New England Herpetological Society Show and Sale

[John]

What kind of frogs Mike?

[Mike]

Dropping off Dendrobates auratus, picking up Mantella aurantiaca and Mantella pulchra. The aurantiaca are part of a captive breeding program, Ray breeds them and we are trying to get them circulating in the hobby again (captive bred).

[Kurt]

Aurantiaca, now you have my attention. Who's Ray by the way?

[Kurt]

We should get a group photo Sunday.

[Mike]

He's another hobbyist in Boston who keeps mostly Mantella and a few dart species as well. We'll meet up at the show and talk more about the aurantiaca project.

[Kurt]

I would love to hear more about it.

[Tom Highum]

Ooh Mike if you ever wanted to sell some im sure this forum has more then a few potential customers.
Also I find the idea about this project interesting how many people are participating?

[John]

Which race of Dendrobates auratus is it Mike?

[Mike]

Which race of Dendrobates auratus is it Mike?

They were sold to me as "speckled" capira auratus from SNDF: http://www.sndartfrogs.com/galleryfsauratus.html

Just don't have space for everything and would rather use their tank for another breeding project I'm working on. These are the 4 adults I'll be dropping off:

Ooh Mike if you ever wanted to sell some im sure this forum has more then a few potential customers.
Also I find the idea about this project interesting how many people are participating?

It's a project within the Amphibian Steward Network, a program of Tree Walkers International (an amphibian conservation group that I do volunteer work for). We are tracking the animals in the ASN's studbook (which uses ISIS, the same database as other zoos). Not sure on number of people but hopefully the offspring from Ray's breeding group get into good homes that will breed them as well and in a year from now there will be a lot more offspring produced that can be distributed in the hobby.

[Mike]

Does anyone know if crickets are usually sold by vendors at the event? Never been to this show before.

[Kurt]

Yes, providing Coldbloods is there. They are listed on the vendor list.

[John]

Very nice frogs Mike - much more interesting than "normal" auratus. That third frog looks like she's ready to pound out the eggs.