I rescued some small frogs what do I do to take care of them?

Question

They have a tank with dirt and two large water areas, they are small about the size of a thumb nail. Need to know what they eat and if they need anything special for winter. Found the frogs in NE Ohio USA. They do have a high pitched chirping and cling to the walls.

Answer 1

Care of Green Tree Frogs
Introduction
Species: Hylidae cinerea (American green tree frog)
Green with a light stripe from the side of the head down flanks
Quite readily available in the pet trade.
At about 1.5 to 2.5 inches (4-6 cm) fully grown, the American tree frog can be kept in a fairly small cage.
Although susceptible to stress (especially from shipping), they are fairly hardy if a healthy frog is found.
Suitable for beginning pet frog owners.
Care

A minimum 10 gallon tank is suitable as a cage for green tree frogs, although larger is fine.
Keep in mind they are arboreal, so the height of the cage is more important than the floor space, so a tall tank is best.
Need a secure cover to prevent escape (mesh or wire is fine).
Substrate: can use a variety of materials, such as gravel (should be smooth), cypress mulch, or soil with peat/vermiculite (just be sure the frog is not ingesting substrate while feeding). Some people use indoor/outdoor carpeting. The substrate can largely be covered with moss and cork bark.
Furnishings: opportunity for climbing is very important, so provide a variety of branches and live or artificial plants for climbing. Live plants to consider include philodendrons or sturdy ferns. Ensure any wood collected from the outdoors is pesticide free, and collected wood must be treated to remove harmful bacteria or bugs. Driftwood and cork bark also make good cage furnishings.
Temperature: gradient from 68-77F (20-25C) with a night time drop of a few degrees is sufficient for summer, and a slightly cooler temperature gradient can be provided in the winter months. A combination of under tank heating and/or a low wattage basking light or heat element (placed outside of the tank to prevent burns if the frog tried to jump on the light) works well. Make sure the appropriate temperature gradient is provided by measuring temperatures in various spots around the tank.
Light: American green tree frogs are strictly nocturnal, so no supplemental UVA/UVB light is strictly required. Some people believe some supplemental fluorescent UV light is beneficial, as long as it is neither too bright or used more than a few hours a day.
Water: provide a large shallow sturdy water dish with dechlorinated water (must be shallow since these frogs are not good swimmers). The cage should also be misted with dechlorinated water daily to maintain humidity.
More tips on setting up an arboreal cage can be found on the Frogland site.
Feeding

Green tree frogs are generally good eaters and feed exclusively on insects.
Crickets can make up the bulk of the diet. They should be gut loaded and dusted with a calcium and multivitamin supplement a couple of times
Crickets should be gut loaded (fed nutritious foods before feeding them to the frogs). For more on dealing with crickets as prey see "Raising Crickets for Food."
In addition to gut loading, the crickets should be dusted with a calcium and multivitamin supplement a couple of times a week.
Fruit flies, houseflies, moths and other insects can also be fed if available.
Tree frogs will likely eat more in the spring and summer months than in the winter. Smaller frogs should be fed daily, while larger frogs can be fed daily or every other day, using body condition as a guide (i.e. if getting obese, cut down the feedings).

Answer 2

Hi

You said you found them? You mean you took them out of thier natural Habitat? That is not a Rescue, its a crime.
Sorry but its against the law to remove wildlife and yes frogs count .. from its natural habitat and worse yet the frogs you have may be protected species...


Not good.

Im confused though as yuo said NE Ohio... and well its getting cold there now and teh frogs SHOULD not have been out?
I cant tell you to put them back without knowing how you got them or what the facts are as to dump them out into cold weather would kill them. Check the species as they could be dumped pets. Be very odd to find frogs out in colder weather.

I suggest you call or email your local University Herpetology Department

Meanwhile... here are some links
Are you sur they are frogs? not toads.. not all toads have bumbp and not all frogs are smooth...

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/publications/amphibians/frogs.htm

Good site..

Id guess its a cricket frog by your description.. but take a look at that site... has Audio as well of the frog calls.

Once you know the frogs you have .. then call a VET or Local Pet shop to get help on what to feed them..

Dont let them go too long without food though..so Id get right on this.

Small frogs means small food.. it will be a tpye of insect or store bought food for frogs.. meal worms something but get on ID'ing those frogs first.

Good Luck

Wismom

Answer 3

Rescued them??? They didn't need rescuing. They were out there doing their thing, getting ready for winter. Now that you successfully interrupted that they'll die regardless of what you do. If you haven't had them in your possession too awfully long you can try to release them back where you found them and maybe they'll make it. It's illegal to bring wildlife into your home like that, btw.
So next time you see an animal outside, resist the urge to "rescue" it. Let nature take its course, the animal will be better off for it. Nature has been around long before people started rescuing things and it will be long after.

Answer 4

Ummm.. they should definitely have frog food at k mart or pets mart.... good luck...I'm glad to hear that you are nice enough to rescue animals. i rescued a baby robin when my brother knocked the nest out of a tree with a baseball... i raised her until she was full grown. I fed her with chopped up worms and tweezers until she was old enough to find her own worms... it was a hard thing to teach her to do... but not as hard as it was to teach her to fly... lol... Her name was pippin, and she was soooo friendly... i absolutely loved her... of course i couldnt keep her all winter so i had to let her go. She kept coming back..thats normal because she thought i was her mom. but finally she made friends with other birds and flew south for the winter. There's no feeling like helping helpless things.. sooo good luck!!!!

Answer 5

What was about to happen to them? I bet there was a fly which was about to kill them eh? hahaha... Give them some flies or some other insect. After winter let the poor things go.

Answer 6

Go catch some flys or skeeter or some kind of insect!!

Answer 7

Rescued them from what??? Find a nice little wetland area, and let them go.