Theloderma Corticale Care Guide

Housing Requirements

• Terrarium Size: Minimum 24″ × 18″ × 24″ for a group of 4–5 adults. -Water-to-Land Ratio: 50/50 up to 75/25 water-to-land area.
• Temperature: 72–78 °F (22–26 °C) during the day, dropping to 60–72 °F (17–22 °C) at night.
• Humidity: Maintain 80–100% relative humidity with daily misting.
• Lighting: LED lighting recommended, 12-hour day/night cycle

Substrate & Environment

• Incorporate live plants, driftwood, and cork bark for climbing and cover.
• Provide a large, filtered water area (minimum several inches deep) for swimming and breeding activity.
• Add floating cork bark or logs to serve as resting platforms and calling sites.
• Ensure excellent ventilation to prevent mold and stagnation

Diet & Feeding

• Feed appropriately sized crickets, small roaches, and earthworms.
• Offer occasional waxworms or other soft-bodied insects as treats
• Adults: Feed 2–3 times weekly. Juveniles 5-7 times per week.
• Dust all prey with calcium and vitamin supplement.

Breeding

• Sexual maturity: 18–24 months.
• Breeding is stimulated by heavy misting and a temperature increase to mimic rainy season conditions.
• Frogs typically lay eggs inside hollow logs just above the waterline.
• Tadpoles can be reared communally in clean, dechlorinated water with weekly partial changes.

Special Notes

• Excellent group frogs — compatible across ages and sexes, though monitor males during breeding.
• Extremely sensitive to poor water quality — use filtered, dechlorinated, or RO water.
• Avoid direct handling; their skin is delicate and permeable.
• Maintain cooler ambient temperatures compared to most tropical frogs.
• Quarantine new arrivals for at least 30 days.