Question! Can cresties be safely kept with a Whites Tree Frog?

[Triquetra113]

Thanks so much for the info!

I have an enclosure the we call the "Bachelor Pad". It's a 40 gallon, lots of hides, humid, large water bowls, tons of branches. Living in this tank are an 11 year old White's Tree Frog, and a few garg and crested males that are retired from breeding, or kept just as pets for whatever reason. I've had this setup going for many years (around 7) with zero problems. It is sprayed heavily each night to provide water for the rhacs, and they don't really use the frog's bowl. They are fed CGD and large dusted crickets. They have a favorite ceramic log where they all sleep in a big pile during the day (frog, too), even though many other hides are available. Mixing species is rarely recommended, but in this case, it does work.

The only thing I would caution you about is the size of the rhacs. The frog will eat juvies, but is fine with adults.

Noelle

[Dragontown]

General rule of thumb... do not mix species. CAN you? If habitats are identical and there are no pathogens being introduced that an animal is generally never exposed to... and you have ROOM... you can. I have co-workers I can tolerate, but I don't want them up my butt (ie in my personal space).

You have a "pair" of young cresteds.... know the gender? If they are a true pair, they too should be separated lest you start breeding when the female is underage / weight.

[rcarichter]

You have a "pair" of young cresteds.... know the gender? If they are a true pair, they too should be separated lest you start breeding when the female is underage / weight.

I totally agree with this. You need at least as much room as each animal would need individually, and, I NEVER put anything in a mixed tank that can breed.
The animals you're asking about just happen to be something I've had long-term experience mixing. It takes a great deal of time, planning, and observing to do it right.


Noelle

[Daedric1]

I realize this is an old thread, but I'll comment for the sake of future "googlers" and etc.

It's not recommended to keep different species together, and especially amphibians together with Rhacs. In fact, you shouldn't keep enclosures containing amphibians close to your Rhac enclosures either, and make sure to keep supplies such as tongs, etc separate. Amphibians are more likely to carry parasites such as Entamoeba invadens without harm to themselves, but it can spread to other species through cross-contamination. This is a nasty parasite that is often fatal in crested geckos particularly.

For that reason alone, don't house them together.

[Rusty12345]

I would like to add that the entamoeba virus is associated with frogs and can be transmitted to the geckos. This is fatal to geckos maybe not frogs. So, medicine for this is added to some geckos diet.

[Jennz4]

I have both a Dumpy Tree Frog and a Crestie. As everyone else has said that is a bad idea on many levels. White's Tree Frogs (Dumpies) will Try and fit anything that moves inside their mouth... including your gecko! They are known to eat rats at adult age. I have had mine for over 12 years and learned that lesson the hard way being young and not researched it. He ate all my other frogs I had in the tank - and they weren't even that much smaller!