Making the move from fish

[Bog Frog]

I've had fish for years. Too long perhaps because now after a decade my interest has wained. A new hobby is required and that is frog keeping. To that end, I am in research mode. I have a 46 gal tank that will be for the frog gets and a 30gal for live rearing crickets. Intend to build an automatic humidity and temperature relays/solenoids. Humidity will be supplied by an old humidifier but I'm not sure how to supply heat to the frog and cricket tanks. Some tips would be welcome. Could also use some advice on what live plants are good and where one would go about buying frogs, plants?

one more thing - are poison dart frogs really poisonous?

[diggler]

I'm new to frogs as well, still love my saltwater fish, though. Look forward to some responses to your questions.

[deranged chipmunk]

welcome to the forum! you lost interest after only a decade? took me 3 to lose interest in fish....lol you can supply heat to the frog tank in numerous ways, all depends on what method you build their enclosure with. heating the cricket bin is easy, you can use an under tank heater or heat tape (much better, but a bit more expensive).

plants all depend on what species frog you are keeping. some plants like high humidity (like in a dart frog tank), but others would rot in that environment and prefer something with less humidity and more ventilation (like in a tree frog tank).

there are many excellent vendors out there. i recommend you visit some of the forum's sponsor's websites and browse around. LLL Reptile, Josh's, NE Herp, Black Jungle are all excellent companies and provide excellent service.

lastly, no, dart frogs are not poisonous. while all frogs are toxic to some point, darts lose a majority of theirs once they leave the jungle. if wild caught, they lose their toxicity (to humans) in about 6 months. captive bred are not toxic from birth (to humans). there is an alkalid in their diet in the wild, derived from the insects that they eat which creates the toxicity of their skin. take away that insect and their toxicity goes away.

[Heatheranne]

Welcome to the forum .

[Bog Frog]

I only got into tropical fish but had a fully planted tank and reared my own live food: daphnia, white worms etc. I still love reef fish but after seeing the difficulties and expense he has had, it might be a few years before I get into that. Will definitely need a higher paying job for that hobby

[Bog Frog]

Red eyed tree frogs is the species I am gearing my research for. Dart frogs too, perhaps....any thoughts on which one would be easier to keep?

[deranged chipmunk]

I did planted tanks for a long time as well.

Depending on the species, darts are far easier to care for, IMHO.