Best (but cheap) online place to get dart frogs, ect.

What about an African Bullfrog, or Pacman Frog? They are aggressive feeders, and Pacmans can be bright colored. Keep in mind that these species grow large.

$40 for a dart frog and $50 for shipping is cheap. Maybe you should think about tree frogs or fire bellies to get your feet wet, as it were. Where do you live? Maybe someone can find you a breeder you can drive to.

I've had tree frogs before. I have been looking around for local breeders, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

Knowing your location would help. There are shows that might be happening your area. That will be the only way you will be able get what you want with out paying shipping (barring a store that carries more exotic frogs). Expect to pay around $30 each for Mantella baroni/madagascariensis and about $45 - $50 for M. expectata (thats if you can even find them).

Thanks. So maybe ask around and check online, to see if anyone knows of a frog/amphibian show?

There are plety of shows, check with Kingsnake.com for one near you.

I found one about a month from now. Thanks I'm excited now. lol

Good luck. Don't be too disappointed if you don't find exactly what you want. There were absolutely no mantellas at last weekend's show in Manchester. I was lucky enough to get what I was looking for. I bought every bumble bee toad I found at the show, all three of them.

Lol okay, I'll try not to get disappointed...but I can't promise I won't get excited and buy things not on my list. I'll have to buy a frog "Guide" book, so I don't get anything to out of my league. I'm an animal/critter person. I tried to rescue everything and anything that doesn't eat me first.

I went to Manchester with a shopping list and a back-up shopping list in case the first list went bust. My primary list included bumble bee toads, western green toads, and red-backed rubber frogs. The secondary list was red-spotted treefrogs, clown treefrogs, red-spotted toads, and marbled newts. Lucky for me, found two of the three species I was looking for on my primary list and I bought everyone that I saw. I found none of my secondary choices or the western green toads.

I expect to have to make a few trips to this show, but hopefully it doesnt take to many, for a frog that is right for me.

Good luck and remember to get either painted mantellas (M. baroni or madagascariensis) or blue-legged mantellas (M. expectata). I also like Mantella laevigata and aurantiaca myself. Read the Meet The Frog article on laevigata and you will see why.