The Red Eye Tree Frog makes an excellent pet for those enthusiasts who are content with just looking at a beautiful creature.

The Red Eyed Tree Frog is well known for its relatively easy maintenance and for its sociability with other Red Eyes. This Frog can be kept in a 30-gallon terrarium with up to five other Red Eyes with ease. Red Eye Tree Frogs are sensitive to handling, as it often causes them undue stress and can even be harmful to their skin. For this reason, if you are looking for a Frog to handle, this is not the best species for you. The Red Eyed Tree Frog makes an excellent first time frog for someone who is willing to take on some daily responsibility. Slacking off on the care of this Frog tends to end disastrously for the frog.

The Red Eyed Tree Frog gets its name from its very distinguishing red eyes and their cat like pupils. It is thought that these eyes were developed as a startling mechanism, which the Frog uses to ward of any predators that may come upon them during the day. This is handy since Red Eyed Tree Frogs are a nocturnal amphibian and thus not overly alert during the daylight hours. If they are to be disturbed by a predator, their startling red eyes are able to create a slight amount of time for escape and this could be very handy for its survival.

Red Eyed Tree Frogs will reach an average adult length of anywhere between 2 to 3.5 inches after about a year. Female Red Eyed Tree Frogs tend to be much larger than their male counterparts. Their body is relatively flat and their distinguishing eyes are set on the sides of their head. The Red Eyed Tree Frog is a vibrant green with blue, yellow, and neon green stripe patterning on their sides. This frog's flanks are a very bright orange. Their toes are not webbed and this specialization makes them extremely agile climbers. They often come down to the ground in the wild to eat. This is definitely one of the most colorful and active Frogs that an enthusiast can come across.

The Red Eyed Tree Frog can be found in the wild throughout Central America, Costa Rica, and the southern parts of Mexico. Red Eyes make their homes on the undersides of leaves of the trees that they inhabit. These trees can be found in the lowland tropical rain forests and the hilly areas around them. This provides the right amounts of humidity, light, and shade to keep this amphibian comfortable and happy.

A tall terrarium is the best set up for these climbers. An undergravel filter and canister filters are the easiest for maintenance. Pothos works well as vegetation for your terrarium, but be sure to wash all plants of all pesticides and fertilizers before putting them into the habitat. Japanese evergreen and java moss also work well as vegetation within the enclosure. They should be fed a variety of insects such as crickets, flies, and moths. It is recommended that insects be dusted with a calcium powder prior to feeding.

In order to house healthy Red Eyed tadpoles, set up an aquarium with five inches of water in half of the tank and land in the other half. Be sure to provide an adequate filter system as well. Ammonia is the chief killer of all tadpoles and so it is important to keep this at a minimum. Place plants and bark in this set up as well. In the wild, Red Eyes breed during the wet season so manipulating a dry season first and then slowly implementing a wet season should get the males chirping and competing for the female's attention. Put the male and the female into a breeding tank. Amplexus can take up to and sometimes more than two days. When you notice egg masses on plants and the side of the breeding tank, remove them and place them in incubation jars. For egg masses on plants, just cut the plant. For egg masses on the side, remove them very carefully with a spatula and place them on a leaf. The incubation jars should contain about two inches of water with a sponge filter. The egg mass should never touch the water, so place the leaf diagonally in the jar. Keep the temperature between 78 and 80 degrees. Since these tadpoles are carnivorous, keep them separately or in small groups and feed them an adequate amount of fish food. When the tadpoles develop their front legs, place them in the tank described above. Make sure that there is a way for them to get out of the water and onto the dry land. The bark should help with this. Once their tail is gone, you can remove the tadpoles and place them in the original tank. Feed them as you would adults, only making sure the food is of appropriate size.