Thinking of this... what do you think?

[Bolisnide]

Hi there,
I currently own one white's tree frog.
I was on craigslist, and someone is selling their Dendrobate auratus.
Dendrobate Auratus
How does this look? vivarium looks like it needs work, but would this be a good deal? Of course I'd like to find out how old they are, and what other questions should I ask the seller?

[DonLisk]

I think the question is how much you want them :-)

The tank is about 60 new and the frogs like stated, about 150 with shipping.
You will need a few cultures of fruit flies and the media, cups and lids, or means to produce new fly cultures about every two to three weeks.

One culture can get you by but the idea of having two or more allows for failure of a culture.

The arrangement of the tank can use some help but that would be where you com in. I will note that you will need to seal the top of that enclosure since fruit flies escape pretty easily thru the screen top and seal around the door.
Keeping humidity in that enclosure should be fairly simple. Closing up the top completely (not a problem for dart frogs) and misting a few times a day should be fine.

Good luck with your choice and be fore warned, the Dart Side will take your sole and your passion for more will turn to addiction :-)

[Bolisnide]

Ha Ha Don! The Dart Side, I like that.
I've had my eye on darts for a while, and living in a small town with one petstore, haven't seen them around here. I would have to drive about an hour and a half just to see them in person!
I guess the real question is, "Will my husband let me get them?!" He's not really into frogs... and less into fruit flies.

I've emailed the person selling them. So we'll see! It is a trek to pick them up, put I am seriously interested.
Also, would like to add, I've properly done my research this time around (unlike when I got my white's and just relied on the petstore's advice), so I'm pretty certain I could give them a good home, a better home than what they currently have. What first struck me by the post on Craigslist, was their vivarium. It looks so dismal...

I'll keep you posted!

[DonLisk]

Yeah, he is mainly giving you the basics and put that together from his collection of materials he had set aside. We all eventually end up with some unused items.

They are actually very easy to keep as long as you meet their need for humidity (simple closing up the top will suffice) and no temps exceeding 85 degrees for any length of time.
I love watching mine since they provide a day time viewing over the nighttime sounds and activity of tree frogs.


You can easily get supplies from Joshs frogs and his shipping charges are reasonable.