Description
- Common Name: Red-Eyed Tree Frog
- Scientific Name: Agalychnis callidryas
- Locality/Morph: Wild Type
- Sex: Unsexed
- Age: 2026
- Source: Captive Bred
- Native Range: Central America — Southern Mexico through Costa Rica and Panama
- Natural Habitat: Lowland tropical rainforest near rivers and ponds
- Diet: Live insects—crickets, flies, moths, roaches, and other suitably sized invertebrates
- Basking Temperature: Not required
- Ambient Temperature: 24–28°C (night drop to 22–24°C)
- Humidity: 70–90% with regular misting
- Average Adult Size: 5–7 cm body length
Agalychnis callidryas is one of the most recognisable arboreal frogs in the hobby, famous for its vivid green body, bright red eyes, blue-and-yellow flanks, and orange feet. Despite their striking appearance, they rely primarily on camouflage, keeping their eyes closed during the day and revealing their colours suddenly when disturbed as a defensive display. This species is nocturnal and becomes active after dusk.
In captivity, Red-Eyed Tree Frogs require a tall, vertically oriented enclosure with dense planting, broad leaves, and climbing structures. Live plants help maintain humidity and provide natural resting sites. Regular misting is essential, and good airflow must be maintained to prevent respiratory issues. A shallow water area or clean water dish should always be available.
Feeding response is typically strong, with frogs readily hunting moving prey during nighttime hours. All feeder insects should be appropriately sized, gut-loaded, and dusted with calcium and vitamin supplements to support long-term health.
Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are best kept as display animals and should not be handled except when absolutely necessary, as their skin is delicate and sensitive. With stable temperature, high humidity, and minimal disturbance, they settle well and display natural resting and nocturnal behaviours.
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
Livestock sales are for customers aged 18+, if under this age you must have prior parent permission. If we have any reason to suspect this is not the case we will contact you before the animal is released.
When purchasing an animal from us you automatically agree to these terms of sale.
