• Dart Frogs

    Culturing Live Food for your Dartfrogs 

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    berksmike
    Published on September 2nd, 2011 07:19 PM     Number of Views: 6829 
    1. Categories:
    2. General Amphibian Interest,
    3. FrogForum Specific,
    4. Dart Frogs,
    5. Live Food Culturing,
    6. Care
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    As you would expect from a family of many different species covering such a large geographical area these frogs come in many different sizes and from varying habitats (from lowland scrub and forest to ...
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    FrogTV? 

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    John
    Published on August 4th, 2011 03:28 AM     Number of Views: 20359 
    1. Categories:
    2. Frog News,
    3. General Amphibian Interest,
    4. FrogForum Specific,
    5. Dart Frogs,
    6. Miscellaneous,
    7. Care

    Watch frogs live on the internet with FrogTV.

    There are two independent channels running. What you are seeing on each channel is a live snap shot of what's going on in each terrarium. Each image updates every 13 seconds.

    If the image ...
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    Building Dart Frog Terrariums / Tropical Terrarium Construction 

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    John
    Published on August 3rd, 2011 10:47 PM     Number of Views: 37264 
    1. Categories:
    2. General Amphibian Interest,
    3. Dart Frogs,
    4. Mantellas,
    5. Design & Construction,
    6. Decoration & Layout,
    7. Care
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    Building Dart Frog Terrariums / Tropical Terrarium Construction
    by John P. Clare


    Whether you intend to build a horizontal terrarium, or a vertical terrarium like these, the same basic requirements
    and procedures apply. These terrariums each contain a breeding pair of Imitating Dart Frogs, Ranitomeya imitator.
    Photo ©2010 John P. Clare / FrogForum.net


    Introduction

    To the newcomer, building a dart frog terrarium or a tropical terrarium for other amphibian species can seem daunting. However, once you've constructed one, future builds are fairly straightforward. This guide will give you an overview of what is required to construct a dart frog terrarium, and we will cover the basic components     ...
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    Captive Care of the Phantasmal Dart Frog (Epipedobates tricolor & Epipedobates anthonyi) 

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    berksmike
    Published on July 30th, 2011 04:41 AM     Number of Views: 5535 
    1. Categories:
    2. Dart Frogs,
    3. Care
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    by Michael Jones



    Introduction
    The Phantasmal Dart Frog covers two species of dart frogs that originate from the El Oro, Azuay, and Loja provinces of southwestern Ecuador     ...
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    Raising Thumbnail Dartfrog Tadpoles (Ranitomeya) 

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    John
    Published on July 30th, 2011 04:23 AM     Number of Views: 10403 
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    2. Dart Frogs,
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    Raising Thumbnail Dartfrog Tadpoles (Ranitomeya species)
    by John P. Clare

    This information refers specifically to Ranitomeya imitator (formerly Dendrobates imitator) but it applies well to all species of the "Thumbnail" genus, Ranitomeya.


    Ranitomeya imitator "Tarapoto" tadpole. Photo ©2010 John P. Clare / FrogForum.net

    There are 2 general approaches to     ...
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    Imitating Dart Frog, Ranitomeya imitator / Dendrobates imitator (Schulte, 1986) - Care and Breeding 

    by
    John
    Published on July 30th, 2011 04:04 AM     Number of Views: 27096 
    1. Categories:
    2. Dart Frogs,
    3. Plants,
    4. Design & Construction,
    5. Care
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    Imitating Dart Frog - Ranitomeya imitator - Care and Breeding
    by John Clare

    General Information
    The Imitating Dart Frog is a native of northern and north-eastern Peru, in the provinces of Loreto and San Martín, from the foothills of the Andes Mountains eastwards. These frogs generally inhabit lowland rainforest, but some populations can be found at higher elevations, even in excess of 900 meters (~3000 feet). First described to science by Rainer Schulte in 1986 as Dendrobates imitator, in 2006 Grant et al. reclassified the species as Ranitomeya imitator, separating all Amazonian thumbnail poison frogs into the genus Ranitomeya, whose members are characterized by the first finger being shorter in length than the second. "Thumbnail" gives a good impression of just how small these frogs truly are, because even a large female Imitating Dart Frog is less than 2.5 cm (1 inch) from snout to vent. However, what they lack in size is more than made up for by their brilliant colors and generally bold personality.





    Captive Care
    This species has been shown to be naturally monogamous, so the most naturalistic number of frogs to keep in a terrarium should be a male and female pair.     ...
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