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My Grey Tree Frog Is… Green?

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There’s all sorts of nooze out there that I could write about, but let’s usher in the weekend with a sanity break, courtesy of God’s creative power.

The grey tree frog isn’t always grey. Sometimes he’s green. These frogs can change color, like chameleons.

I had grey tree frogs once. They tamed in a hurry and used to perch on my finger, like a parakeet, and snap up mealworms from my other hand. They also liked to sing all night, which really bothered my housemates… so I had to let my frogs go. *Sigh* They were good little guys, and I enjoyed their company. Certainly I miss them more than I miss those grumpy housemates.

Bonus Video: Frog Changes Color

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(Enough with the nooze already!)

I love grey tree frogs. They’re very tame, they’ll perch on your finger like a parakeet and eat out of your hand… and they can change color. The frog in this video is green, but by and by he changes back to grey.

I had several of these once. They used to line up on a perch in my lizard cage and sing together. My housemates came after me with torches and pitchforks, so I had to let them go. The frogs, that is–not the housemates.

I know better now. I’d keep the frogs.

‘My Pet Tree Frog’ (2015)

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Frogs don’t usually make good pets. But the grey tree frog is different.

My Pet Tree Frog

These little guys actually get tame, don’t mind if you handle them, and will take food from your fingers. Plus they change colors, and they sing. And there’s a lot to be said for the ability to cling to a windowpane without falling off.

My Pet Tree Frog

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Hyla versicolor.jpg

Behold the grey tree frog, hyla versicolor. He also comes in bright green, because he has the ability to change colors.

These are about the nicest frogs you can have as pets. They tame fast. Mine would perch on my finger like a canary–their toes can curl, and also stick to slippery surfaces, like glass–and snap up mealworms I offered with the other hand.

I once had three of these; and because it was springtime, mating season, every night they used to line up on a stick and sing. The Tree Frog trio. They would sing all night long. And very loudly. So loudly, my housemates finally forced me to release the frogs back into the wild.

And that’s it for today from Mr. Nature.