often takes place in rain. Indeed, the frogs are often seen during and after a rainstorm.
Tadpoles in captivity eat boiled vegetables, such as cucumbers or lettuce.
The American green tree frog is available in most pet stores and are relatively easy frogs to take care of. The American green tree frog is the state amphibian of Georgia and Louisiana. Below are pictures of one of our gorgeous green tree frogs, Leaf.
