Dart frog questions

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

Thanks for the help, but how do you attach the bromeliads to the sticks and stuff? And where can I find that kind of bromeliad, or any kind of "air plant" for that matter?

[Paul Rust]

Thanks for the help, but how do you attach the bromeliads to the sticks and stuff? And where can I find that kind of bromeliad, or any kind of "air plant" for that matter?

There are probably as many ways to mount them as there are people who have them. This is how I usually do it.
I drill a 5/8" hole in the mounting material.
Then i pull the roots through snugly.
Next i use Liquid Nails around the base of the brom to glue it it place.
After the adhesive sets I wrap wet sphagnum moss around the base to hide the mount.

I buy my broms from: http://www.michaelsbromeliads.com/

[John]

I usually "engineer" the wood so that there is somewhere to stick the bromeliad into. With the two setups above, in two cases I used toothpicks/cocktail sticks to attach the broms to the siliconed background - the broms then grow in roots after a few months to attach themselves.

I get my broms from Black Jungle because I only buy small growing species that hold a lot of water (not dwarves or miniatures though), so I get to see the plants in person and I get expert advice too - you can also order online from them or phone in an order for specific species. My favourite is Aechmea gamosepala - most Aechmea species are huge but this one is very small by comparison - only grows to a max of 7 inches wide or so (about 18 cm). Most of the bromeliads sold for terrariums are from the Neoregelia genus and generally grow significantly larger.



The Tarapoto imitator pair in the terrarium with it love it, and it's full of tadpoles. The only downside is that this species usually dies off after flowering (it takes a while to do that) but it produces seeds and several new plants from its base too.

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

Where can I buy plants for my poison frogs? Can I get them from Wal-Mart, or would pesticides and stuff like that be a concern?

[John]

Where can I buy plants for my poison frogs? Can I get them from Wal-Mart, or would pesticides and stuff like that be a concern?

Pesticides/herbicides would be a concern to me if purchasing plants from a normal shop like Wal-Mart. To be safe, I advise you to purchase from a vendor like BlackJungle.com or Joshsfrogs.