Cuban tree frogs are carnivorous frogs because they only eat insects and meat for their survival. Cuban tree frogs can eat small mammals, other frogs, and even lizards. Cuban tree frogs are not toxic but they have a sticky skin secretion that can cause itching to human skin.

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Cuban tree frogs are native to Cuba, in the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. They are the introduced species in Florida. They can be found in Jacksonville and Gainesville in Florida. Cuban tree frogs can live in a variety of habitats such as in hammocks, pine forests, and swamps. They are also found around homes and buildings. 

The size of a female Cuban tree frog is about 12.7 cm and its weight is about 57 grams. The weight of a male Cuban tree frog is about 5.1 to 6.3 cm. Female Cuban tree frogs are larger than males. A Cuban tree frog can live for about 5-10 years.

Insects and animals

Cuban tree frogs eat a variety of insects and animals. Cuban tree frogs can eat spiders, snails, millipedes, worms such as wax worms, earthworms, and silkworms. Also, Cuban tree frogs love to eat crickets and crickets make up a large portion of their diet. Cuban tree frogs also eat house flies, roaches, slugs, and lizards.

Cuban tree frogs can eat small species of frogs and mosquitoes. Cuban tree frogs can eat fish, aquatic insects, small birds, moths, and slugs.

Adult Cuban tree frogs eat two to three times a week but juvenile and baby tree frogs eat daily. An adult Cuban tree frog can survive for a month without food.

In captivity, Cuban tree frogs eat small roaches, fruit flies, crickets, mealworms, wax worms, and slugs. 

What Cuban tree frogs don’t eat?

Cuban tree frogs don’t eat any fruits or plants. Cuban tree frogs hate salty water, many people use salty water in their gardens to keep them away.