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Amazon Milk Frogs are one of the larger tree frogs in captivity. They are big, bold, easily handled when mature, and visually striking with their brown and white stripes, and blue toes. Amazon milk frogs have a loud call at night.

Size

Adult Amazon milk frogs can measure from 3 to 5 inches, with females being larger than males. Amazon milk frogs will continue to grow throughout their lives, and older animals can be quite large.

Lifespan

Captive lifespan of the Amazon milk frog is unknown, but suspected to be in the 5-10 year range, based on experience with similar species.

Caging

Amazon milk frogs do well with a glass terrarium as their enclosure. This is because glass is great at allowing heat to escape ensuring that the enclosure stays cool enough. Other enclosures such as wooden vivariums are far too efficient at retaining heat.

The amazon milk frog's vivarium should be at least 450mm in length and 600mm in height. There are 2 main reasons for this; firstly the amazon milk frog is going to grow to around 4" so they need a space large enough for them to move around in. Secondly they are an arboreal frog so they need an enclosure with enough height for them to climb.

Amazon milk frogs do great in groups. Overly amorous males may harass females on occasional, but Amazon milk frogs typically coexist peacefully in groups.

Heating & Lighting

Amazon milk frogs can tolerate temperatures between 70-85°, and seem very tolerant of temperature swings. Ideally, keep Amazon milk frogs in the mid/high 70s. A 5-10° temperature drop at night is ideal. A good thermometer and hygrometer is recommended to keep track of environmental conditions.

They are arboreal frogs from the northern side of South America. Animals that inhabit jungle regions do have some natural cover but still receive a fair amount of UV. Their UVB source should reflect this. In this kind of enclosure lights are generally held in a canopy above the mesh ceiling. In this canopy you can either implement a 5-6% UV tube or the equivelant compact light.

Amazon milk frogs require UVB in order to synthesise vitamin D3 inside their skin. The vitamin D3 helps the frog to absorb calcium which crucial for bone structure and growth. This is why reptiles can suffer from metabolic bone disease (MBD) when not provided with adequate UVB.

It is recommended that t5 tubes are replaced every 9-12 months and compact lamps are replaced every 6 months.

Humidity

The vivarium should be misted with water every morning to provide hydration. A water bowl may also be introduced as a source of freshwater.

Diet

Amazon milk frogs are carnivores and have a diet consisting of mainly livefoods. The core of the livefood diet should be high in protien and relatively easy to digest. We have found that brown crickets are the most readily accepted, but you can also use black crickets or locusts (hoppers). On occasion, for variation you can offer other bugs such as mealworms, waxworms or calciworms.