The Clown Tree Frog Care Cheat-Sheet
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Clown Tree Frog — Care Cheat-SheetIntermediateA tiny, delicate jungle climber for the planted-viv enthusiast.
📋 At a glance
- Tank
- Planted arboreal 18×18×18 in (2–4)
- Temp
- 72–80°F day, cooler at night
- Humidity
- 70–90% with a water area
- Food
- Small gut-loaded, calcium-dusted crickets + flies
- Lifespan
- ~5 years
✅ Small, striking and active at night — a lovely display frog in a bioactive viv.
🛒 Before you buy
- A planted, humid arboreal viv with broad leaves
- A small clean water area + a mister
- A screen top for ventilation
- Calcium + D3 and appropriately tiny feeders
A healthy one: Small (~1.5 in) and patterned · alert at night · good weight · clear skin and eyes.
🚨 See a vet / act now if…
- Red, irritated belly/legs ("red-leg" — an emergency)
- Not eating, or weight loss
- Bloating or listless by day
- Gasping
Cool them down, reduce stress, and contact an exotics vet — most issues are reversible if caught early.
⛔ Never
- Dry air
- Oversized prey
- Frequent handling
🌿 Golden rules (all amphibians)
- Cycle the tank BEFORE the animal (ammonia = 0).
- Always dechlorinate tap water.
- Cool beats warm — most amphibians are cool/cold species.
- Look, don’t handle — their skin absorbs oils & soaps.
- Buy captive-bred, never wild-caught. Quarantine new arrivals.
- Never release a pet into the wild (it spreads disease).
- A real setup costs more than the animal — budget for it.
- When in doubt, ask — no shame in learning. 💚
