Start With Who This Frog Is
Your red-eyed tree frog's first record is an identity page, written the day it arrives. Note where the frog came from, whether it was captive-bred, its approximate age, and its length and weight in grams on a small kitchen scale. Take dated photographs in the same light: the lime-green flanks, the blue-and-yellow barred sides, the orange feet, and the belly. A red-eyed tree frog can look subtly different when stressed, unwell, or simply sleeping pale, so those first bright, settled photos become the comparison point every later check is judged against.
Log Humidity and Misting Every Day
A red-eyed tree frog record lives or dies on moisture notes. Write down morning and evening humidity readings, the temperature at the top perch and the cooler lower level, and each misting — how much, when, and whether the frog was out hunting afterwards. Record the water you use for misting and for the shallow soaking dish, and when the dish was cleaned and refilled. When a frog stops calling, stays on the floor, or looks dull, this page is what tells you whether the enclosure drifted dry for three days or the animal changed while conditions stayed perfect.
Feed, Hunt and Weight Notes
Record every feeding for your red-eyed tree frog in plain terms: how many crickets or other feeder insects went in, whether they were gut-loaded and dusted, how many were gone by morning, and whether the frog struck eagerly or ignored them. Because this species hunts at night, note what you actually see after lights-out rather than guessing from leftovers. Weigh weekly in grams and write the number beside the feeding notes, not in a separate notebook. A frog eating well but losing grams, or leaving more live insects wandering each morning, is showing you a pattern worth a vet conversation.
Skin, Sheds and Behaviour Worth Writing Down
Note sheds, soaks and skin changes for your red-eyed tree frog as they happen. Amphibian skin is permeable and delicate, so record anything you handled before touching the enclosure, any new plant, substrate or water treatment introduced, and any marks, retained shed on the toes, or unusual time spent soaking. Add behaviour in a line or two: where the frog sleeps by day, which leaf it favours, when calling starts, and how it reacts to the enclosure opening. These small entries turn a vague worry months later into a dated sequence a vet can actually work from.
Keep the File Where Anyone Can Find It
Gather your red-eyed tree frog records into one place from the start: identity page, environment log, feeding and weight entries, vet visit summaries, and your dated photos, all in the same order each week. Note who else feeds or mists the frog and leave the file where that person would look. A record scattered across phone photos, sticky notes and memory fails exactly when a sitter or vet needs it most, mid-problem and under time pressure. Storing the whole growing file in the KinsLe Pet Passport keeps your frog's records together in one portable packet, ready for a vet visit, a holiday handover, or an ordinary evening check.