Dart frog questions

[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.