Hi everyone,

New member here from the UK, only recently started up in the hobby with 0.0.3 CB12 Golden Mantella...

My Mantella are currently residing in a planted Exo Terra 30 x 30 x 45, but I am currently in the process of planning a new slightly larger home with a 24 x 12 converted aquarium.

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Current Vivarium Details:
Brand: Exo Terra 30 x 30 x 45

Background: Expandable foam, covered in Forest fibre attached with PVA.

Substrate:Bottom Layer - Zoo Med Clay HydroBalls with Exo Terra Terrarium Draining Mesh on top, Middle layer - Moss Peat, Top layer - Fine Orchid Bark

Plants: Bromeliad - Neoregelia flandria, Peruvian Heartleaf Plant - Philodendron Sp., Dwarf Tongue fern - Asplenium antiquum, Colombian Creeping Fig - Ficus sp., Sphagnum Moss, Christmas Moss - Vesicularia montagnei, Weeping Moss - Vesicularia ferriei, Moth Orchid - Phalaenopsis sp. & Pink Quill Plant - Tillandsia cyanea

Moisture: Small water dish - Misting with hand pump bottle - Twice a day (AM & PM)

Decoration: Artificial jungle vines, Paranut shell, Smooth pebble stones, Mini Sapucaja shells & Large jungle leaves.

Lighting: Exo Terra Compact Top Canopy with Exo Terra Sun Glo lamp - Set on a timer for 12 hours daylight.

Inhabitants: 0.0.3 Golden Mantella (CB12) and a small culture of Tropical Dwarf Springtails..
Diet: Micro Crickets & Flightless Fruit Flies (Fruit flies and Crickets are fed on alternate days with dusting once a week in vitamin/mineral supplement)


I will no doubt have lots of questions to ask over the coming months, so I thought I had better say hello and introduce myself to start with


All the best,

RibbitUK