Dart pics

[nx2ured]

Since I am new here, I thought I'd post some pics of a few of my babies. Hope you enjoy!

[tylototriton]

Love the terribilis. Definitely one of my favorite species of darts. I'm off to Costa Rica on Thursday. I'll have to get some pics of the pumilios down there, they are absolutely stunning.

Alex

[Kurt]

I love the very first tinc. I get all confused over the names of all the different colour morphs of Dendrobates tinctorius. What kind is it?
Are darts all that you keep?
I have 3 myself, two "azureus" and one Suriname cobalt tinc. Plus twenty other frogs, some of which can be seen in my profile.

[nx2ured]

Hi Kurt,
I only keep darts, and most of those are Tincs. The one in the first pic is an oyapock (one of the dwarf tincs). Man, you have tons of frogs huh? Where do you find time for all of those? I had lots more and decided to focus on tnhe larger Tincs because they are much bolder than other darts.

[Kurt]

Thankfully they are not as much work as darts. I also have 15 snakes, 1 lizard, 2 turtles, 4 salamanders, 11 fish, and 5 scorpions.

[nx2ured]

Goodness, darts are about the easiest thing I have ever kept and I am even a bit anal about it. I wipe my glass down once a week (because I like to have a clear view), spray once or twice a week, and feed daily/every other day depending on the season. Much easier than a lot of other pets! LOL What are the requirements for some of your frogs?

[Kurt]

I feed most of my frogs one a week, more if they seem to need it. I also keep the enclosures as simple as possible, plastic plants, paper town or sphagnum substrates. I use a lot of plastic "critter keepers", a few glass aquariums, and some Rubbermaid boxes.
I find treefrogs (the biggest groups of frogs I keep) need good ventilation, so no Rubbermaid boxes or glass tops for them. Most of the treefrogs are kept on paper towels, with a few exceptions on sphagnum. Once a day all "open air" enclosures are sprayed down with distilled water.
I keep the fire-bellied toad in Rubbermaid boxes with water about two inches deep. There are plastic plants and foam trays to rest on. I feed them outside their enclosures, crickets drown too easily.
Terrestrail frogs are kept on sphagnum. So this would be all my Bufonids, dart frogs, and Microhylids. Salamanders are also kept this way.

Here is the complete list of my amphibians
1 Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium, barred tiger salamander
1 Ambystoma tigrinum melanostictum, blotched tiger salamander
2 Tylototriton shanjing, emperor newt

5 Bombina orientalis, fire-bellied toad
1 Ollotis alvaria , Colorado River toad
1 Anaxyrus debilis insidior, western green toad (my avatar)
3 Dendrobates tinctorius, dyeing poison dart frog (two azureus, one cobalt)
2 Dendropsophus leucophyllatus, clown treefrog
1 Hyla cinerea, green treefrog
2 Litoria caerulea, White's treefrog
4 Agalychnis callidryas, red-eyed leaf frog
1 Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, tiger-legged monkey frog
1 Leptopelis sp., big-eyed treefrog
3 Dyscophus guineti, false tomato frog
1 Phrynomantis bifasciatus, red-banded rubber frog

[nx2ured]

Would it be possible to post a few pics of your pets Kurt? I would love to check them out. What are the scorpions like (not that I want any, but I think they would be neat). I'll see if I can find some pics of a couple of my dart tanks for you too.

Lisa

[nx2ured]

Here is a pic of my frogroom (It was supposed to keep all my frogs confined to one room...yeah right) and some random pics of various tanks throughout my house.

[tylototriton]

I'm envious of that room. Unfortunately, I think it might be bigger than my room right now. Hahah. Its very nice and your setups look incredible.

