Things to Consider When You Buy White’s Tree Frogs

When it is determined that a White’s Tree Frog makes a great pet, a hardy variety is the White’s Tree Frog because they are easy for beginners, and very interesting species for experts. This species lives up to 20 years and are a quite striking combination of green, blue green, or aqua in color. The waxy coating helps them retain moisture allowing them to tolerate drier conditions that other varieties.


When choosing a White’s Tree Frog ensure it is healthy; below are suggestions:

1. Lively ones are preferable even though these tend to be content to sit quietly for hours.
2. Check bone structure for abnormalities, skinniness, sure signs of malnutrition, or obese frogs which reduces life span.
3. Avoid frogs with cloudy eyes indicating illness or infection.


Setting up a healthy environment for White’s Tree Frogs requires a terrarium with the following recommendations:

1. An amphibian tank or a minimum 10 gallon terrarium is preferable.
2. Tanks should contain dirt, bark, or small smooth rocks and a small water dish no more than one inch deep – they are poor swimmers and can drown.
3. Ensure there are items to climb on and lots of places to hide.
4. Plants are needed, but make sure that the ones selected are not poisonous to them..
5. The humidity must be kept between 65% and 90% and the habitat should be frequently misted.
6. Temperature must be kept between 65 and 80 degrees.


The White’s Tree Frog prefers a diet of crickets, mealworms, and occasionally pinkie mice. The main problem in their diets is overfeeding because it will become fat, which makes it very prone to illness and infection. When they are obese, the flaps of skin over the eyes fold over, and can cause blindness, so putting them on a diet when they have overeaten is certainly recommended. They don’t tend to move much in general except during feeding time, when they will stalk and chase their prey. Feeding should be two or three times a week.


White’s Tree Frogs typically are very friendly, and don’t really object to humans handling them; although, they should not be handled too much or too frequently. They do prefer a peaceful, quiet environment and should be kept in a relatively serene room, because stress can be very harmful to this variety of frogs. Be sure to wash hands before handling them because disease can be easily transmitted. Their habitat should be kept clean avoiding illness, and a poorly designed environment can cause unnecessary stress also creating sickness.


One of the interesting topics about White’s Tree Frogs is that their secretions are being studied as medical treatments for high blood pressure, staphylococcus, and herpes simplex cold sore infections. It is thought that these frogs may contribute in the cure for these ailments as well as potentially AIDS.

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