Photographs of a frog identified by its colours
A red-eyed tree frog's identity page uses photographs of the sleeping frog curled on a leaf — leaf-green and nearly invisible — and of the awake frog showing the red eyes, blue and yellow flank stripes and orange feet that make the species unmistakable. Note the daily transformation explicitly: a boarder checking at midday should expect a pale, still, tightly curled frog with eyes shut, and must not mistake that daytime sleep posture for illness. That single note prevents the most common false alarm this species triggers in inexperienced hands.
Feeding after dark: the schedule page
A red-eyed tree frog's feeding page starts with timing, because this nocturnal frog eats at night and a boarder offering food at noon will report a frog that never eats. List the insects you offer, the evenings they are offered, how they are prepared and dusted as you practise it, and where in the enclosure feeding happens as the frog wakes. Record recent feeding responses and the normal pattern of active hunting nights versus quiet ones. Note that lights stay off during feeding — a bright room lamp at midnight switches this frog back into daytime stillness — and that uneaten insects are removed by morning so they do not stress or nibble a sleeping frog through the day.
Humidity, misting and treated water only
A red-eyed tree frog's setup page gives the daytime and night readings, the high humidity band this rainforest species needs, and the misting routine that maintains it, timed toward the evening when the frog wakes. The water rule is absolute and belongs in bold: only treated, dechlorinated water for misting, the water dish and any substrate dampening, because this frog's thin skin absorbs chemicals directly. State how you treat water and where the prepared supply sits. Describe the tall, planted enclosure layout, the broad leaves this frog sleeps beneath, and the secure lid, since an awake red-eyed tree frog climbs glass smoothly and finds ventilation gaps at night.
Emergency contacts under a no-handling headline
A red-eyed tree frog's emergency sheet lists you, a backup person who can collect the enclosure whole, and a veterinary practice with amphibian experience plus its out-of-hours route. Above the contacts, the handling rule: this frog is not handled for checks; if it must be moved, it is coaxed into a ventilated tub with clean, wet hands used only as a last resort, because skin oils and dry hands harm it. Written permission for urgent veterinary care and transport follows, with the agreed payment approach.
Night-active problems worth escalating
A red-eyed tree frog that stays awake and exposed through the day, cannot grip and climb, shows cloudy eyes, reddened skin on the belly and legs, or loses weight while refusing food across several active nights needs a same-day call to you and the amphibian vet. A frog found on the enclosure floor at dawn repeatedly, rather than settled under a leaf, is also worth reporting. Sleeping curled and motionless all day, then waking bright and hunting, is the healthy rhythm your paperwork describes. Ask the boarder to photograph concerns at night under low light rather than waking the frog at noon for a picture that will only show a sleeping animal.
A folder matched to a nocturnal routine
A red-eyed tree frog's handover ideally happens in the early evening, when the boarder can watch the frog wake, uncurl and show its colours, turning your written description into a living reference. The folder is labelled, fixed with the enclosure, and copied to your phone and your backup collector. Bundling the colour photos, night-feeding schedule, water rules and contacts into a KinsLe Pet Passport gives this delicate, nocturnal frog one complete packet, so its care never depends on daytime assumptions.