Starting a dart frog vivarium?

[Adellelys Oasis]

nope. abg will be all you need.

Well I'll have until May 5th to get everything prepared! Any other hints or tips would be much appreciated, or fun facts!

[deranged chipmunk]

the best hints or tips i can offer is plan, plan, plan. also, take your time after setting up the vivarium to get your parameters right before adding your frogs to it. it is easier to make adjustments when there are no frogs to stress out. i normally order my frogs after i have the tank built. that way, after i receive my frogs, they go into a quarantine tank until their permanent home is set up, running and all parameters are in check. it also gives the microfauna time to establish themselves before i put the murderers in.....LOL

[Adellelys Oasis]

the best hints or tips i can offer is plan, plan, plan. also, take your time after setting up the vivarium to get your parameters right before adding your frogs to it. it is easier to make adjustments when there are no frogs to stress out. i normally order my frogs after i have the tank built. that way, after i receive my frogs, they go into a quarantine tank until their permanent home is set up, running and all parameters are in check. it also gives the microfauna time to establish themselves before i put the murderers in.....LOL

How long does it take for springtails to establish themselves and what are their requirements to thrive?

[deranged chipmunk]

they will establish themselves rather quickly. a lot depends on the quantity that you start wit, obviously. in keeping darts, you will want to keep a springtail culture as well as a fruit fly culture, because the frogs will munch on the springtails. kind of like when you would sneak cookies as a kid...lol

their requirements are simple. damp substrate and they will feed on waste and decay that happens naturally in the enclosure.

[Adellelys Oasis]

they will establish themselves rather quickly. a lot depends on the quantity that you start wit, obviously. in keeping darts, you will want to keep a springtail culture as well as a fruit fly culture, because the frogs will munch on the springtails. kind of like when you would sneak cookies as a kid...lol

their requirements are simple. damp substrate and they will feed on waste and decay that happens naturally in the enclosure.

Lol Yes definitely. So do they breed inside the vivarium or would I have keep replacing them and are they a necessity or leisure item? I know they help keep the tank clean but without will it become moldy and have fungi growing everywhere?

[deranged chipmunk]

i would classify them as a convenience item, like power windows on a car...lol they will multiply on their own, but not as quickly as if there were no frogs in the enclosure. without them, you'll just have a bit more maintenance. removing poo and such.

and no, you won't grow mold and fungii without them. you will definitely get fungus on any wood the first month or so thay the tank is set up. it will be white and fuzzy. this is normal and will go away on it's own, so don't freak out when you see it. you may even get some musbrooms from time to time. tbey won't hurt the frogs.

[Adellelys Oasis]

i would classify them as a convenience item, like power windows on a car...lol they will multiply on their own, but not as quickly as if there were no frogs in the enclosure. without them, you'll just have a bit more maintenance. removing poo and such.

and no, you won't grow mold and fungii without them. you will definitely get fungus on any wood the first month or so thay the tank is set up. it will be white and fuzzy. this is normal and will go away on it's own, so don't freak out when you see it. you may even get some musbrooms from time to time. tbey won't hurt the frogs.

Okay then I may just pass on those for now. lol So how about pitcher plants and venus fly traps? I finished my background and I'm ready to put some plants in the pots that are on the wall and I was thinking about placing a fly trap on the wall and a pitcher plant on the ground level but I'm not sure if they'd eat my frogs. lol