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[roadrunnermalwi]

I dont really understand why you cant keep them together even if the cage is large enough for it

[Jazzy B Bunny]

Because some frogs excrete a toxin which will poison your geckos or if the frogs are large enough your geckos will become lunch..

[roadrunnermalwi]

i guess that makes sense but from what i have read that dart frogs get there poisin from the food they eat in the wild if there tank raised they no longer have poisin being excreted from there skin and the frogs i was looking at wont get big enough to eat the gecko but if i am wrong in that please share with me so i dont make any mistakes that can cost me alot on either side

[scribbles]

Mixing any species is never a good idea. They can spread pathogens, parasites to each other. Frogs can produce toxins, and even if they don't come in contact with one another, by the two species sharing a water dish the gecko would ingest these. The Crested Gecko may think the frog is prey, or vice versa. With that large of a tank, you should just consider getting more Cresteds.

[Paul Rust]

Mixing species is not something that is acceptable. If someone was to mix species they would have to be very experienced in the husbandry of each species. Zoos for example mix dart frogs, but they also have staff members that are extremely qualified to attempt it and they are monitored very closely for signs of trouble. I recommend that you start with something a little easier to keep than dart frogs for a little while and then go for the darts. Every new dart keeper wants to mix all the pretty colors and put reptiles or newts in with them right away. Please listen to the advice that you already have been given and avoid a disaster that others have experienced and are trying to keep you from having. And dart frogs still have some toxins in their skin even when captive bred.

[roadrunnermalwi]

i didnt plan on startin with dart frogs right a way i havent done enough research on them i was thinkin about putting a pacman frog in with him first and maybe a redbelled toad to start or a tree frog or two but not total sure

[Ebony]

Hi there John, Welcome. Please take everyone's advise..It's a recipe for disaster if you mix species.

[Paul Rust]

i didnt plan on startin with dart frogs right a way i havent done enough research on them i was thinkin about putting a pacman frog in with him first and maybe a redbelled toad to start or a tree frog or two but not total sure

That's good to hear. If I was going to build a viv that big I would find a species that I liked and make the best most natural habitat that I could and put a bunch of them in there and enjoy it.

[Kurt]

i didnt plan on startin with dart frogs right a way i havent done enough research on them i was thinkin about putting a pacman frog in with him first and maybe a redbelled toad to start or a tree frog or two but not total sure

Pac-mans can't be kept with their own kind, never mind other things. They will eat anything they can get in their mouths and choke to death on the things they can't swallow.

Fire-bellied toads are quite toxic, hence the bright colours. Even though most CB darts don't have skin toxins, the same cannot be said of a lot of other species.

Anyway, welcome aboard.