Q&A for How to Tell if Your Tree Frog Is Male or Female

You can feed them algae wafers until they are just getting their legs. Then, they can eat fruit flies and the like.

It could be from stress or something abnormal in their environment. Check to make sure that the tank/water isn't too warm. Also, make sure your frog is getting the proper nutrients from its food.

If you live near a pond or creek, they are commonly found in the shallow end. During breeding season, there will be multiple tadpoles. Keep the tadpoles until they turn into frogs. The size of the tadpoles will vary the size of the frog, thus, small tadpoles will be small frogs, and large tadpoles will be large frogs.

If you don't know the genders of the frogs, you should be prepared for babies. Aside from that, it should be okay.

During the mating season, adult frogs will head for ponds and bodies of water. The males will clasp onto the females as they lay eggs, and the males fertilize them.

No, size is generally the best determining factor.

Depending on the species, it might have changed color depending on the conditions (temperature and humidity).

You won't be able to tell until it starts showing behaviors or characteristics of the frog's gender.

Yes, but frogs produce eggs instead of giving birth to live babies.

All frogs have different colorings. If they are exotic they often have brightly coloured skin to blend in, to attract a mate or to deter predators.

They are pretty much the same, it just depends on your preference.

Most animals will mate with siblings, and it's not a bad thing. Too much prolonged inbreeding without any new bloodlines can lead to deformities, but it shouldn't be a problem for your frogs.

It's impossible to tell from that information.

You could look for other physical differences. A small, round disc called the tympanum covers the ears of both male and female frogs. On males of most frog species, the circumference of this small disc is larger than the eye of the frog. On females of most frog species, the disc's circumference is equal to the size of the frog's eye.

Yes, frogs and toads are similar.

Tree frogs' skin changes color frequently according to temperature or humidity changes, as well as other factors, including their emotions! Your frog is just fine -- this is completely normal! You may want to double check to make sure the temperature and humidity in his enclosure is normal, though. If he was a different color when you first bought him, it would make sense for his color to change because the environment he was in at the store may have been different.

If there is a guide to caring for them, follow the guide carefully. If not, consult a vet about what you should do for the frog, or check out the article on How to Take Care of Frogs, but care requirements differ based on species.

If they are the same species, they most likely eat the same things.

Measure its size. In most species of frog, males are noticeably smaller than females.

Yes, you can.

Yes, frogs will eat spiders in the wild. In captivity, it is best to feed them crickets and worms instead.

Most commonly, the more vibrant colored ones will be the males.

Yes, that is fine.

The females do not grow pads. Males also develop a dark throat color during mating season that sets them apart from females, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Otherwise, male and female frogs of each species tend to have the same coloring.

Give it a twist! Add a little color to its life! You can take a safe non-toxic marker and write something different on each one's back.

Yes. The croaking is a mating call; the female judges whether the male is worth mating with from the volume and frequency of his calls.

Your frog is male. Ear size is a variable factor, each frog will be different and you should not set too much store by ear size. Vocal sacs, however, are a sure sign that your frog is a male. The vocal sac is used for calling as a mating display to attract females. Males always have sacs and females will never have them.

For the most part, yes, but behaviors can definitely vary in some cases.

There is not an enormous size difference, but there are differences. Females are often slightly larger, but this depends on your frog.

Generally, their heads are the same size, but males have larger bodies.