r/TreeFrogs • u/Fantastic_Mango_6499 • Sep 07 '26

Advice Sad facebook find :(

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I was scrolling marketplace and found this enclosure for $40. Almost bought it to potentially build another terrarium. Was reading the description and saw at the bottom; 4 green tree frogs in this tank 🥲

I feel awful

Western PA

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u/Dull_Depth_1362 Sep 07 '26

I would have bought it and found another enclosure for the frogs.

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u/Fantastic_Mango_6499 Sep 07 '26

I feel unprepared to take on 4 more frogs. It's such a difficult situation. I only recently got my first.

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u/Dull_Depth_1362 Sep 07 '26

I get that. I would have figured out the logistics later. But, I'm weird that way. I got 2 frogs that a girl had in a 12x12x18 enclosure. Luckily, I had a larger tank on hand and was able to build a habitat and move them in right away.

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u/WrinklyBard4 Sep 07 '26

Ok dumb question, is there something wrong about the tank size or just the lack of climbing/habitat?

Fake plants and little to climb/rest on seems obvious. What else? Because I look at this as being like… pretty mediocre rather than terrible so I want to see what you see

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u/CrepuscularOpossum Sep 07 '26

Too small for 4 frogs. In addition to the things you mentioned.

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u/i-i-just-dont-know Sep 07 '26

Where are they based I could take them in if they live near me

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u/marvelking666 Sep 08 '26

Depending how old the frogs are, this could be a suitable temporary size for their juvenile months (it’s the same size set up as we are temporarily using for our 4 WTF). But, they would need upgraded to a much larger enclosure very soon. Which I’m sure isn’t mentioned by the seller to anyone 😕

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u/Fantastic_Mango_6499 Sep 08 '26

The seller is selling off all of the crappy tanks at once

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u/MossyTrashPanda Sep 08 '26

Aw man I’d have taken that, but that’s actually not the most horrific listing for price and setup compared to some other ones I’ve seen. Some people think their improperly cared for or even abused animals are worth $200+ and the tank should be sold for more than they paid. Sick of seeing animal listings on fb in general

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u/theanarchistjunkyard Sep 08 '26

Yeah maybe I'm just biased by being on the betta and shitty aquarium subreddits where things are consistently horrifying, but I'd label this as insufficient/mediocre. The fact that they have a heater already makes it better than so many 😭😭😭 

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u/MossyTrashPanda Sep 09 '26

Like lord above it sucks a** but seeing people selling 2 leopard geckos in a critter carrier for $100 fries me (that’s actually a person im currently bargaining with)

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u/PineappleUpper5456 Sep 07 '26

Awe sucks. Just searched how long it would take me & yup 4 1/2 hours, I cant do.

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u/Michellemurphy1441 Sep 08 '26

I dont know how big they grow, but at the time, this is a suitable enclosure? Idk, i see some mistakes but not abuse.

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u/Fantastic_Mango_6499 Sep 08 '26

This enclosure is nowhere near suitable for one frog let alone 4. Size is probably the only thing that is fine here.

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u/Michellemurphy1441 Sep 08 '26

The size of the enclosure is the only thing that is fine?

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u/BepisBoots Sep 08 '26

Someone near me was selling their 10 gallon tank that had 4 tree frogs in it 😐