Alex

[Kurt]

Love the frog room, I need one of those. Of course mine would be mostly filled with treefrogs, but there would be darts and toads as well. My frogs mostly live in my bedroom and one of the red-eyes likes to keep me from sleeping by singing the night away. On top of that I think one of my tomato frogs is starting to do the same. There are pics of some of my frogs in my profile.
What I really want to get is some Hypsiboas punctatus (formerly Hyla punctata.) They have been showing up a lot lately on price lists as "South American glass frogs", which they are not. Speaking of glass frogs, has anyone ever seen Centrolene ilex for sale? They are awesome and they are a true glass frog. I just love the eyes.

[tylototriton]

I don't recall ever having seen Centrolene ilex available, and I this point I doubt they will be. Most of those Central American countries have stringent export rules. Your best bet for a "true" glass frog is going to be one of the South American species I think. I do wish they were more readily available, they're awesome frogs.

Alex

[Kurt]

I really don't have any interest in any of the glass frogs other than Centrolene ilex. Of course I didn't even know they existed till last year when I went to the North American Amphibian Conference. I bought a book on glass frogs and fell in love with ilex. They have been on my fantasy want list ever since, along with Taricha rivularis, Agalychnis annae, and Ambystoma opacum. Unfortunately for me, marbled salamanders are illegal in Massachusetts and suspect they are in Connecticut as well. Taricha rivularis may be possible to get, but I have never seen them on any price list.

[tylototriton]

I've actually had A. opacum... Its legal here to have up to 3 in your possession. As for A. annae, I know they're in the hobby. As I understand it Sandfire Dragon Ranch used to sell quite a few but it doesn't look like they carry them any longer. They may pop up occasionally. I'm pretty sure T. rivularis is never seen unless it gets confused with T.granulosa, but John would know more about that. I'm pretty sure Centrolene doesn't come in though. There may be other species of "true" glass frogs (not Hyla) that come in. Which book did you get, the one on Costa Rica?

Alex

[tylototriton]

Now you've got me thinking about my dream list. This is just amphibs because altogether it would be way too long.

Neurergus sp. (kaiseri, strauchii, etc)
Psuedotriton ruber ruber
Dicamptodon sp.

Agalychnis moreletii
Dendrobates (Oophaga) pumilio "Blue Jeans", histrionicus, lehmanni
Cruziohyla sp.
Anotheca spinosa
Atelopus sp.
Theloderma sp.

The list really could go on forever, but thats the short end of it. Most of those species are available too, i'm just not able to get any of them right now (or in the near future for that matter).

[Kurt]

Well, here is the complete want list for me. I don't expect to get them all, but I do plan on getting some of them.

Herpele multiplicata

Ambystoma cingulatum
Ambystoma opacum (illegal in MA)
Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi
Pseudoeurycea bellii
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Neurergus kaiseri
Salamandra salamandra (had some, they died of Chytridiomycosis)
Taricha rivularis
Taricha torosa (had some, they died on the way home from the White Plains show. It was very hot that day)
Triturus marmoratus

Anaxyrus punctatus
Melanophryniscus stelzneri
Nannophryne variegata
Centrolene ilex
Ameerega trivittata
Dendrobates tinctorius "Oyapock"
Oophaga pumilio "blue jeans"
Agalychnis annae
Cruziohyla craspedopus
Hypsiboas punctatus
Litoria chloris
Phyllomedusa sauvagii
Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Mantella aurantiaca
Mantella baroni
Mantella cowani
Mantella expectata
Mantella laevigata
Phrynomantis microps
Rhacophorus reinwardtii

[jody]

wow, what a room. your tanks are beautiful. is every one heated?

[nx2ured]

The tanks aren't heated, just room temp. I would love to build a new garage and use the one I have now as my "dart room"...he he

[tylototriton]

I've been thinking about the layout of my dream frogroom now... I guess I should get a house first.

Kurt-I've had my fair share of amphibs die after White Plains. That show is quite the madhouse. Afterwards I always go over to the City Limits Diner to relax from the stress of beating my way through all those people. I can't believe that last show all I came home with was another snake hook, I usually can't resist getting something.

Alex

[justin shockey]

sick i have some whites a m/f