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Care Sheet: European Green Treefrog (Hyla arborea)

Common Name: European Green Tree Frog, European Tree Frog, and Eurasian Tree Frog. Scientific Name: Hyla arborea. Distribution: Central Europe, Russia. Size: Females can attain a snout-to-vent length of 5cm, males usually slightly smaller. Sexing: The males of this species can be heard calling, this is the most reliable way of sexing. The males also tend to have darker skin on the throat and larger forelimbs. Females have a more rounded body shape. Colouration: light green dorsum and limbs with a broad brownish-grey stripe running from the nostrils down along the side of the body. Captive breeding has produced a light bluish-green strain and leucistic examples are occasionally available in the pet trade.
Wild Type	Blue Phase	Leucistic
Requirements: These small agile frogs can jump over a large distance and so require a fairly large terrarium. A 15-gallon tank would be adequate for a group of 6 adults. They require a well-planted woodland type set-up with a substrate of bark chips, topsoil or moss. Furnishings such as logs, cork bark and sturdy leafed plants can be arranged to provide a number of climbing, perching and hiding places. A small water bowl (no deeper than the frog's height at rest) must be provided with clean de-chlorinated or spring water. The water will need to be changed daily to avoid the build up of ammonia and bacteria in the water whilst changing the water it is a good idea to visually inspect the tank and remove, clean and replace any soiled items. The tank will need to be heated to a daytime temperature of 24°C with a drop at night to 20°C this can be done with an under-tank heat-mat controlled by a thermostat. It is not advisable to use spot / heat lamps with amphibians and so a separate light source should be provided by the means of a fluorescent UVB tube. Once every two-three weeks the tank and its contents should be completely cleaned and sterilised using an amphibian / reptile friendly disinfectant. Feeding: For adults a mixture of suitably sized insects including crickets, mini-mealworm, flies, waxworm, small locust, caterpillars and moths should be fed every two-three days. A calcium and vitamin supplement should be used once a week. Young frogs will take hatchling crickets and fruitflies, these should be fed every day and a calcium and vitamin supplement used two-three times a week.

Care Sheet: European Green Treefrog (Hyla arborea)

Common Name: European Green Tree Frog, European Tree Frog, and Eurasian Tree Frog.

Scientific Name: Hyla arborea.

Distribution: Central Europe, Russia.

Size: Females can attain a snout-to-vent length of 5cm, males usually slightly smaller.

Sexing: The males of this species can be heard calling, this is the most reliable way of sexing. The males also tend to have darker skin on the throat and larger forelimbs. Females have a more rounded body shape.

Colouration: light green dorsum and limbs with a broad brownish-grey stripe running from the nostrils down along the side of the body. Captive breeding has produced a light bluish-green strain and leucistic examples are occasionally available in the pet trade.

Wild Type

Blue Phase

Leucistic

Requirements: These small agile frogs can jump over a large distance and so require a fairly large terrarium. A 15-gallon tank would be adequate for a group of 6 adults. They require a well-planted woodland type set-up with a substrate of bark chips, topsoil or moss. Furnishings such as logs, cork bark and sturdy leafed plants can be arranged to provide a number of climbing, perching and hiding places. A small water bowl (no deeper than the frog's height at rest) must be provided with clean de-chlorinated or spring water. The water will need to be changed daily to avoid the build up of ammonia and bacteria in the water whilst changing the water it is a good idea to visually inspect the tank and remove, clean and replace any soiled items. The tank will need to be heated to a daytime temperature of 24°C with a drop at night to 20°C this can be done with an under-tank heat-mat controlled by a thermostat. It is not advisable to use spot / heat lamps with amphibians and so a separate light source should be provided by the means of a fluorescent UVB tube. Once every two-three weeks the tank and its contents should be completely cleaned and sterilised using an amphibian / reptile friendly disinfectant.

Feeding: For adults a mixture of suitably sized insects including crickets, mini-mealworm, flies, waxworm, small locust, caterpillars and moths should be fed every two-three days. A calcium and vitamin supplement should be used once a week. Young frogs will take hatchling crickets and fruitflies, these should be fed every day and a calcium and vitamin supplement used two-three times a week.