Care Sheet - Modest Forest Treefrog

Scientific name
Leptopelis modestus
Habitat
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria,
and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes,
intermittent freshwater marches, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened
by habitat loss.
Size
Up to 4 cm
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Reproduction
Lay their eggs probably in holes at the ground where the tadpoles hatch, though there
is no exact information.
Temperature
24-26C, local 30C, night turn down to 20-22C
Humidity
70-95% the use of Super Rain or Super Fog, which can be controlled with Humidity
Control or Pro Timer.
Lighting
Daylight Sun in combination with Light Strip or Amphib Sun or Mini Light Strip
Substrate
Absorbent substrate like Jungle Bedding plantation oil/Coir and moss in combination
with Hydro Drain and Hydro Fleece.
Dcor

Hiding places e.g. cork pieces or moss, branches vines and plants artificial or real and
a Water bowl
Terrarium Size
50x40x50 cm, should be relatively high
Food
Insects e.g. crickets, locusts, cockroaches and flies of appropriate size
John Gamesby