Description
- Common Name: White’s Tree Frog / Dumpy Tree Frog
- Scientific Name: Ranoidea caerulea (formerly Litoria caerulea)
- Locality/Morph: Blue Eyed Snowflake
- Sex: Unknown
- Age: 2025
- Source: Captive bred
- Native Range: Northern & Eastern Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia
- Natural Habitat: Tropical forests, woodlands, and areas near rivers, ponds, and human dwellings
- Diet: Insectivorous – crickets, roaches, locusts, moths, and other invertebrates
- Basking Temperature: 28–30°C warm spot
- Ambient Temperature: 22–26°C (night drop to ~18–20°C)
- Average Adult Size: 7–12 cm
The White’s Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea), also known as the Dumpy Tree Frog, is a hardy amphibian popular in the reptile and amphibian-keeping community. Known for their calm temperament, large toe pads, and comical appearance, they are an excellent choice for beginner amphibian keepers.
In the wild, they inhabit tropical and subtropical forests and are often found near human settlements, sometimes taking refuge in bathrooms, lavatories or water tanks. They are predominantly arboreal, using their large toe pads to cling to smooth surfaces.
In captivity, White’s Tree Frogs thrive in vertically oriented enclosures that provide plenty of climbing opportunities with branches, cork bark, and foliage. A moist substrate such as coco fibre or soil mix helps maintain humidity levels of 50–70%, with regular misting. Good ventilation is important to prevent stagnant, overly damp conditions. A basking area of 28–30°C should be provided, with the remainder of the enclosure kept at 22–26°C, and a night drop to ~18–20°C. Access to clean, dechlorinated water is essential for soaking.
Their diet consists mainly of gut-loaded insects, such as crickets, roaches, and locusts, occasionally supplemented with waxworms or other invertebrates as treats. Calcium and vitamin supplementation should be used regularly to support bone health. Care should be taken to prevent obesity, as this species is prone to overeating.
White’s Tree Frogs are docile, long-lived amphibians, often tolerating gentle handling better than most frogs. With proper care, they can live 15–20 years in captivity, making them one of the most rewarding amphibians to keep.
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.
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