▁of ▁t ad pol es ' ▁t ors os ▁changes ▁from ▁green ▁to ▁brown , ▁and ▁their ▁eyes , ▁which ▁are ▁initially ▁yellow , ▁turn ▁into ▁deep ▁red ▁without ▁much ▁side ▁pattern ing . ▁These ▁changes ▁mark ▁m atur ity . ▁The ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁red - ey ed ▁tree f ro gs ▁is ▁about ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Young ▁fro gs ▁that ▁surv ive ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁weeks ▁after ▁met am orph osis ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁under g row th ▁and ▁security ▁of ▁plants ▁near ▁their ▁n atal ▁po ols , ▁often ▁into ▁the ▁h ollow s ▁of ▁tub ular ▁plants ▁such ▁as ▁b rom eli ads . ▁Young ▁fro gs ▁pre y ▁on ▁very ▁small ▁f lies ▁and ▁other ▁insect s ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁months ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁young ▁m ature ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁begin ▁m ating ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁years . ▁These ▁tree f ro gs ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁( data ▁from ▁capt ive - bre eding ▁programs ), ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁conditions ▁of ▁their ▁habitat ▁( when ▁a ided ▁by ▁abund ant ▁plant ▁growth , ▁plenty ▁of ▁fresh ▁water , ▁and ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁small ▁and ▁larger ▁insect s ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁pre y ). ▁ ▁They ▁sometimes ▁bre ed ▁successfully ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁if ▁kept ▁in ▁high - hum id ity ▁viv aria ▁( e . g ., ▁by ▁using ▁mist ing ▁equipment ), ▁tropical ▁plants ▁such ▁as ▁B rom elia ▁and