Animal Biographies
Tier One- Intermediate
White’s Tree Frog (Jabba & Princess Leia)
Animal Facts:
Sex
Date of Birth
Scientific Name
Life Expectancy
Jabba
Unknown
Unknown
Princess Leia
Unknown
Unknown
Pelodryas caerulea
Up to 21 years
Normal behavior:
Both are calm and relaxed. Their colors can change to either brown or green.
Jabba is considerably larger than Princess Leia.
Princess Leia sometimes makes a loud calling sound which is normal.
Signs of stress or discomfort:
In frogs, medical issues can indicate stress as the underlying issue so look for the same symptoms from
the medical issues category in order to detect stress or discomfort.
Abnormalities: Other than Jabba’s size, none at this time. This can include irregular growths or lumps
on body, scars, missing toes. If you notice an abnormality contact a keeper and fill out animal incident
report and turn in following reporting procedures.
Medical issues: None at this time. Things to look for include abnormal bone structure, hazy or cloudy
eyes, weight loss, abrasions or open wounds on the skin, complete inactivity or unresponsiveness,
abnormal color changes such as a reddening of the skin. If you notice any of these symptoms, contact a
keeper and fill out animal incident report and turn in following reporting procedures.
Temperate guidelines:
Outside conditions
Sunny
Partial sun/overcast
Overcast/shady
Temperature range
70 - 83
70 - 85
70 - 85
Length of exposure
10 minutes* see below
unlimited** see below
unlimited** see below
*The length of exposure in sunny conditions is the maximum amount of time allowed in direct sunlight.
You can keep the animal out longer if move into shade.
**Unlimited length of exposure allows an animal to be handled for the full duration of a program or
encounter without time restrictions, barring any stress signals.
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