02-10-2006, 02:55 AM
Paul, yes, I once had one A. callidryas (the Red Eyed Tree Frog)-- unfortunately, he didn't last long (I don't know why he died, he wasn't around long enough to figure it out, so it might have been something basic about my environment that he didn't like, or that he was already sick when I got him). They actually aren't particularly easy to keep: http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/redeye.html
... some things they don't generally tell you about this species:
1) very important to keep them warm and at high humidity, since they're native to jungles
2) they're almost entirely nocturnal, which means that you won't really get to see the coloration... since at night, they also tend to turn darker (lighter in daytime)... that's a shame, since the coloration is really spectacular. During the daytime, they completely retract into a bright green oval shape (perfect camouflage, like a knob of a tree).
Still, I might consider trying my hand at one again... the other two that I'm leaning toward are H. regilla (these guys are just really cute, those of you in CA and elsewhere on the West Coast have almost certainly heard or seen them), or possibly the P. resinifictrix (try saying THAT five times fast!)-- I had never seen one of those before, here's a pic:
... jeez, doesn't even look real!
... some things they don't generally tell you about this species:
1) very important to keep them warm and at high humidity, since they're native to jungles
2) they're almost entirely nocturnal, which means that you won't really get to see the coloration... since at night, they also tend to turn darker (lighter in daytime)... that's a shame, since the coloration is really spectacular. During the daytime, they completely retract into a bright green oval shape (perfect camouflage, like a knob of a tree).
Still, I might consider trying my hand at one again... the other two that I'm leaning toward are H. regilla (these guys are just really cute, those of you in CA and elsewhere on the West Coast have almost certainly heard or seen them), or possibly the P. resinifictrix (try saying THAT five times fast!)-- I had never seen one of those before, here's a pic:
... jeez, doesn't even look real!