posion darts?

[pacman90]

im new to the frog world, kinda, ive had a few growing up but mostly the toads/tree frgos u see in ur backyard, but i take it this section on Darts are the poison darts correct? not to sound like a re-re askin that question but oh well. Another question is i grew up being taught the bright blue/yellow, or red/orange kind of frogs were posioness, which they are, but i've read somewhere that the poison darts in the wild get their poison from their diet from being in the wild? can someone clear this up for me, so domestic, captive breds wont kill you by touching them lol? (cant wait for smart remarks on that 1, lol) i was wondering this because me and my wife were scoping thru pics of froms to buy and we really liked this blue/yellow dart, but we said no cuz theyre "poisoness", and if they are even as captive bred, how can you handle them to transfer cages for cleaning and what not? like i said im kinda new and want to learn about these beautiful frogs, thanks

[DonLisk]

Poison Dart Frogs are poisonous from their diet in the wild. Captive bred PDF's do not contain the poisons found in wild frogs due to their diet. A PDF taken from the wild will lose its high level of poison over time and eventually become similar or equal to a captive bred PDF.

As for handling, keep to a minimum since stress is a frogs enemy.



Don

[pacman90]

ok just wanted to clear that up in my head, thnx, as for handling tho, i kno it causes stress, i just meant during those times u have no choice like when its time to thoughly clean the cage, but since my poison question got answered it also answered that question as well lol

[ToadPaparazzi]

, i kno it causes stress, i just meant during those times u have no choice like when its time to thoughly clean the cage

If built properly, a PDF vivarium requires very little cleaning maintenance. Draining the false bottom and cleaning the front glass are about the only maintenance necessary.

[pacman90]

oh ok thanx for the info, i didnt know that lol