One of the most interesting exotic pets you could have is a frog. Many people don’t know this, but pet frogs can come in many different sizes and colors, and can have different habitats, making each type of frog unique. One species of frog that you can keep as a pet is the white tree frog, also known as the stubby tree frog. These frogs hail from Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea and, as the name suggests, they generally live among trees and plants.
When choosing your first exotic pet or just your first pet of any kind, a frog is the perfect choice as they are generally very easy to care for and care for. This frog can grow to around 4 to 5 inches long, which means its home doesn’t have to be extremely large. They are not a very active type of frog and usually sit for a long time staring off into space. However, they are more nocturnal animals, which means that they will become more active at night.
White’s tree frogs are very good with people, and even children. You can handle them and they will climb around you. However, they do have very sensitive skin like all amphibians, so you need to be very careful when handling them to ensure your hands are free of any nasty chemicals. These types of frogs can live for around 15 years, so make sure you are really dedicated when you have one as a pet.
Feeding them can be the most interesting part of keeping frogs, seeing them eat live animals as they would in the wild. Its main diet is crickets, which must be alive for the frog to be interested. So if you don’t like the idea of having a bug box in your house, then a pet frog might not be for you! Other insects that these frogs can eat are beetles, cockroaches, and grasshoppers. How much you feed the frog is entirely up to the frog itself. Since it is not a very active animal, a few crickets every 2 days should be enough.
One downside to keeping these frogs is that like all other animals they can get diseases that can be expensive to cure. However, keeping the frog in a good habitat and feeding it a healthy diet should allow it to live a healthy life. One of the most common diseases that frogs can get is stress caused by excessive handling and their habitat, so you should try to allow the frogs to live as naturally as possible.
In general, having a pet frog, such as the white tree frog, can be very rewarding. It’s not too much work to take care of this exotic pet, but it can be very interesting at the same time, especially when it comes to feeding. If you don’t mind feeding live insects to frogs and dedicate yourself to caring for them throughout their long lives, then this is the perfect exotic for you.