Congratulate me! i got my Azureus!

[ColleenT]

i hated waiting until the weekend so i talked my hubby into leaving work early and driving to scranton with me. Both frogs about 14 months old but were not kept together. I have them each in QT tanks and the female has already given a fecal sample. LOL.

This is Darla Dart Frog ( i am told she is from Kevin Hoff lines. i don't know about KH.never heard of him)



And d'Artagnan Dart Frog. I am told he is from Saurian Enterprises.


better pic of his fingertips


now i need my springtails and isopods to get this vivarium going.

[Frogman1031]

Oh Colleen, they are ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice and fat too! Ik you'll spoil them! They will be well looked after!

[ColleenT]

thanks i am so excited. i wish my viv was done and i wish my qt time was done. they don't seem to love QT but i am going to send fecals for testing and then maybe i'll let them out of QT early, just bc the previous owner had a fecal on each of them about a year ago and they were both negative. if my fecals come back negative, then i would feel ok putting them together. - oh they never met each other yet, b/c the guy only had them in 10 gallons each, he has been out of work for a long time and could not get a bigger tank for them so that is why he sold them. i hope they enjoy each having a friend- when the big day comes..

[flybyferns]

Hi Colleen,
I purchased frogs directly from Kevin Hoff, ( my P terribilis ) he is a respected ? private breeder.
They have been very healthy. I would have no problem buying from Kevin again.

Congratulations...they are beautiful
Best of luck with them

[Mentat]

Congrats !

[ColleenT]

Excellent. glad to know i got some respectable frogs. LOL.

[ColleenT]

oh and i just spent over $100 at NEHERP. how is it so easy to spend so much money of such little animals?

[DigitalPunk]

Congrats ColleenT. The pictures wont load for me, but I bet they are awesome.

It is so easy to blow a ton of money on frogs supplies lol

[ColleenT]

sorry they won't load. i used photobucket.

[DigitalPunk]

I'll look at them when i get home. Photobucket is blocked at work.

[ColleenT]

they are eating and pooping and i plan to send out fecals on Tuesday. They just look so BORED in their QT tanks. d'Artagnan loves his hide, it's an upside down greek yogurt container i soaked in 10% bleach water( and rinsed well) before i put it in the enclosure. ( Darla has one too)She is usually sitting on top of hers or trying to climb the walls. that is how i felt when we were building a house years ago. So i guess i know how they feel. Waiting for their Home to be finished. I have Boxes coming from Jungle Box and Also NEHERPs any day now. as in already on the way.

[Fbt123]

Beautiful little darts, im sure theyll love their home when its done

[jarteta97]

oh and i just spent over $100 at NEHERP. how is it so easy to spend so much money of such little animals?

So true, Colleen. Money goes so fast when it comes to frogs. I know that Bill spends hundreds of dollars on plants alone

[ColleenT]

I was at the White Plains reptile show today. i was not planning to get one, but i got a male azureus( hopefully). i have discovered that my original male is probably a female with big toe pads. and i was thinking it would be ok with just 2 females but the original female is a bit bold and i was worried she might be a bully. So now 3 frogs are in their own qt tanks, and i will have to wait until fecals are done and see if they all get along or if i have 2 females. if i do, i will sell one of the females. if i have 2 males and a female i will have to keep my eye on them. here is #3 i hope it's a male. if not, i might have 3 females. Which is ok if they all get along.

His belly is rounded and my other 2 have boob-bellies.

[Frogman1031]

Cute!! Glad you found something there too! All mine look the same to me and i cant tell them apart! I love the blue so much but i heard they get aggressive so i got leucs lol

[ColleenT]

yeah, i am trying to figure out who is female or male. it's tricky. i was hoping the new guy would call, but not yet. he might be too stressed out.

[deranged chipmunk]

So true, Colleen. Money goes so fast when it comes to frogs. I know that Bill spends hundreds of dollars on plants alone

Yup, plants are my biggest expense, but it's not hard to spend big bucks on our little phib friends. But SO worth it!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[deranged chipmunk]

yeah, i am trying to figure out who is female or male. it's tricky. i was hoping the new guy would call, but not yet. he might be too stressed out.

Once you get them in their permanent home, you should be able to tell better. In the meantime, try giving an extra heavy evening misting and you may be surprised with a male calling


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[DigitalPunk]

Grats Colleen! He (hopefully!) is B E A Utiful!

[ColleenT]

thanks everyone. i had a great time today. i saw 4 mossy frogs, and i was so in love. but did not have the money for them or the habitat, but the seller was super nice. i also saw Pink/purple atelopus frogs/toads. they were only going for $75 each, and there were different vendors with them, so i was glad to see them out in the public. i got some awesome springtails the entire container was hopping. great show today.